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Banksia Palliative Care Service, 472 Lower Heidelberg Road, Melbourne (2025)

27/11/2025

Each year Banksia awards one of our staff members a $500 professional development opportunity for their caring, empathy and continued compassion towards our clients. Voted by their colleagues, this year's 'Jenny Lumsden' award was gifted to Banksia's registered nurse Param.

"Having worked in both acute care and palliative care, I’ve seen the extraordinary power of modern medicine to save lives and restore hope. But I’ve also witnessed the moments where aggressive life-prolonging treatments sometimes have not necessarily equated to better outcomes, particularly when patients were exhausted, overwhelmed and seeking comfort above all else.

In palliative care, we meet patients & families at their most vulnerable & fragile state. Medical situations are complex, emotions run high and every moment is precious. Though as a clinician, these situations are at times incredibly challenging and complex for me to navigate, being trusted to walk alongside patients and their families to support them in finding comfort, dignity and peace remain one of the greatest privileges of my career. Palliative care feels like my true calling.

These experiences have also enabled me to face my own mortality with strength and cherish/appreciate life's little gifts that have been given to me".

Banksia feels so fortunate to have Param on our team. We congratulate her on earning this award in 2025.

23/11/2025

This week Banksia's psychologist Adam Van Heerden will be offering a free online education session on 'Techniques to manage stress'.

These sessions are targeting towards people providing care at home in an effort to support our carers who do so much and need our support also. Each session runs each Monday online.

These education sessions are free and no bookings are required. Just head to our webpage https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/ click on the 'Link to the online session' button and we'll meet you there at the designated time of 2.30pm.

Join Us: Monday 24 November
Time: 2.30-3pm
For more information on the full schedule of topics visit: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/

16/11/2025

Each Monday we are running free online education sessions for anybody caring for someone at home. Expert from Banksia's team will focus on a topic which helps to illuminate some of the issues carers confront when providing care at home to their loved ones in palliative care.

This week Banksia's physiotherapist Robyn Bowden will present on 'How to maintain the activities that are most important to your loved one'. Because living with a life-limiting illness doesn't mean you have to stop doing what you love.

These education sessions are free and no bookings are required. Just head to our webpage https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/ click on the 'Link to the online session' button and we'll meet you there at the designated time of 2.30pm.

Join Us: Monday 17 November
Time: 2.30-3pm
For more information on the full schedule of topics visit: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/

12/11/2025

Community palliative care provided by Banksia is free.

Regardless of how wealthy or poor you are, Banksia's staff will come to your home and offer expert care that supports the symptoms of your life-limiting illness, free of charge.

Banksia is a not for profit organisation that serves the community at your most vulnerable time of life. We support you and your family with holistic, person-centred care that is respectful and takes into consideration all of your needs.

If you or someone you know is living with a life-limiting illness in the Nillumbik, Banyule or Whittlesea areas, and you think palliative care could help them live better, for longer, visit our website to learn more or make a referral: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/

11/11/2025

✨Calling all health care professionals interested in Palliative Care!

Join us at Banksia for a night of paella and Generalist Advanced Shared Palliative Care (GASP). This is a GP Education event for anyone working in health who is interested in Palliative Care Sedation.

Palliative Sedation Therapy (PST) is an important but often misunderstood intervention. It is the careful use of medication to ease severe suffering in people with life-limiting illness - not a side effect, and not a way of hastening death. In Victoria, GPs provide most end-of-life medical care, supported by community palliative care services like Banksia. Our new GASP program strengthens collaboration with GPs and Palliative Medicine Specialists to ensure the best care in complex situations - PST being one of them.
Presented by Banksia experts, this event is accredited for CPD points.

New Date: Tuesday 18 November 2025
Time: 6.30-9pm
Cost: Free. Bookings are essential.
Dinner is included, so please specify dietary requirements within your booking.

To find out more and to book visit: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/gp-palliative-care.../

09/11/2025

Starting tomorrow (Monday 10 November) and then running each Monday, Banksia will be offering free short online education sessions for anybody caring for someone at home.

Each week an expert from Banksia's team will focus on a topic which helps to illuminate some of the issues carers confront when providing care at home to their loved ones in palliative care.

We'll kick the program off with our social worker Narelle Kreidl who will speak about My Aged Care, respite and End-of-life-Pathway.

