Compassionate Community Conversation Free Morning Tea - Thursday Island
Date and time
Location
Grand Hotel
Thursday Island 6 Victoria Parade Thursday Island, 4875 AustraliaDescription
You're invited to join the conversation to discuss how we can build a compassionate community in Thursday Island.
Compassionate communities are communities with networks of support for their local community members who are experiencing loss, ageing, dying and grief.
This is an important conversation for your whole community. You will receive information and participate in discussion including: how to become a more compassionate neighbour, what community services and supports are currently available and explore what a compassionate community would look like in your neighbourhood.
Everyone is invited: including but not limited to carers, people who have experience with loss, ageing, dying and/or grief, local council staff, health and community professionals, community groups, organisations and supports, local elders, seniors, religious and cultural groups, business owners, teachers, children with elderly parents.
In addition: prior to each morning tea, Health Consumers Queensland (HCQ) will be holding focus groups for consumers on “What matters to you in relation to ageing, end-of-life care and dying”. These focus groups will run from 1300-1400. Please visit the HCQ website for further information: http://www.hcq.org.au/for-consumer-representatives/consumer-opportunities/.
This project is administered by Palliative Care Queensland, in partnership with Council on the Ageing Queensland, Health Consumers Queensland and Carers Queensland and funded by the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors Age-friendly Queensland grants
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Palliative Care Queensland (PCQ) is a leading charity and independent peak body representing palliative care providers, consumers and their families and those with an interest in palliative care in Queensland. PCQ was established in 1988 and is a membership-based organisation, supporting the individuals, families, carers, community members, as well as specialist and generalist health care professionals working with Queenslanders experiencing serious illness, dying, death and grief. Collectively, the PCQ membership body holds tremendous knowledge and wisdom about the challenges the sector faces and the opportunities those challenges can bring. PCQ is a founding member of Palliative Care Australia.
Our belief: The way we care for our dying is a significant indicator of our society’s values
Our mission: Quality care at the end of life for all
Our vision: to hear Queensland community members say:
“I live in a community where everybody recognises that we all have a role to play in supporting each other in times of loss, ageing, dying and grief. We are ready, willing and confident to have conversations about living, ageing, dying and grieving well, and to support each other in emotional and practical ways”.
PCQ is committed to hosting an inclusive event. We want everyone to feel welcome. We encourage people of all genders, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, sexual orientations, ages, cultural backgrounds, and religions (or lack thereof) to attend. We are committed to supporting our participants' accessibility needs. Please contact the team if you have any special needs that we should be aware of for this event.