At the 6 December Council Meeting, Council agreed to give public notice to name an unnamed road off Horsham Road and Grampians Road, Stawell as Maddocks Road.
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The naming of this road was needed due to council's requirements to maintain the road.
In recognition of early families to the area, the Stawell Historical Society recommended that the road be named as Maddocks Road as the Maddocks Cordial Factory was located on this road and the Maddocks family have lived and contributed to the town of Stawell for over 144 years.
Jane Maddocks and her son John sailed from England and arrived and settled in Stawell in 1864. John Maddocks lived and worked along the unnamed road after he took over running the aerated water and cordial factory which he inherited from his uncle, for more than 20 years until his death in July 1898.
In 1878 John married Janet Hyslop and had four children who also grew up in Stawell, John, William, Jeannie and Jessie. John was held in high regard as he worked actively in the community as a member of the Stawell Band and the Stawell Volunteer Fire Brigade, in which he held the position of Captain for many years until his death in 1898. When John passed away, the cordial factory continued to be operated by John and Janet's sons, John and William Maddocks for a few more years until the business closed.
The naming of the road as Maddocks Road recognises the contributions of both the Maddocks women and men to Stawell and district for over 144 years.
No submissions were received concerning the proposal and at the 5 February 2024 Council Meeting, Council considered and approved for the road to be formally named as Maddocks Road, Stawell.
