<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Residents of a suburban street named after former </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/prince-andrew" rel="" target="" title="Prince Andrew"><span>Prince Andrew</span></a><span> have rejected a chance to rename their street.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prince Andrew Avenue in Lalor in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne's north"><span>Melbourne's north</span></a><span> has been named after the disgraced British royal for decades.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Whittlesea Council said it had received enquiries from locals </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prince-andrew-avenue-whittlesea-council-lalor/e45c86a7-158b-4e32-9fae-959196e160db" rel="" target="" title="questioning whether a new name would be found for the street"><span>questioning whether a new name would be found for the street</span></a><span> after he was stripped of his titles and rank over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.</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>ROYALS:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://honey.nine.com.au/royals/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-moves-out-royal-lodge-middle-night-after-epstein-files-release/d1aeb72a-b4d4-4be1-b7a8-cf7642555715"><strong><span>Andrew booted out of lodge in middle of the night</span></strong></a></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/world/epstein-files-prince-andrew-new-associations-arise/d78c8239-dd94-47d6-b938-e69f587dfde6" rel="" target="" title="More about former prince Andrew's relationship with Epstein revealed"><strong><span>More about former prince Andrew's relationship with Epstein revealed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/council" rel="" target="" title="Whittlesea Council"><span>Whittlesea Council</span></a><span> engaged with the authoritative body, Geographic Names Victoria (GNV), about the issue.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Council CEO Craig Lloyd said council consulted with residents and property owners in the street between November 25 and December 28 last year.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/prince-andrew-avenue-in-lalor-residents-reject-chance-to-rename-controversial-victorian-street-in-lalor/eb17189d-457d-4606-b619-b92768b6855e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said almost 80 per cent of affected residents and property owners were not in support of the name change.</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/world/justice-department-says-its-releasing-3-million-pages-from-its-jeffrey-epstein-files/da11875c-4924-4622-8025-bcaec65e6cd7" rel="" target="" title="List of Trump allegations released in Epstein files"><strong><span>List of Trump allegations released in Epstein files</span></strong></a></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/world/after-missing-deadline-doj-says-it-may-need-a-few-more-weeks-to-finish-releasing-epstein-files/13c6d170-32ae-4550-a21b-0edfaf351b33"><strong><span>DOJ needs a "few more weeks" to release Epstein files after millions more found</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"In accordance with the advice of Geographic Names Victoria, a majority of affected residents must support the request for it to proceed," Lloyd said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"As a result, the street name will not be changed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"All residents and owners in Prince Andrew Avenue have been formally notified of this outcome."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One resident of the street previously told 9News the move would not be as simple as changing the signs.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We got used to this name, we've been here so long," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've got to change our mail and everything."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" 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