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 ...
Experts call for grief and bereavement awareness in the community
Palliative Care Australia and the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement have launched a joint Policy Statement on Grief and Bereavement to highlight the need ...
Volunteer Biography Training
Last week I was privileged to attend training on 'Developing a Volunteer Biography Program' hosted by Eastern Palliative Care in Victoria. Eastern Palliative Care offer ...
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 ...
Free workshops available to palliative care volunteers
Palliative Care NSW is holding it's biennial state conference in Kiama in November. The theme is "Riding the Waves of Change'. Recognising volunteers are an ...
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 ...
New Dying2Know kit from CareSearch
Dying to Know Day 8th August 2018 If we asked you to name the Top Ten songs that help you to learn about death and ...
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 ...
Our very first podcast is ready and waiting for you
NSW is a big place and although we do try, we can't make it everywhere. We have had many people over the last few years ...
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 ...
Understanding the legal issues around managing volunteers
We often hear Volunteer Managers say they wish they knew more about the ins and outs of the law when it comes to managing their ...
Free Understanding Dementia online course
The University of Tasmania's Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Understanding Dementia, is an easily accessible online course that builds upon the latest in international research ...
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 ...
Spirituality and Reflective Practice Forum in Broken Hill
Broken Hill is next in line to host our Spirituality and Reflective Practice in Palliative Care Forum. Spirituality is a fundamental element of human experience ...
New online resource helps create a Life Circle of support
LifeCircle aims to improve the experience of dying and death by supporting those who are caring for people at the end of life. To help meet ...
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 ...
Being Present: Spirituality, disruption and reflection in Palliative Care
Tuesday 19th June, Warilla. Palliative Care NSW with local volunteer managers Cynzia Dei-Cont (Port Kembla) and Elanne Thompson (Berry) are excited to be holding a ...