Palliative Care Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes
This Thursday 5 December is International Volunteer Day. Palliative Care volunteers provide crucial support for people with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers. Across ...
Virtual Reality provides new possibilities for hospice patients
This article is part of the European Association of Palliative Care feed. The use of Virtual Reality (VR) as a calming tool has been docmented ...
New biography service in the works for the Hastings
Jo Denny, Palliative Care Bereavement Counsellor from Mid North Coast Local Health District Community Palliative Care and Molly Warrener, Social Work student from Charles Sturt ...
Let us recognise your volunteers for International Volunteer Day
Next Thursday December 5 is International Volunteer Day 2019. The theme this year is “Volunteer for an inclusive future”. IVD provides an opportunity to promote ...
What are the priorities for the volunteering sector?
Speaking with Volunteer Managers I often hear about frustrations with their role – and it usually has to do with being under-resourced. Many feel their ...
How to die better: Award-winning researchers seek to revolutionise end-of-life care
When the time comes, will you be ready to leave? Will you be of sound enough mind to tell others how you’d like to go? ...
Quilts donated after devastating theft
See the original story “Quilts donated to Wauchope after theft given to patients” in the Wauchope Gazette (November 18 2019). Wauchope Patchwork Quilters have presented ...
Have your say on palliative care volunteer service
Palliative Care NSW is currently seeking to progress palliative care services by introducing new palliative care volunteer services in Southern NSW. Our aim is to ...
National Volunteer Guide and App
The laws surrounding volunteering can be complex, yet volunteers are an important resource to many, if not most, community organisations. Volunteer involving organisations can ensure their ...
Free online ACP module for volunteers
Advance Care Planning Australia have developed a free online training module especially for volunteers. This module is designed to help volunteers understand the basics of ...
Celebrating Our Cultural Diversity
From NSW Government, Multicultural NSW: The Multicultural NSW Celebrating Diversity Grants Program aims to foster community harmony and celebrate cultural diversity as an important part ...
National Volunteering Conference 2020
The National Volunteering Conference is a biennial event for not-for-profit and government leaders, managers of volunteers, researchers, policy makers, and corporate social responsibility professionals to ...
November 5 is International Volunteer Managers Day
2019 marks the 20th time International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMDay) has been celebrated. This year the theme is “Change the Tune”. The IMVDay committee says, ...
Best practice for Illawarra and Shoalhaven volunteers
Palliative Care Volunteers from across the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District recently attended an Education Day. On September 11, over 40 volunteers met in Berry ...
Mid-north coast turn out for Accidental Counsellor training.
It was a full workshop for the Accidental Counsellor workshop delivered on Tuesday October 24 at Coffs Harbour. Mirna Tarrabay facilitated the group with a ...
NALAG Volunteer Coordinator role up for grabs in Dubbo
Are you looking for a role in grief counselling and volunteer coordination? The National Association for Loss and Grief (NSW) is looking for an intake ...
Palliative Care Service quilts a chance to say thanks and remember
As the sun shone and the first hint of summer breezes blew on Saturday, the garden at Zona was full for a different kind of ...
Carer Support Workshop for Central Coast
This week is National Carers Week. Are you interested in setting up a Carer Support Group? Carers NSW Setting Up a Carer Support Group workshop ...
Solace Volunteer Receives Award
A South Peakhurst resident who has given more than 30 years’ service to the volunteer Solace NSW Association, along with other activities, has been awarded ...
National Carers Week
A reminder that this week is National Carers Week. Careers NSW Australia tells us: National Carers week is about recognising and celebrating the outstanding contribution ...