Council approves 'Joplin Park' as formal name

Following on from the first stage of engagement where we asked the community to suggest names for the park, community were provided with the opportunity to vote on four shortlisted names:

• Joplin Park
• Rock Legends Park
• Ingles Park
• Queens Way Park

Throughout the voting period the Your Say page had 146 visitors and 30 contributions (votes).

Joplin Park received the highest number of votes, followed by Rock Legends Park, Ingles Park and lastly Queens Way Park.

Further details of the outcomes of this stage of engagement can be found on the engagement outcomes page.

Following the voting stage of engagement, a report detailing the full community engagement outcomes was presented to Council on 15 July 2025 for a final decision on the park name.

At that meeting, Council approved 'Joplin Park' as the formal name for the park, and approved a dual name be applied should the traditional Aboriginal name for the area become known at a later time (i.e. Aboriginal name/Joplin Park). The Council meeting report and minutes can be viewed on the City of Onkaparinga website.

Next steps

In the next few months a notice will be placed in the Government Gazette, signage will be installed at the park and emergency services and utilities will be notified.