<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A residential street named after the former Prince Andrew could be changed after the disgraced British royal was </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/prince-andrew-to-be-stripped-of-prince-title-move-out-royal-lodge/0104e49a-d3b0-4673-8fc6-e2d22f00d2d8" rel="" target="" title="stripped of his titles"><span>stripped of his titles</span></a><span> amid the growing scandal over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's"><span>Melbourne's</span></a><span> Whittlesea Council said it had received enquiries from locals on Prince Andrew Avenue in Lalor questioning whether a new name would be found for the street.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Whittlesea Council confirmed it had engaged the authoritative body Geographic Names Victoria (GNV) about the issue.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/health/covid-19-vaccines-lower-heart-inflammation-risk-infection/76689039-9ecf-434a-9abb-dd25c2107b5f" target="_blank"><strong><span>COVID-19 vaccines carry substantially less risk to kids' heart health than infection, new study finds</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In accordance with the Naming Rules for Places in Victoria, road names should be enduring and changed only when necessary," a Whittlesea Council spokesperson said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The council said it needed "demonstrated support from a majority of affected residents" to apply to change the thoroughfare's name.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Should there be clear support from residents of the street for a name change, Council will undertake a formal consultation process and, if appropriate, submit a re-naming proposal to GNV for assessment," the council said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/prince-andrew-avenue-whittlesea-council-lalor/e45c86a7-158b-4e32-9fae-959196e160db" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Council is currently liaising with the residents who enquired about a name change to discuss next steps."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move comes after King Charles stripped his brother, now known as </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/prince-andrew" rel="" target="" title="Andrew Mountbatten Windsor"><span>Andrew Mountbatten Windsor</span></a><span>, of his titles of Prince and Duke of York in the wake of controversy surrounding his relationship with Epstein.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019, weeks after his arrest on sex trafficking charges. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/social-media-ban-under16s-will-be-blocked-from--reddit-but-not-roblox/00731b89-42dd-4624-acaf-a3dcaf0a68f0" target="_blank"><strong><span>Reddit in, Roblox out: Platforms warned five weeks out from social media age ban</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Late sexual abuse advocate Virginia Giuffre alleges she was forced to have sex with Andrew on three separate occasions around 2001.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mountbatten Windsor has strongly denied all allegations of wrongdoing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In 2022, he paid Giuffre millions in a civil sexual assault lawsuit settlement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While he didn't admit to any of Giuffre's allegations, he acknowledged that she had suffered as a sexual abuse victim.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Giuffre died by suicide at her home in Neergabby, Western Australia, in April.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her posthumous memoir detailing her interactions with Andrew and Epstein </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/virginia-giuffre-memoir-prince-andrew-jeffrey-epstein-accuser-reignites-scandal-that-long-dogged-uk-royals/8d52a4c3-4c03-4229-91ee-0eedab7e61ee" rel="" target="" title="was released last month"><span>was released last month</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.lifeline.org.au/"><strong><span>Lifeline 13 11 14</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/"><strong><span>Beyond Blue</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span> 1300 22 4636.</span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/"><strong><span>National Sexual 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