Financial compensation will be provided to 20 households after Baw Baw Shire Council endorsed the re-naming of a court in Longwarry.
Labelling it a "terrible impost" on residents, Cr Keith Cook said it "was the best option and the only option".
His fellow councillors agreed, unanimously voting to re-name the east section of Burnnett Crt.

A formal process will now begin, offering residents and the wider Long