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Awareness and recognition days 2025

Area Date Resources

Dying to Know Day 8 August https://proveda.com.au/community-programs/dying-to-know-day/

Loneliness Awareness Week 4-10 August https://lonelinessawarenessweek.com.au/

Day of the Dead 1-2 November Dia de Muertos – celebrated with music and dance

World Compassion Day 28 November

Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine provides:

  • Support for people who have a life limiting illness, their family and carers;

  • Education for our community regarding life limiting illnesses, dying and the challenges of grief and loss;

  • Understanding of the importance of living well and preparing for death.

  • Bereavement Support Groups

Brief News

Thanks to a generous grant from the Wicking Trust, Compassionate Hearts on the Bellarine (CHoB) has been able to appoint their first employee to carry out the role of volunteer coordinator.  CHoB is delighted to welcome Queenscliff local, Annie Chatham, to this essential role.  Annie has previously worked with Barwon Health in a similar position and brings great experience with her.

The J.O. & J.R. Wicking Trust was established in 2002 and is one of Australia’s most significant charitable trusts distributing grants to people, programs and research that significantly improve the quality of life and death for older Australians.

Since the inception of CHoB in 2019 the volunteer coordinator role has been diligently carried out by a number of volunteers who have been extremely generous with their time and expertise. Most recently these have been Marita Scott and Barb Douglas who have been the linchpins of the organisation, linking volunteers to clients and  ensuring volunteers are well supported. 

This week the volunteers and committee members of CHoB met over high tea to welcome Annie Chatham as the new volunteer coordinator and to recognise and thank Marita Scott and Barb Douglas for their superb volunteer work for Compassionate Hearts.

Palliative Care services are only accessed by a quarter of the people who could benefit from them and often as late as 72 hours before their death. Yet research shows the earlier people are supported, the better their experience of the last stage of their life. This is true for caregivers, too.

Here, we ask those close to palliative care, either professionally or personally, to share their insights on how carers can help their loved one get the most out of the service.


Click on the link below to see the full article from www.violet.org.au
This site also has lots of useful links and resources available for all to see.


https://blog.violet.org.au/en/resources/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-palliative-care