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The new Toowoomba Hospital site has gained four very special team members.
The tower cranes installed earlier this year have officially been named Dolly, Lenny, Hope and Wardy by local students.
Open to all Darling Downs primary school students, schools were invited to help shape the future of the new Toowoomba Hospital this year by submitting name ideas for the four tower cranes.
Darling Downs Health Chief Executive Annette Scott PSM said it was a great opportunity to have the region’s youngest residents involved in the historic project.
“We received over 400 name suggestions from primary school students right across the region and narrowing them down to four winners was no easy task,”
Darling Downs Health Chief Executive Annette Scott PSM
“We’re thrilled to announce the cranes will now be known as Dolly, Lenny, Hope and Wardy.
But this was more than just a competition – it was an opportunity for Darling Downs Health to continue to engage with our community on this project – and in particular some of its youngest and brightest members.”
One of the winning names, Wardy, was submitted by Maliyah from Highfields State School.
She chose it to honour wardies, the unsung heroes of our hospitals.
In her words, "a crane is like the wardsperson of construction: quietly strong, lifting and moving what’s needed so others can build safely, just as wardspersons make healing possible."
“As construction progresses, our cranes - Dolly, Lenny, Hope and Wardy - will be working hard to help bring this landmark hospital project to life," project manager Dominic Rakei (Managing Contractor, John Holland) said.
The new Toowoomba Hospital is being built on the Baillie Henderson Hospital campus, which will ultimately see all services available in a single location through a staged approach, allowing greater flow of staff and patient movements, efficiency and ease of access.
The project represents a significant transformation for health care, community infrastructure and regional development across the Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service.
It offers at least 118 additional overnight beds, expanded emergency and maternity services, and the region’s only public cardiac catheter laboratory, reducing the need for patients to travel outside the region for care.
The project is being funded through the Queensland Government’s Hospital Rescue Plan.
Details of the winning entries:
WARDY - In recognition of Wardies. A crane is the wardsperson of construction: quietly strong, lifting and moving heavy loads with care, enabling others to safely build, just as wardspersons enable healing. Maliyah Kolo, aged 8, Highfields State School
DOLLY - Named after Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett to shine a light and help build a hospital with awareness for bullying. Elaina Kajewski, aged 9, Rangeville State School
HOPE - Hope is a great name for a crane as we all need Hope in our lives. I Hope once the hospital is completed it can save many lives. Hayden Joseph, aged 9 Back Plains State School
LENNY - Lenny is always happy to lend a hand to help build the new hospital. - Lucas McMahon, aged 8, Holy Name Primary