Hospice Care Association of North West Tasmania Inc.

A very exciting career opportunity has arisen at Hospice. It is .8 (FTE) as Hospice Manager. Get in touch for more details!

We had a glorious walk in Penguin this morning! You would not have thought we are part way through June!! Sunny skies, sparkly sea and lots of good conversation with our Walking through Grief group! Thanks to Sharon for organising!

Our Judy was able to attend this amazing event yesterday in Hobart. A very successful Symposium for Palliative Care Tasmania! Well Done to all!

A 'gem' from Ally Smith of Ally Smith Consulting!

💯I have just used this quote in a training for aged care navigators about the importance of group supervision - looking after ourselves means we can look after others.

"Where Quality Care Matters Most", that's what Hospice is about!!!

During May Hospice Volunteers provided 170 hours of support to our clients on the North West Coast!
Thank you Muchly!

A very useful and worthwhile service for our older Tasmanians. Thanks COTA (Council On The Ageing) Tasmania

Care Finder in a town near you!

In the coming months, our Care Finders team with be appearing throughout the state to host a range of pop-up shops throughout Tasmania.

COTA Tasmania’s Care Finders offers guidance through the Aged Care system. We're here to work alongside you to access Aged Care and other support services.

To arrange a visit from a member of our team to your area or event, please give us a call on 1800 518 048 or email: [email protected]

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Welcome to June!
Welcome to Winter in Tasmania!
Thank you for the blue sky though!

Lovely visit from the wonderful Anita Dow today!

Did you know that anyone living with a life-limiting illness can access Hospice Care Association of North West Tasmania Inc. volunteers.

A referral can be made by you, your family and friends or your GP by phone, email or via the website.

Hospice can provide in home respite and transport to treatment, appointments and social outings.

It was lovely to catch up with Lois from Hospice Care today in Burnie.

Get in contact with this amazing community organisation on 64777747!

Thanks for the update Lois on all the great work your volunteers and board do!

Huge thanks to Mick and his staff ( Signs Burnie) for another excellent job on signage for our newest Hospice vehicle. We are thrilled with the finished product and we are once more out there showing the community our yellow butterflies!

Our Volunteer Michelle, who has been with our Association 10 years next year and worked as a Coordinator in the office for 5 years as part of National Palliative Care Week. Great work Michelle!

Our Volunteer Joan, who has been with our Association a whopping 29 years, as part of this week's National Palliative Care Week. Thanks Joan, you are a Legend! 🥰

Our Volunteer, Des who is also a Life Member (12 years) with Hospice as part of Palliative Care Tasmania sharing Volunteer stories! Thanks Des!

This was posted by the wonderful Ally Smith of Ally Smith Consulting, and it really is a perfect insight!
Many of our Volunteers will know Ally from her role as a trainer and facilitator at Hospice Care Events.😀

Just BREATHE 💜

Two members of our Walking through Grief Program (Joan and Wendy) sharing their smiles today at our National Volunteer Week Event! There were goodie bags with Volunteering Tasmania badges, Volunteering Australia note pads and chocolates. Volunteering Tasmania Certificates, Devonport City Council Certificates, 10 year service recognition pens. (Joan on the left has been a Hospice Volunteer for 29 years!) PLUS graduation certificates and name badges for our newest group of Volunteers!

Look at these smiling faces at our Volunteer Week Event. Claudia on the left is one of our newest Volunteers from this year's 50th Training Group and our Sue on the right, is a Volunteer, a Board Member and a Life Member of the Association! PLUS Sue did the catering and planning for our High Tea Event!! Thanks is just not enough Sue Radford! You're a Legend!

Yeah!
It's our National Volunteer Week Event today!!!
Excited!!!

This is SO true for all our past carers and those who join our Walking through Grief Program. And on a personal level, for anyone who is grieving. I recently returned from the UK and found myself looking for gifts to bring home for my Dad, who died just prior to Christmas ❤️

Truly

BIG week all around this week! Not only National Volunteer Week (thanks for support to Volunteering Tasmania) BUT it is National Palliative Care Week (thanks for support to Palliative Care Tasmania)

To all our wonderful and supportive Hospice Volunteers!
You are appreciated every single day!
We are so grateful that you are part of our Hospice Family today and into the future!

Do you know anyone who suffers from persistent pain who lives in the Burnie area?
Burnie - Persistent Pain Self Management Program
Wednesdays, 29 May - 3 July 2024, 12:30pm - 3:00pm,
every Wednesday for 6 weeks
at Burnie Community Health Centre, 11 Jones St Burnie.

A gold coin each week is the only cost for the program.
For more information contact:
Michelle Towle
Ph 6477 7347, [email protected]
11 Jones St, Burnie Tas 7320

Take 2: Thanks again to the lovely Volunteer who donated her gift voucher for a car detailing. Ultra-Shine Detailing at Burnie Motor Accident Repair Centre, 11 Hopkinson Street, South Burnie has now cleaned both cars. Corolla's turn today!! Look at that sparkle!!

A good opportunity to learn more about Elder Abuse.

One in six (1 in 6) people experience elder abuse.

On Wednesday, 22 May at 2pm we'll be hosting a webinar. This is your opportunity to hear from Tasmania Legal Aid, Relationships Australia Tasmania, Advocacy Tasmania, Migrant Resource Centre Tasmania, and people with lived experience about how they are raising awareness and preventing the abuse of older people in your community.

Reserve your place today!

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Thanks to the lovely Volunteer who donated their prize won in a raffle. A Gift Voucher for a car detailing. Also thanks to Ultra-Shine Detailing at Burnie Motor Accident Repair Centre, 11 Hopkinson Street, South Burnie for agreeing to do both cars for the voucher!! Today the Mazda, next week the Corolla. Very sparkly and shiny.

Today is Lost Sock Memorial Day!!
Lost Sock Memorial Day is a day to commemorate lost socks. The Memorial Day also encourages people to let go of all the remaining single socks they are collecting in hopes of finding their partners one day.
Okay - time to empty the sock draw!!

On this Day ....

1903 Bing Crosby was born
1944 Film "Going my way" premiered starring Bing Crosby, who went on to win an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1945
1948 1st Broadcast of "CBS Evening News"

we hope you are all enjoying the lovely sunshine

Welcome to May!! This month National Volunteer Week is from 20th to 26th May. We are working towards our big Volunteer event on the 22nd May where we come together to recognise and honour the contributions Volunteers make to the community on behalf of Hospice Care. Give yourselves a big pat on the back. You do fabulous work that is appreciated by everyone you come into contact with!! Thank you.

Today is International Pretzel Day!! Do you make your own or buy them? When was the last time you had a pretzel or 2? They have huge pretzels in Austria!! Are you ready to eat some pretzels now?

PalliLearn is such a great resource.

Have you heard the term ‘compassionate community’? What does it mean to you?

Our next online PalliLEARN session will focus on the term ‘compassionate communities’ – a network of support around people experiencing serious illness, dying, death, and grief. In this session, you will be introduced to how to nurture compassionate communities in your area.

This session is free and open to anyone in the community. Health professionals can earn 1 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) point for completing this event.

PalliLEARN – You role in a compassionate community
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
📅 Date: Thursday 2 May 2024
🕒 Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm AEST
Bookings are essential

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/pallilearn-compassionatecommunity

PalliLEARN builds community knowledge, death literacy, compassion literacy, and community capacity in relation to serious illness, dying, death, grief and caregiving.