Gareth Jenkins
Senior Community Engagement Coordinator – City Engagement
Your say on the proposed name Ngana gili Plaza
We’re proposing to name the new public space at 180 George Street, Ngana gili Plaza.
Open for feedback
We invite your feedback on this naming proposal.
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Why we’re doing this
We invite your feedback on our proposal to name a new plaza in the city, Ngana gili Plaza.
This new plaza in front of Salesforce tower at 180 George Street is defined by the public artwork of Indigenous artist Daniel Boyd. The artwork is a canopy suspended above the plaza.
Naming this plaza is important for wayfinding and access for emergency vehicles.
What we’re doing
The proposed name for the plaza, Ngana gili, means black light in the Sydney Aboriginal language. These words are pronounced nga-nah-gilly. Note, ‘ng’ at the start of this name is pronounced the same as ‘ng’ in the word sing (si-ng).
This name references astronomy and the movement of sun and moonlight seen through the circles cut out of the artwork’s black canopy.
This proposal recognises local Aboriginal cultural heritage through naming and related interpretive signs.
Council resolved at its meeting on 17 March 2025 to seek community feedback on the proposed name. This is the first step in officially naming the plaza.
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Next steps
We will report the results of this consultation to Council for consideration.
How you can give feedback
Consultation closes at 5pm on Monday 11 August 2025.
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Complete our survey
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Email or post your feedback
You can give your feedback by email to [email protected] or post to:
Gareth Jenkins
Senior Community Engagement Coordinator
City of Sydney
456 Kent Street
Sydney NSW 2000
