Raising the profile of Volunteer Managers
I often hear managers of volunteers talk about how they feel their work is undervalued by others within their organisation. Part of the problem comes ...
Women’s leadership development in the health sector
Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) is dedicated to developing female leaders and supporting the increased presence of women in business and community leadership roles. They ...
Online learning enhances community knowledge
Lachlan Puzey, Policy Officer, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) writes about ‘Using an online learning environment to enhance community palliative care knowledge’ on the ...
Short story competition winners announced
As part of Palliative Care Week 2020 the Blue Mountains Palliative Support Service held a short story writing competition on this year’s theme from Palliative ...
Important announcement – conference postponed
PCNSW and the Conference Organising Committee have come to the difficult decision to not only postpone the 2020 conference until next year, but instead cancel ...
How to build resilience in challenging times
Volunteer Coordinators – VolunteerPro is a US-based website run by Tobi Johnson which is aimed at supporting managers of volunteers. While not everything on offer ...
National Carers Week 2020
National Carers Week is about recognising and celebrating the outstanding contribution unpaid carers make to our nation. There are over 2.7 million unpaid carers in ...
Help seniors to Zoom with these tips
Trying to keep volunteer services running during a pandemic has brought with it many challenges. Many services have ‘gone virtual’ and can only connect volunteers ...
PCNSW Notice of AGM and Election
The Management Committee of Palliative Care New South Wales (PCNSW) is inviting nominations from PCNSW members who are willing to contribute to the governance of ...
Palliative Care volunteer wins award
The Volunteering NSW Macarthur Regional Awards were held on Tuesday 8th September. Ongoing Coronavirus restrictions meant that for the first time the Awards were not ...
Art Competition voting now open
Submissions for Palliative Care Australia’s 2020 Art Competition are now closed. This year, 285 artists from all over the country submitted entries. Their panel of judges ...
Dying2Learn is back for 2020
Birth and death – these are something we will all have to cope with. But when it comes to the latter, we seem reluctant to ...
Grants up to $50 000 available for NFPs
The 2020 Social Investments Grants Program is now open. Hosted by Community Sector Banking the grants program is designed to build capacity for impact in ...
2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants round now open
Supporting Australia’s Volunteers and Building Resilient Communities All state and territory volunteering peak bodies across Australia are pleased to be administering the 2020 Supplementary Volunteer Grants, ...
Addressing the pandemic insurance gap for volunteers
Some Palliative Care Volunteer Managers have recently expressed concern about returning their volunteers to service if they are not adequately covered by insurance should they ...
Supporting someone with dementia
Did you know that dementia is the second leading cause of death of Australians? And that since 2016 it has been the leading cause of ...
Proof volunteering is good for you
A new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, published by Elsevier, takes a closer look at the benefits of volunteering to the health ...
Palliative Care Volunteers “Check-in and Chat” in Port Kembla
Corrimal resident Raewyn Proctor travelled back to her homeland, New Zealand, to be by her mother’s side in the last months of her life. That ...
Updated advice for managing the return of volunteers
The Federal Government has recently updated its advice regarding workers considered to be at increased risk of a serious COVID-19 infection. Taking these changes into ...
Looking for more volunteers in Moruya
Dinah Lightfoot has been offering support and carer respite as a palliative care volunteer for The Eurobodalla Palliative Care Volunteer Service for 15 years. Recently ...