 The station was finally renamed "Kernot" by the Railway commissioners, as the original Kernot station had been named after the Chief Engineer of the Victorian Railways and by preserving of this surname in 1911, (after much discussion in parliament), and also in honour of his recently deceased brother Professor William Charles Kernot (1845 -1909)

The original "Kernot" station was controversially renamed "Glen Forbes" by Victorian Government which Gazetted this, and made it public in local newspapers like "The Argus" Mon 27 Feb 1911 Page 10


The explanation supplied by the Railway Commissioners published in newspaper like "The Herald" Sat 14 May 1910 Page 5, stated that the original "Rees" and "Kernot" stations, were renamed to avoid confusion, as "Almurta" was already a little postal settlement two miles east of the railway line, and "Glen Forbes" was another postal settlement three miles east of the line.With the naming of "Kernot" the 4 temporary station names had adopted their final names.With "Hunter" now known as "Woodleigh", the original "Almurta" having been renamed "McKenzie" now known as "Kernot", "Rees" now known as "Almurta" and the original "Kernot" now known as "Glen Forbes"

"Rees" being the surname of another railway branch engineer, who at the time had also pushed the emergency line through so expeditiously.