Locals can now vote to decide the names of two cranes working on one of the region’s major health infrastructure upgrades.
Towering over the future seven-storey $835 million John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct are two tower cranes, and the task of naming the pair is being handed over to the community for a popular vote.
More than 300 entries were received from locals inspired by two birds that are typically found in the bushland on Awabakal land – the kookaburra and the cockatoo, and now a shortlist of six are ready for the community to vote on. The names on the shortlist are also inspired by local people including Tom who was a doctor from Newcastle who attended to patients in the Changi prison and Marilyn who was the first Aboriginal Nurse at John Hunter Hospital.
The shortlisted names are:
- Kooka Konstructer and Crested Craner
- Lifty and Lofty
- Kookie and Rookie
- Carly and Charlie
- Johnny and Hunter
- Tom and Marilyn
There are prizes for the chosen name of each crane and schools are encouraged to get involved.
- 1st place – $200 book voucher
- 2nd place – $150 book voucher
- 3rd place – $100 book voucher
- School prize – $200 voucher for the most votes from a school
Visit here to vote: https://www.hneinfra.health.nsw.gov.au/news-and-publications/latest-news/2023/vote-for-the-best-crane-names. Entries close on Friday 9 June.
The John Hunter Health and Innovation Precinct will transform the delivery of healthcare and medical research in the region, with a new emergency department, more adult and paediatric critical care services, new maternity and birthing spaces and neonatal intensive care unit.
For more information about the project visit: https://hneinfra.health.nsw.gov.au/projects/john-hunter-health-innovation-precinct