Dual naming approved for Barmera's Lake Bonney

Lake Bonney at Barmera will now also be known by its Aboriginal name.

The First People of the River Murray and Mallee region put a request to the surveyor general last year for the lake to also be known as 'Barmera' - meaning 'place of large water'.

The Transport Department then gathered feedback from the Berri Barmera Council, local stakeholders and residents and recommended the lake also be known as 'Lake Bonney Riverland-Barmera'.

Planning Minister John Rau this week approved the dual name.