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Wishing all the girls' and women’s local teams heading to their grand finals this Sunday the best of luck.
You should all be very proud of yourselves and what you have accomplished as teams this year.

HAVE YOU DISCUSSED YOUR FINAL ARRANGEMENTS?

Kings Funerals is excited to participate in Barwon Health's Dying to Know Day event on August 8th from 12:45 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Geelong Regional Library.
Hosted by Barwon Health and sponsored by the Western Victoria Primary Health Network and Kings Funerals, it will feature a panel of experts who will explain the goals of Dying to Know Day and engage in an interactive Q&A session.
Participants include:
✨ Charlie Corke, Intensive Care Specialist at Barwon Health, Deputy Chair of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board, Author of Letting Go: how to plan for a good death
✨ Alicia Kennedy, Cherished Pets
✨ Jo Betz, Spiritual Care Practitioner, Anam Cara House
✨ Beth King, Kings Funerals
✨ Lisa Mounsey Palliative Care, Barwon Health
✨ Susan Burtt, Advance Care Planning, Barwon Health
✨ Joanne Kantianis & Meaghan Bruns, Organ Donation Liaison Nurses, Barwon Health
✨ Anita Phillips, General Practitioner
✨ Marita Scott, Volunteer, Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine

Afternoon tea and networking to follow.

For more details and to register your attendance visit:
https://bit.ly/3LJdYne


Cherished Pets Anam Cara House Geelong Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine

WE HAVE A WINNER
Congratulations Bronwyn Cooling was the first to message. We hope you enjoy the show.

GIVEAWAY GIVEAWAY GIVEAWAY

We are excited to be Delightful Days and Matinees program partner and to support Geelong Arts Centre in bringing brilliant shows to Geelong.
We have a double pass to give away for The Syncopators' 40th Anniversary Concert.

Long-time Australian jazz favourites celebrate the history of jazz in this special 40th-anniversary matinee show, filled with the finest jazz and the best rhythm.
Be sure to join us for a relaxing pre-show morning tea at 9:30am before the show!

WHEN: Wednesday 31 July 2024
TIME: Morning tea at 9.30 am. Show starts at 11:00 am
WERE: Geelong Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop St. Geelong
HOW TO WIN: The first person to private message will receive a double pass (Must be able to pick up tickets at our Newcomb Office on Tuesday 30 July 2024)

Prize details:
✨2 x tickets to The Syncopators' 40th Anniversary Concert (Wednesday 31 July 2024 at 11.00am).
✨The winner must be over 18 years of age to claim the prize.

Terms & Conditions:
✨The winner will be deemed the first message to come through to Facebook private messages.
✨The winner will be contacted by Facebook Direct Message before close of business, Monday 29 July 2024.
✨If no direct messages are received by 12 noon AEST, Monday 29 July 2024, we will allocate the tickets at our discretion.
✨This giveaway is not affiliated with or endorsed by Facebook.
✨Tickets must be collected during business hours on Tuesday 30 July 2024 from 130 Bellarine Hwy Newcomb VIC 3219.
✨Tickets are for the Geelong concert only.

GOOD LUCK!

Join us from 10am to 1pm on Thursday, July 25, for the Muirfield Financial Services Aged Care Expo at Norlane Aquatic Recreation Centre, 1 Cox Rd.

Learn about support programs and different care options both in and out of your home.

Say hello at the Kings Funerals table to learn more about pre-planning for peace of mind and receive a free gift!

Kings is now on Instagram!!

https://www.instagram.com/kingsfunerals/

Check it out and let us know what you think.

Lest We Forget

National Advance Care Planning Week
18-24 March 2024

Share what matters most.

Advance care planning involves thinking and communicating preferences for future health care.
It’s the perfect time to attend an event or start a conversation with loved ones about what’s important to you.
Advance care planning involves planning for your future health care. It enables you to make some decisions now about the health care you would or would not like to receive if you were to become seriously ill and unable to communicate your preferences or make treatment decisions.
Advance care planning helps to ensure your loved ones and health providers know what matters most to you and respect your treatment preferences.

For More information visit:
Advance Care Planning Australia

Next week is Week, March 18th-24th. Advance care planning involves planning for your future health care. It enables you to make some decisions now about the health care you would or would not like to receive if you were to become seriously ill and unable to communicate your preferences or make treatment decisions.
Join us for an informal conversation about Advance Care Planning and Pets. We will cover what to consider, how to document your wishes, and where to get support.
Friday, March 22nd, 2024.
Please arrive at 2 PM for afternoon tea.
The session will run from 2:30 to 3:30 PM
at the Cherished Pets Community Hub, located at 69 Madeley St, Ocean Grove.

RSVP is essential for catering purposes. You can email [email protected] or call 5222 2804 to RSVP. 💙 💙

Join us for an informal conversation around Advance Care Planning and Pets: what to consider, how to document your wishes and where to get support. 🐾🩵

Your hosts:
• Dr Alicia Kennedy, Cherished Pets
• Jill Mann, Barwon Health
• Vianna McGlead, Kings Funerals.

