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Bringing a new, essential business to Kangaroo Island

An ambulance officer and a midwife have started a never-before-seen business on Kangaroo Island, offering end-of-life doula services and holistic funerals.

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Palliative ward used for Covid care

Murgon Hospital’s palliative care ward has been used as a temporary Covid-19 clinic. Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington questioned the use of the Murgon Palliative […]

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Palliative care to receive funding boost by NSW government

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has promised to improve access to palliative care, announcing a $743 million boost in the state budget.

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Funding boost for important service

Palliative Care South East’s new Narre Warren facility will benefit from $2 million in funding from the Victorian Health Department.

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Hummingbird House children’s palliative care portrait exhibition explores love, grief and lives cut short

Ms Cole and other families are part of a new exhibition called My Little Sunshine Stories, a collection of photos and audio gathered by artist […]

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Meet Kyran Dunlop, one of the Queensland children in palliative care and 5,700 with a life-limiting condition

Kyran lives with Krabbe disease, a rare genetic disorder that impacts the brain and nervous system and usually results in death by the age of […]

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Living angels in the Goulburn Valley

Last week here in Australia was National Volunteer Week, a celebration to recognise the generous contributions to our country’s volunteers, and I had the pleasure […]

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‘LBGTQIA+ Inclusive Palliative Care’ toolkit launches in the ACT

Persistent misconceptions around palliative care have perpetuated stigmas within the service, but for LGBTQIA+ community members, the fear of discrimination is a main barrier to […]

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Raising awareness for palliative care

The theme of this year’s National Palliative Care Week (NPCW); ‘Palliative Care It’s your right’, seeks to raise awareness about the rights of all Australians […]

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