Anglican Care and Kingston Building Australia are working hard to meet the timeline of an expected opening in mid 2020 and things are really taking shape.

Part of getting everything organised was deciding on a name for the structure, which will become the new home for the aged care residents at Gloucester hospital.

In September, Anglican Care put a call out to the community for suggestions on what to name the new nursing home, with hopes of getting a suggestion that had a meaningful connection to the community.

After receiving about half a dozen different options, the board has decided on a name: Mirrabooka Place. Although it was agreed that Anglican Care would not release the name of the person who made the suggestion, it has provided information on where the name came from.

Mirrabooka is part of an Aboriginal legend about the creation of the Southern Cross constellation written about in the self-published book, Shadows around the Buccan Buccan by local author, Griselda Browne.

While the overall structure will take on the new name, the three wings of the facility will retain the names after the existing homes (Hillcrest, Narraweema and Kimbarra).

With the name sorted, now all that's left is the construction of the building. At the time of print, the frame is up, the windows are in and half the roof has been completed. In regard to work around the grounds, an impressive sandstone retraining wall has been installed which provided for the complex to sit on a flat surface below street level to ensure it doesn't obstruct the neighbours view of the Bucketts (Buccan Buccan).

Despite the contractors losing a fortnight of production due to the bushfire danger and issues with trades making it over from Taree, Nabiac and Forster, all seems to be running smoothly and on track.

According to project manager, Bruce Holland the company has been working hard to engage as many local trades as possible, with many contractors also sourcing local workers.

"We have also been trying to source as much of the materials locally as possible through the local hardware stores," Bruce explained. "Everything that can be done locally is being done locally."

Residents and those who travel along Clement Street will have noticed the roadworks and altered access to the road as they work toward installing gutter and a new footpath. Initially, it was expected to take two months when the work commenced in later October, however, Bruce now believes it may continue until the end of March.