Date: Friday 22nd March 2024
Time: Session runs 2.30-3.30 pm
Venue: Cherished Pets Community Hub, 69 Madeley St, Ocean Grove.

RSVP Essential for catering purposes
Email [email protected]
Call 5222 2804

Kindly sponsored by Kings Funerals. 💙

Kings recognize the significance of supporting female athletes. As a longstanding partner of the Ocean Grove Surf Life Saving Club, we are thrilled to sponsor for 2024. We are dedicated to empowering girls and women in sports and are incredibly proud to be a part of this journey.

Come and join us for our 9th Annual Pink Zinc Patrol on Saturday 17th February proudly Sponsored by Kings Funerals 🩷

Our Pink Zinc Patrol is a celebration of the contribution of girls and women in Lifesaving 🛟

The aim of our Pink Zinc Patrol is to celebrate inclusion, encourage participation and to acknowledge and celebrate the many contributions girls and women past and present have played in Lifesaving. By showcasing positive role modelling we hope to inspire and empower future generations of girls and women to confidently pursue diverse opportunities in Lifesaving and aquatics 🙌

We acknowledge and celebrate the contribution of girls and women in shaping the Lifesaving movement, and in doing so, make the opportunities and pathways in Lifesaving more visible 👀

This year we have a morning tea @ 10.30am with guest speaker Rachael Moloney. Rachael is the first female crew on an LSV Westpac Lifesaver Rescue Helicopter. She is a member of Williamstown Swimming and Lifesaving Club and is a Paramedic, she has competed for Australia at the IRB Lifesaving World Championships 🚁🚑🌊🏊‍♀️

Following our guest speaker will be a Q&A session followed by our Pink Zinc Surf Lifesaving Patrol at 12.45pm ❤️💛

RSVP no later than 10/2/24 via the Pink Zinc Patrol RSVP Link in our Bio ⤴️

We can’t wait to see you👌

We are delighted to support more girls and women to develop their skills and enjoy playing football. Strong junior competitions are essential for all girls who aspire to becoming AFLW players and we look forward to seeing many more elite women athletes in future who have played in the Kings Cup competitions.

Our extended partnership with Kings Funerals is set to elevate the Junior Football Experience! 🏉

With naming rights to competitions and branded playing shorts, Kings Funerals is committed to empowering the next generation of female footballers.

Read more about our journey together 👉 https://www.aflbarwon.com.au/?view=article&id=1171&catid=11

"I’m thinking of you this Christmas and sending lots of love. I hope you’re coping and doing ok" - Womble

CARING AT CHRISTMAS
Kings Funerals invites you and your family to our complimentary
Caring at Christmas evening
A memorial for anyone remembering someone this Christmas.

Join us at our Newcomb Chapel for our annual memorial gathering, where there will be formal and informal opportunities to reflect and share memories over light refreshments.

WHEN: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
WHERE: 130 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb 3219
TIME: 6.45 pm for a 7.00 pm Start
Gathering to conclude by 8.00pm

Please RSVP by December 1 by following the below link:
https://kingsfunerals.com.au/community-pins/event-caring-at-christmas-2023/

You are welcome to submit a photo of your family member or friend to be honoured during our memorial.
Please submit your photographs by December 1 using the RSVP form.

Kings Funerals We are grateful that for 65+ years and through three generations, you've trusted our family to care

Today’s the day!
Kings Funerals is honoured to be one of the matched funding partners for Geelong Arts Centre’s inaugural Giving Day.

All donations between 8 am and 8 pm will be doubled.

Thank you to everyone who chooses to donate today through the Geelong Arts Centre website:
https://geelongartscentre.org.au/support-us/donations/church-giving-campaign/

Like many in our community, our team have strong connections to the Geelong Arts Centre as audience members and performers in school and community theatre shows.
Kings Funerals is honoured to be one of the matched funding partners for Geelong Arts Centre’s inaugural Giving Day this Thursday, 9 November, when all donations between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. will be doubled.

We will post a reminder and link to the Geelong Arts Centre donation page on Thursday.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

https://geelongartscentre.org.au/support-us/donations/church-giving-campaign/

Kings Funerals We are grateful that for 65+ years and through three generations, you've trusted our family to care

This year, we’re proud to be a Shine Blue Star for SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) on Tuesday, November 7th

River's Gift is a charity raising funds for world-leading SIDS research, education and advocacy, inspired by the legacy of baby River Waddell.
To donate- click here 👇 - every contribution helps! https://www.givenow.com.au/shineblueforsids

To commemorate River's 12th angel anniversary on November 7th, our staff will wear a temporary blue ‘heart on the hand’.

To learn more about River's Gift’s Shine Blue campaign and how you or your business can get involved, head to www.riversgift.org

Every year, over 112,000 Australians suffer the loss of a child by miscarriage, stillbirth, or lose their child in the first 28 days after birth.

