Tag: 2016

Thanks for being part of VolunteerHub in 2016 and all the best for Christmas and the New Year. Many parts of inland NSW were inundated this year, bringing heartache for some and joy for others. Grief can be like a flood for those who have lost a loved one during the year. Their Christmas may […]

During 2016 we farewelled the Toronto based volunteer service Westlakes Palliative Volunteers Group and their Coordinator Helen Harvie. Westlakes started in 1987 and continued as an entirely volunteer-led activity until April this year when their committee decided to cease operations. Westlakes, we salute you. Across the state about 9 of the 40 or so palliative […]

Read the original story by Stacy Thomas in the Liverpool Leader. Singers are filling the Liverpool Hospital palliative care ward with songs from yesteryear. The volunteers come in, sit down at the donated piano and play everything from European old-fashioned pieces to classical, love songs, blues, jazz, and waltz. And at this time of year, […]

Heading up the Palliative Care volunteer service on the Central Coast, Ellen Smith says she wants to bring something of herself into the world of people in palliative care by supporting volunteers. “I want to raise awareness in the local community about the wonderful work  being done by our volunteers & staff.” Ellen took on […]

Today, 3 December, is International Day of People with a Disability. The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) in 2015 released a White Paper on providing palliative care to people with intellectual disabilities in Europe. A more recent discussion about the development of the White Paper gave unique insights into the challenges of collaboration and consultation. […]

To all the finalists who will be attending the NSW Centre for Volunteering’s Gala Award ceremony today for the 2017 NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards – All the best and thank you for your contribution to community through volunteering! In 2016, there are 8 categories of awards: Student – Full-time students in Primary, Secondary, […]

From the mid-1980s to mid-1990s volunteers from AIDS and other organisations rallied to support those suffering and dying from AIDS. The initial focus of care was palliation at home. Management of volunteer effort was impressive. In some cases teams of up to 30 volunteers provided 24/7 care for individuals at home including sleep over shifts. […]

In a novel initiative commenced in 2012 university students in Holland have been offered free rent in exchange for their time spent with residents in a local Humanitas aged care facility. Under the initiative students sign a volunteer agreement which commits them to 30 hours a month spending time with residents and teaching new skills. […]

Amendments were introduced recently to the Act behind the Working With Children (WWC) Check in NSW. The WWC Check is a requirement for people who work or volunteer in child-related work. It involves a national criminal history check and a review of findings of workplace misconduct. One of the changes that may affect volunteer services […]

Alcohol related liver disease is one cause of organ failure, and liver disease is one of the top 5 causes of death in the UK. Alcohol has a significant role in liver cancer, which in Australia is the most rapidly rising form of cancer death (1). The experience of homelessness has a significant impact on […]