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01/09/2026

Meet Tina, one of Banksia’s volunteers

Tina ‘felt a calling’ to volunteer for Banksia when she saw a poster calling for volunteers at Woolworths. “People who have experience with family dying will be drawn to palliative care.”

Tina’s been caring for family and friends for a long time. When she was aged five, her dad ended up at the Austin with a broken back, and she became a page-turner for others laid up in beds. “If you can, then you must. Giving feels good, so I do it.”

As a volunteer for Banksia Tina visits clients and carers in their homes offering companionship. Having been a carer herself, she knows what a difference it is to have extra support in the home. “It’s very stressful being a carer. Everything revolves around the person you’re caring for and there’s no time for yourself – it’s exhausting. When I go into someone’s home, I can give the carer a break and share a laugh. It’s a genuine relationship I have with them while I’m there and I know they look forward to me coming. I feel I have to be here doing this work” and for that we at Banksia are grateful.

27/08/2026

Join us for a cuppa, maybe some cake, a little walk through the gallery or gardens 🌿

Banksia's bereavement social group is meeting next Friday 4 September for another catch up.

This social group is open to anyone who has been a carer for a Banksia client. We meet to connect people with others who share the lived experience of having cared for a loved one who has died. It’s an opportunity for a cuppa and informal conversation about life and loss.

We meet at the café . Those who are interested can take a walk together through the gardens at the end of the meetup.

This is a free event. To learn more and register your attendance, please visit: https://events.humanitix.com/bereavement-social-group

If you can't make it this month, keep in mind that the group meets on the first Friday of every month. The next will be 2 October.

25/08/2026

Supporting a family member through illness is something many of us never expect to become experts in. Often questions arise before we know where to turn.

Banksia Palliative Care offers Community Conversations – free, engaging presentations for community groups, clubs and organisations that explore topics such as supporting ageing parents, planning ahead, caring at home, understanding palliative care, and knowing what support is available.

If you're part of a Probus Club, U3A, Rotary, Lions, neighbourhood house, faith group or another community organisation, we'd love to come and speak with your members.

💙 Get in touch to book a Community Conversation and help your community feel more informed, prepared and confident. Find out more here: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/community-conversations/ or call 9455 0822 and ask for Renee.

20/08/2026

Banksia is at it again! After a hugely successful Advance Care Planning Workshop in March, we're running another with partners Nillumbik Shire Council and Northern Health Advance Care Planning.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn all there is to know about Advance Care Planning (ACP). This is not just people who are ill. ACP is for everyone.

Date: Thursday 15 October
Time: 10am - 12.30pm
Venue: Nillumbik Shire Council

Find out more: https://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/Explore/Events-and-festivals/Events-calendar/Advanced-Care-Planning-workshop

18/08/2026

Let's be honest, most of us would rather not think about serious illness, dying, or end-of-life care. But just as we prepare for the beginning of life, we can also bring care and attention to its final chapter.

Banksia Palliative Care will discuss what palliative care really is, who it helps and why it matters. At its heart, palliative care is about people, relationships, comfort and making the most of every day. No prior knowledge is needed to attend – just an openness to learn about a service that may one day support you, someone you love or someone in your community.

If you're part of a Probus Club, U3A, Rotary, Lions, neighbourhood house, faith group or another community organisation, we'd love to come and speak with your members.

💙 Get in touch to book a Community Conversation and help your community feel more informed, prepared and confident. Find out more here: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/community-conversations/ or call 9455 0822 and ask for Renee.

13/08/2026

Calling all clinical and allied health professionals working in palliative care! This professional development is for you! ✨

This is a full day seminar that explores the psychological dimensions of end-of-life care equipping participants with the skills to identify, assess and respond to the emotional and complex mental health needs of patients and their carers.

Recognizing the emotional demands of working in palliative care, the workshop will also address clinician wellbeing, offering strategies for self-care and sustainable professional practice.

Find out more from our website: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/foundations-of-mental-health-in-palliative-care/

12/08/2026

Nurses Wendy and Dianne (a Banksia volunteer) have been getting out and about for Dying to Know Day.

Yesterday you would have found them at Northern Health Hospital foyer telling everyone about palliative care and that we are a service which is available to the community, for free, in the home, for anyone living in the Nillumbik, Banyule and Whittlesea communities. It was super busy and a few more people know about us now.

Thanks to for the invite!

11/08/2026

What a great event!

200 people assembled at Eltham Reception Centre last Thursday night for a frank discussion about all things end-of-life to celebrate Dying to Know Day.

Banksia collaborated with Nillumbik Council and Northern Health to bring this event today, and it was a success!

Thank you to Jodie and her incredibly efficient team from and Ella from What a dream team! May there be more! 🌿✨🧡

08/08/2026

Are you dying to know more about palliative care, end-of-life choices and death?

Today is Dying to Know Day, an annual campaign that encourages breaking down taboos around death, grief, and end-of-life planning by encouraging people to have open conversations about their final wishes.

At Banksia we're passionate about having meaningful conversations about what we do and how we support people in our community who are living with a life-limiting illness. If you're a part of a community group that is curious to know more, we'd be happy to send our experts out to speak to you. We want to share our knowledge to help make these conversations happen and support community with end-of-life.

Find out more here: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/community-conversations/ or call us on 9455 0822 and ask for Renee.

05/08/2026

Tomorrow night Banksia will be part of a big program for Dying to Know Day ✨

Death doula Baci Hillyer will be host of these great topics and speakers:

🌿Advance Care Planning with Ella Critchley, Northern Health Advance Care Planning
🌿Donate Life with Bridget Walters, Northern Donation Specialist team
🌿Palliative Care with Wendy Palmer & Ros Hardy, Banksia Palliative Care
🌿Voluntary Assisted Dying with Dr Nick Carr, Dying with Dignity
🌿Organ Donations with Jessica Amsden, Donate Life
🌿Meaningful end-of-life conversations with Catherine Ashton, Author and Podcaster "Don't Be Caught Dead"
🌿Pre-paid funeral options, with Angi Deimel and Vanessa Foster, Le Pine Funerals
🌿Support at Home with Jodie Hoskins from Nillumbik Council, End-of-Life pathway

This is a free event with supper, @ Eltham Reception Centre on Thursday 6 August . This is a collaboration with Banksia Palliative Care, Nillumbik Council and Northern Health.

Come along, bring your friends, tell everyone. Book your seat: https://events.humanitix.com/nillumbik-dying-to-know-day-2026

Date: Thursday 6 August
Time: 6-8.30pm
Place: Eltham Reception Centre

Nillumbik Shire Council

Address

472 Lower Heidelberg Road
Melbourne, VIC
3084

Website

http://www.banksiapalliative.com.au/

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