Category Archives: News
WHERE WE DIE MATTERS, SO LET’S TALK
“My attitude is that [nursing homes] are waiting rooms. You go there to wait to...
Voluntary assisted dying commences in Victoria today
Thank you to the End of Life Law in Australia Team, QUT, for collating these...
National Palliative Care Awards 2019
National Palliative Care Awards Do you know an individual or team who is making a...
Election promise of additional $45 million for palliative care services confirmed
Media Release Election promise of additional $45 million for palliative care services confirmed in 2019-20...
Please welcome our new Volunteer Support Services Program Manager
I am honoured and excited to be joining the team at PCNSW as Program Manager,...
I Tried To Give My Dying 8-Year-Old Son A ‘Good’ Death. Here’s How.
Since before he was born, we’d done everything we could to give our son a...
The way we die will be considered unthinkable 50 years from now
While medical advances have moved forward at blinding pace, the ethical discourse surrounding many technologies...
What is the evidence that people living with frailty have needs for palliative care at the end of life?
People are now living longer than ever before, something we should celebrate. But it also...
PCNSW Professional Education Day – AGNSW
PCNSW is holding the annual Professional Education Day at the Art Gallery of NSW during...
Woven coffins and affordable funerals
Creative and emotionally healthy funerals are making waves in communities that value personal choices, resourcefulness...
Three Magical Phrases to Comfort a Dying Person
At 3 p.m. on a Monday afternoon, death announced it was coming for him. He was...
National Advance Care Planning Week
National Advance Care Planning Week is an annual initiative by Advance Care Planning Australia that...