These education sessions are free and no bookings are required. Just head to our webpage https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/ click on the 'Link to the online session' button and we'll meet you there at the designated time of 2.30pm.

Join Us: Monday 10 November
Time: 2.30-3pm
For more information on the full schedule of topics visit: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/

05/11/2025

Tomorrow night we meet for our death café at Mill Park Library - this will be the second time we're running this.

If you have an interest in talking about death and end-of-life and are curious about sharing these stories in community we invite you to join us for Banksia's death café. This is an informal space to have conversation about our experiences, choices and feelings about this confronting topic.

If you're nervous about attending an event like this, bring a friend so you can do it together! The event is free and open to anyone. The staff at Mill Park Library are lovely! and the venue is gorgeous. Surrounded by the quiet contemplative space of books creates an atmosphere for judgement-free conversation.

Date: Thursday 6 November, 2025
Time, 6.30-8pm
Venue: Mill Park Library, 394 Plenty Rd, Mill Park Victoria

This is a free event and open to anyone in the general public who is interested in talking about death. Book ahead, so we know to expect you ☺️

Book here: https://events.humanitix.com/death-cafe-with-banksia-november-2025

04/11/2025

Starting next Monday 10 November and then running each Monday Banksia, will be offering free short online education sessions for anybody caring for someone at home.

Each week an expert from Banksia's team will focus on a topic which helps to illuminate some of the issues carers confront when providing care at home to their loved ones in palliative care.

We'll kick the program off with our social worker Narelle Kreidl who will speak about My Aged Care, respite and End-of-life-Pathway.

These education sessions are free and no bookings are required. Just head to our webpage https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/ click on the 'Link to the online session' button and we'll meet you there at the designated time of 2.30pm.

Next Session Date: Monday 10 November
Time: 2.30-3pm
For more information on the full schedule of topics visit: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/carer-education-sessions-online/

03/11/2025

🌿Looking for a moment to pause, reset and refresh? 🌿

Each Tuesday Banksia offers a free weekly online mindfulness and relaxation sessions - perfect for our clients, their carers and families to find a moment of calm at home.

When: Every Tuesday @2.30pm

What to expect: Light, guided meditation featuring breathing exercises and body awareness techniques you can use anytime.

How to join: There's no need to book. Click on the zoom link on our Banksia website at the time of the program and you'll find us on the other end: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/mindfulness-and.../

These sessions are practical, inclusive, and easy to follow, offering you a gentle way to pause, reset, reconnect and find a little calm. All are welcome.

01/11/2025

Honouring Day of the Dead – Día de los Mu***os 🧡🏵

Today we honour Día de los Mu***os - a vibrant Mexican tradition that celebrates the lives of loved ones who have passed.

This day reminds us that love and memory keep those we’ve lost close. It’s a time to share stories, light candles, and reflect on the moments that shaped our lives together.

You’ll often see bright marigolds (cempasúchil) during these celebrations - their golden petals are said to guide spirits back to the world of the living with their vibrant colour and scent. A symbol of the beauty and fragility of life, they remind us that love continues to bloom, even in loss.

At Banksia, we believe that remembering is an act of love - one that brings comfort, healing and connection.

Today, we invite you to take a moment to honour those who live on in your heart and maybe buy a bunch of marigolds to decorate your home in remembrance.

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31/10/2025

Take the time to meet with us for an informal conversation about life, love and loss.

Coming up next Friday 7 November is our Bereavement Social Group meetup at Heide Kitchen Café. It's a perfect time to get outdoors and meet with others in supportive company.

This group is open to all family and friends of former Banksia Palliative Care clients with the purpose of connecting people with others who share the lived experience of caring for a loved one who has died. It’s an opportunity for conversation and reflection about life and loss.

The group meets at Heide Kitchen (in the outdoor undercover area) on the grounds of Heide Gallery in Bulleen for a coffee and an opportunity to talk. Those who are interested can take a walk together through the gardens at the end of the meetup. These events are facilitated by a Banksia social worker and volunteer.

This group meets on the first Friday of each month, so if you can't meet for this one, keep it in mind for next month.

To learn more or register your attendance, please visit:
👉 https://banksiapalliative.com.au/bereavement-social-group/
Location on map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/UpX9EDJNNco7x3xi8

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