And every year since 2021, we have gathered at Geelong's first Pregnancy and Infant Loss Memorial Garden to acknowledge this loss, and offer families the opportunity to grieve and remember their much-loved babies.

We warmly welcome you to join us on the evening of Sunday 15 October, as those in our region affected by this loss, and those around the world, pause to remember the little ones held dearly in our hearts, but no longer in our arms.

For those who wish to learn more about our Pregnancy and Infant Loss Memorial Garden, this information can be found here bit.ly/3RsywVg

Kings Funerals are Celebrating Seniors Festival and Positive Ageing Month in October and offering 2 FREE events in Geelong and the Surf Coast and welcome all to attend.

Lawn Bowls ‘Come and Try’ Session
We invite semi-retired and retired locals to our ‘Come and Try’ session. Lawn Bowls is a slow-paced and all-inclusive game that’s enjoyed throughout Australia.
WHERE: Geelong RSL Bowls Club. 50 Barwon Heads Road Belmont
DATE: Wednesday 11 October
TIME: 10.00 am – 12.30 pm

Surf Coast U3A information morning
Join us for a morning tea to discover U3A Surf Coast, a community for those who are semi-retired or retired and looking for socialisation, learning opportunities, or indulging in lifelong passions.
WHERE: TIA Building (Torquay Improvement Association) 8 – 12 Price Street Torquay
WHEN: Tuesday 17 October
TIME: 9.30 am – 11.30 am

Both events are proudly sponsored by Kings Funerals

More information is available at kingsfunerals.com.au
For catering purposes, please email RSVP to: [email protected] or call us on 03 5248 3444

Kings Funerals We are grateful that for 65+ years and through three generations, you've trusted our family to care

Wishing all teams heading to their grand finals today the best of luck.

Congratulations to Banksia Medical Centre from all the team at Kings Funerals

We are incredibly honoured to have been named Practice of the Year in Victoria by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners! This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our amazing staff, and to the trust of our wonderful patients.

We are deeply thankful to our patients for choosing us, and to our staff for their commitment to providing the best care possible. We will continue to strive to provide our patients with the highest quality care available. We are thrilled to be on this journey of growth and innovation, and we look forward to serving our patients for many years to come.

Happy Father's Day to all fathers near, far, and in our hearts.

Tickets are on sale, hope to see you all there!

GEELONG!

Did you know you can get along to a Q&A screening of Live the life you please featuring TWO of the film's participants?

You can have all your questions about Lance and Cécile's powerful story answered and hear first-hand how crucial palliative care is to everyone.

Premiering in palliative care week, there are multiple screenings of 'Live the life you please' happening at Geelong, Village Cinemas.

Book your tickets today!
https://villagecinemas.com.au/movies/live-the-life-you-please?cinemaId=121&tab=sessions

National Volunteer Week is a time to honour the countless volunteers who generously give their time to help our communities prosper. These selfless individuals contribute to various organisations, providing essential aid to those who require sustenance, shelter, and support. You may want to consider volunteering or supporting local organisations during this week.

National Palliative Care Week will be held in Australia from May 21st to May 27th, 2023. Moonshine Agency's emotional documentary 'Live the life you please' will have its world premiere during this week. Barwon Health's Palliative Care team will have a panel with Barwon Health patients featured in the film, a Barwon Health Nurse, and Julie, our pre-paid consultant, to answer any questions that may arise. The screening will be at 6 pm on Tuesday, May 23rd, at Geelong Village Cinema.
https://bit.ly/3oaQVcI
Live the life you please

National Palliative Care Week Event, Q&A panel and screening of "Live the life you please" - Kings Funerals - Geelong, Bellarine Peninsula, Surfcoast & Golden Plains National Palliative Care Week Event, Q&A panel and screening of “Live the life you please” From May 21st to May 27th, 2023, National Palliative Care Week will be held in Australia, with the aim of bringing attention to the importance of ‘Matters of Life and Death’. To further this message, t...

Happy Mother's Day to all mothers, near, far, and in our hearts.

Happy International Nurses Day!
International Nurses Day is celebrated worldwide every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth, and gives thanks to and recognition to nurses worldwide who care for us in our times of need.

We recognise that the lead-up to Mother's Day might not be a celebration for some, the following may help those struggling.

Mother's Day is approaching, and while this is a day of celebration, we understand that it can be a difficult time for those who have lost a baby or child. If you know someone who might be struggling this Mother's Day, our friends at Sands Australia have some simple suggestions for showing your support that will make a real difference to a bereaved mum's experience of this bittersweet day. https://www.sands.org.au/blog/5-things-you-can-do-to-support-a-grieving-mother-on-mothers-day

On International Bereaved Mother’s Day, we are sending lots of love to all the mothers who hold children in their hearts instead of their arms. ♡
May you have a gentle day.