Last Aid: Caring for the Dying at Home
25th October to 6th December, weekly sessions, Mullumbimby. The Last Aid Course is to be held again at Byron Community College starting on the 25th ...
Spirituality and End of Life care events in October & November 2018
In Orange on the 10th of October (next week) a Spirituality and Reflective Practice in Palliative Care forum will discuss spirituality in the context of ...
Southern Highland Community Hospice plans for the future care of their community
Vision, persistence and innovation. After several years and a number of set-backs in the history of their plans, the passionate folk at Southern Highlands Community ...
Interested in becoming a NALAG telephone support volunteer?
The National Association for Loss and Grief (NALAG) Telephone Grief Support branch based from Sydney will be conducting an information session and training for volunteers ...
Rise above the waves: A legal issues workshop for volunteer managers
27th September 2018, Sydney. Does your community organisation engage volunteers? Do you know the legal differences between paid and unpaid workers? Feeling a bit overwhelmed ...
HammondCare’s Northern Beaches volunteers recognised for dedication to palliative care
Volunteers from HammondCare’s Northern Beaches palliative care service at Mona Vale Hospital were recently recognised for their dedication and contribution to volunteering in the Northern ...
Maria recognised as Westfield Local Hero for her volunteering at Mt Druitt SPCU
It was Maria Greenwood’s terminally ill mum who suggested she become a palliative care volunteer. Maria was nursing her through her last days of cancer ...
Want to measure volunteer outcomes? Amplify tackles the fuzzy metrics of social impact
How can you be sure that your volunteer effort translates into measurable benefits? Or, are you interested in measuring your service outcomes? Senior Research Officer ...
New palliative care volunteers for Fairfield Hospital
Relaxing the mind. Meditation. Support. They are the three things Buddhist nun Thi Nga La said she will do to help patients nearing the end ...
Palliare second edition now available for free download
The second edition of Palliare: A Handbook for Palliative Care Volunteers in NSW has been launched by Palliative Care NSW and is available for free ...
Volunteer grants now open
The Australian Government is inviting applications via an open process to apply for funding to support volunteers under the Volunteer Grants Activity. Volunteer Grants aim ...
Dying to Know celebrated at Wauchope Palliative Care
Dying to Know Day 8th August 2018 The Wauchope District Memorial Hospital is celebrating this year’s Dying to Know Day by holding a forum on ...
Broken Hill Community Palliative Care Volunteers complete Induction Training
Far West LHD Palliative Care Service is pleased to announce that the first intake of Community Palliative Care Volunteers have completed the 25 hour Induction ...
Do Something! Day
Wednesday 25 July is Do Something! Day. Supported by the DoSomething charity, Do Domething! Day challenges people to get involved with their local community by ...
NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards: Nominations close Friday
Nominations for the 2018 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards close this Friday so get your nominations in quickly. Volunteers make a significant contribution to ...
Vicarious Trauma: Creating Resilience – webinar
12th July 2018, 2-3pm. A one-hour webinar ($55) on Vicarious Trauma is being offered by Adam Blanch, Trauma Psychologist with Good Psychology. The event has ...
Suffering, connection & authenticity: Palliative Care seminar keeps it real in Warilla
About 60 people gathered in Warilla (near Port Kembla) yesterday 19th June to attend our Being Present: Spirituality, disruption and reflection in Palliative Care seminar. ...
Hospice Neighbours: Changing how community volunteers provide support
Barbara Gale has been involved in end of life care in the UK since the 1980s and has been Chief Executive of St Nicholas’ Hospice ...
NSW contributes to an international perspective of volunteering
It’s here! A recently released book by Oxford University Press The Changing Face of Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care: An international perspective features a ...
Volunteers introduce reverie harp to Camden palliative care
See the original story by Jess Layt in the Campbelltown Macarthur Advertiser Therapeutic harp to lift spirits at Camden Palliative Care Unit. The soothing sounds ...