Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG Drive
Published on 27 September 2023
In January 2023, the Council unanimously supported Cr. Justin Graves’ proposal to further recognize Corporal Cameron Baird by naming the road in Burnie Park in his honor.
Placenames Tasmania stated that the proposed name, ‘Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG Drive’ did not comply with the requirements of the guidelines. We, at Council were disappointed with this outcome and felt there was nothing further that could be done to resolve this matter. However, several community members and organisations have since encouraged the Burnie City Council to continue to progress this important issue.
Corporal Cameron Baird was Burnie born and raised. He made the ultimate sacrifice for his mates and for his country. The Burnie community is very supportive in appropriately recognizing Cameron, his family, and his legacy. Therefore, Burnie City Council has decided that we will proceed with officially naming the internal road at Burnie Park, of its own accord.
As this road has extremely low traffic movement and no letter box that may create possible confusion, the Council will proceed to install an official memorial sign, welcoming users to Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG Drive.
We now look forward to opening this memorial for Corporal Cameron Baird at the Remembrance Day service to be conducted in November, where we truly hope that Cameron’s father, Doug Baird, will be able to join us to unveil the memorial. Lest we forget.