Name the Crane Competition

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Thursday 14 May 2020

Known as Wamarra, the 48.9 metre tower crane on the Stage 3 construction site of the $431 million Wagga Wagga Health Service (WWHS) Redevelopment is due to be dismantled and depart the city on Saturday 16 May 2020. Wamarra is a Wiradjuri word meaning ‘to build’.

Wamarra has the capacity to lift 24 tonnes with a span of 65 metres. Since it was erected on the construction site on 23 May 2019, Wamarra has enabled works and deliveries on the site six days a week.

Find out more here.

Thursday 24 October 2019

10 year old Hamish Wilkinson from Wagga Wagga was on hand to see the unfurling of the large banner which will hang from the 48.9-metre tower crane on the Wagga Wagga Health Service Redevelopment Stage 3 construction site.

Hamish (left) was named the winner of the Name the Crane Competition in 2019. He selected the name Wama-rra - Wiradjuri for build.

As part of his prize, Hamish was given a tour of the Stage 3 construction site with his family including a walk up to level 2 of the new Stage 3 building.

Find out more about the Ambulatory Care Building under construction here.

Wednesday 31 July 2019

And the winning name is ….

Wama-rra

Congratulations to 10 year old Hamish Wilkinson from Wagga Wagga Public School.

Hamish is the winner of the Wagga Wagga Health Service (WWHS) Redevelopment Stage 3 Name the Crane Competition!

Hamish selected the name Wama-rra because “it is the Wiradjuri word for ‘build’ like the crane is building a new hospital”.

Hamish has won a new iPad as well as a tour of the Stage 3 construction site. A banner with the name will be displayed from the 48.9-metre tower crane. Find out more about the tower crane here.

Winners in Name the Crane Colouring Competition

Name the Crane Competition Winner

1st place in Kindergarten to Year 2

2nd place in Kindergarten to Year 2

3rd place in Kindergarten to Year 2

1st place in Years 3 to Years 6

2nd place in Years 3 to Years 6

3rd place in Years 6 to Years 3

**Years 3 to Years 6**
1st place	Harper Pollard from Kooringal Public School
2^nd place	Asha Hillam from Illabo Public School
3^rd place	Tylar Parsons from Tumut Public School student

**Kindergarten to Year 2**
1st place	Billie Hubbard from North Wagga Public School
2^nd place	Maisy Chamberlain from Holy Trinity Primary School
3^rd place	Maci Marini from North Wagga Public School

The students have won vouchers to Gateway Bookshop in Wagga Wagga and Wombats toy shop in Wagga Wagga.

The Name the Crane Competition received an impressive 200 entries from schools across Murrumbidgee Local Health District!

Thank-you to all those students who shared their talents and entered the competition. It was a difficult task for the 3-member judging panel!

A big thank-you to panel members Redevelopment Project Manager Kate Kennett, Nurse Unit Manager Ricky Tasker and Wagga Wagga Local Health Advisory Committee member Dr Saba Nabi for the time given to judge the Name the Crane Competition.

Thursday 18 July 2019
More than 200 entries have been received in the Name the Crane Competition.

They've come from big and small primary schools across Murrumbidgee Local Health District.

The competition is now closed. Judging will take place at the start of the new school term. Thank-you to everyone who entered the competition.

Monday 27 May 2019
Here’s an opportunity to select a name to feature on Wagga Wagga’s skyline until early 2020.

We’d like some help from school children in Murrumbidgee Local Health District to name the tower crane in Wagga Wagga.

The 48.9-metre high crane has arrived on the Wagga Wagga Health Service (WWHS) campus for the construction of a multi-storey Ambulatory Care Building. The new building is Stage 3 of the $431 million WWHS Redevelopment. Find out more about the building here.

The Name the Crane Colouring Competition is open to all primary school children across MLHD.

To enter, you simply need to download the entry form here, name the tower crane, briefly explain why you selected the name and colour the crane on the entry form.

A selection of entries will be displayed in the Wagga Wagga Base Hospital foyer.

The competition closes at the end of the NSW school term 2 at 3pm, Friday 5 July 2019.

An iPad will be awarded to one child for the best crane name. The winning name will be displayed on a banner on the tower crane.

There are also 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes for colouring the crane on the entry form.

$50, $30 and $20 gift vouchers redeemable at Gateway Bookshop in Wagga Wagga for children in Year 3 to Year 6.

$50, $30 and $20 gift vouchers redeemable in Wombats toy shop in Wagga Wagga for children in kindergarten to Year 2.

Name the Crane Colouring Competition Terms and Conditions can be found here.

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Fact Sheet

Read the facts about the tower crane here