Tag: volunteer

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 the NSW Community Service Award. Marie Cullen was presented with the Award by Oatley MP Mark Coure, at a special Solace luncheon held at the Miranda RSL on October 1. […]

Day 1 Three workshops were held, with a strong focus on spirituality, mindfulness and self-care. Michael Dash, who is the coordinator of the Sydney Local Health District Bereavement Counselling Service ran one of the workshops titled Mindfulness and Grief. This session saw participants focus on understanding, practicing and applying the skill of mindfulness in everyday life […]

Jane Beach, Palliative Care Project Coordinator Western NSW Local Health District, and I spoke yesterday at the Patient Experience Symposium 2019 about the history and work of the Volunteer Project in Western NSW. Based in Dubbo but traveling across the Western region, Jane heads up the Volunteer Project that seeks to improve access to volunteers […]

Melissa Cumming, Director Palliative Care Services in Far West Local Health District, has welcomed the growth in Palliative Care Volunteer Services with the recent appointment of a second Volunteer Coordinator for the LHD based at the Dareton Palliative Care Service. Triona Allen joined the Dareton Palliative Care Team as the Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator and […]

Closing 12th July. Nominations are open for the annual NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards hosted by the Centre for Volunteering. For more info and to nominate see the 2019 Volunteer Awards website. The NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards is an annual program launched in 2007 by The Centre for Volunteering to recognise the […]

See the original story “Wauchope hospital volunteers give most hours of any Mid North Coast branch” in the Wauchope Gazette (27th March 2019). The astonishing commitment of Mid North Coast hospital volunteers was celebrated at the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW’s recent North East Region Zone Day at Wauchope. About 60 volunteers representing the UHA […]

The closing date for Abstracts has been extended! If you are thinking about submitting an Abstracts for the 2019 NSW Palliative Care Volunteer Conference the committee members are interested in hearing from you. We would love to hear from speakers about their experiences of volunteering in community and other roles, of managing volunteers, of stories […]

If you are a manager of palliative care volunteers, or are interested in managing palliative care volunteers, in Volunteer Biography roles why not come along to our Manager’s Biography Training Day on the 18th of April in Surry Hills. Numbers are limited so please book asap! Manager’s Biography Training 18th April 2019 For: Managers or […]

Daffodil Cottage sits quietly on the Bathurst Hospital precinct, dwarfed by the imposing and ornate 19th century hospital building not far from its front door. But that small separation says a lot about being different. And being a place of peace and calm different to a busy hospital is important to the work of Daffodil […]

4th OR 5th April (one day workshop), Dubbo. This one-day interactive workshop aims to develop the knowledge and skills of human services workers in rural areas to effectively support people who are distressed. The course is mainly for those who are not trained counsellors and who are not in counselling roles, however frequently find themselves […]