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25.01.2022 So many people are having a raft of conversations about the end-of-life planning and grief. Wed have to say our Dying to Know Day was a big success! More photos and details to come.

25.01.2022 #D2KDay Event Profile // Saturday from 11am, join End of Life specialists Rebecca Lyons of You n' Taboo and Dr Annetta Mallon of GDEP who will answer your quest...ions live online. You can ask what you've always wanted to know about advance planning, dying, death, and funerals but didn't know where to go to find answers in real time. ZOOM LINK https://zoom.us//regi/tJUudO2prDkqGNPJr9E3VJ4iOKlRh9ekRtG-

24.01.2022 Join like minded people in a supportive, digital learning environment and finish feeling confident to have essential planning conversations with your family. Book now: https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/events

23.01.2022 How well do you know your partner ? #advancedcareplanning #advancedhealthdirective #medicalpowerofattorny #funeralwishes #will #livingwill... https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=hsZ287okI8c See more

23.01.2022 #D2KDay Event profile: Curious about cemeteries? Join a virtual tour of some of Australia's most remote and fascinating cemeteries tomorrow! Your host of this o...nline, interactive tour is Lisa Herbert, a cemetery wanderer and blogger, death literacy advocate and author of The Bottom Drawer Book: The After Death Action Plan. See below for more details on this fantastic event! See more

20.01.2022 We've loved seeing so many end of life conversation starters coming through based on real life stories. How do you start the conversation? Add yours here: https://www.thegroundswellproject.com//conversation-starte

19.01.2022 A film featuring a Ballina woman's decision to choose to end her life is set to bring the issue of euthanasia into sharp relief when it premieres this weekend. ...Laura Henkel, 90, did not have a terminal illness, but decided she wanted to end her life on her terms and be allowed to go with dignity. The documentary, made by her daughter and granddaughter, both filmmakers, portrays how the decision helped her loved ones cope with grief. See more

18.01.2022 What an incredible few days marking Dying to Know in the South West. Community members came together to share, connect and consider their own mortality. We discussed end-of-life plans such as funerals, Advance Care Planning, organ donation, Voluntary Assisted Dying, palliative care, community support, grief, wills, the role of children and an array of other topics. We laughed, we cried and we cared. Dying to Know Day is a global movement and it's all about improving our commu...nity's 'death literacy'. It's encouraging people to start and continue conversations with those around them about their wishes. We all die and we all need support and to support each other more. Thank you to everyone who attended and played a vital part in making the South West a compassionate community! Led by the wonderful Deb Wraight, these activities were made possible through the hard work of our volunteer committee and with the support of: William Barrett and Sons Making Memories with Deb South West Grief & Loss Centre Hancock Memorials WA Primary Health Alliance Palliative Care WA Dr Zaki Dorkham Edith Cowan University (ECU) Learning Hub Maker + Co St Aidan's Winery Ferguson Valley Henry Openshaw (photographer) Harvey History Online Archer and Sons Funeral Homes Brain Spice Dolphin Discovery Centre Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science La Trobe University Coles The GroundSwell Project

17.01.2022 Dying2Learn is a free online course that can help us overcome the difficulty in talking about dying and death, and enable us to learn ahead what help is availab...le. The course runs from 5th October to 2nd November 2020 and is open to everyone in the community. Dying2Learn is designed to enable participants to learn supportively and contribute to discussions. It is run by the CareSearch Project based at Flinders University with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health. http://www.caresearch.com.au/Dying2Learn

17.01.2022 Good Grief has released Funerals in the Time of a Pandemic to create public awareness and understanding of the importance of memorializing family and friends.... The 10-part podcast series and accompanying resource book provides tools for individuals and families to create meaningful rituals at home while COVID-19 restrictions are in place. https://good-grief.org/funerals-in-a-pandemic-navigating-a/ See more

16.01.2022 MNDA Talking about Palliative Care with Robyn Reid

16.01.2022 COLLIE - Compassionate Communities Connector Project Information Session - Join us, we require community volunteers. <3

15.01.2022 It all kicked off today. The GroundSwell Project https://www.gwn7.com.au/news/28464-difficult-conversation

13.01.2022 Join us at 10am. Back beach cafe.

12.01.2022 Always worth re-sharing this document thank you @groundswellaus

12.01.2022 William Barrett and Sons has a rare opportunity to join our funeral team at the Busselton Funeral Centre. We are a leader in the funeral industry and have a cas...ual position available to assist us in delivering our essential services to our client families. Training is provided and a good level of fitness is a requirement. You must also be able to provide a police clearance. If you would like to express your interest and you fulfil this criteria, please email your interest to [email protected]. Please do not reply to this post and direct any questions and interest to the email address provided. You may also call and speak to the Busselton Branch Manager at the Busselton Funeral Centre. We are looking forward to hearing from you. See more

12.01.2022 On the final day of NAIDOC week, we're learning more about death and sorry business. We have a lot to learn from First Nation Australians about a whole communit...y approach to death and grief. @commongroundaus have a lot of resources to support learning on different topics. We encourage you browse some of the topic areas and check out some of the great resources such as the First Nations bedtime stories challenge! https://www.commonground.org.au/le/death-and-sorry-business See more

12.01.2022 Join us this Saturday. <3

11.01.2022 DYING TO KNOW An incredible and not to be missed seminar on dementia; what it means to live with the condition, how loved ones can support a familily member wit...h dementia, and how to understand their last wishes. Theresa Bates spoke to a booked-out audience at the Busselton Library last year and we expect this year's event to fill up fast too. FREE event with morning tea provided. Please RSVP by calling us on 9781 1777 or you can book online: https://bit.ly/38LriW3

11.01.2022 Our awesome committee who contribute so much time and compassion to educate our community and increase our death literacy. The awesome Luke and Jo are missing from this photo. THANK YOU. Community Volunteers are the heart of Bunbury. <3

10.01.2022 Advance Care Planning workshop today with Lana Glogowski from Palliative Care WA supported by Leanne OShea from the South West Grief & Loss Centre. So much important information. Please start these important conversations with your loved ones and put pen to paper.

10.01.2022 Come together with your community to support this important walk.

09.01.2022 A great success in Manjimup today; recruiting volunteers for our community connector project. A wonderful group! Passionate and committed community members.

09.01.2022 Our Vice Chair Leanne Oshea shares the events of our community dying to know day starting tomorrow. Hope u can join us for this important conversation.

07.01.2022 Are you feeling isolated by the loss of a loved one, a job, finances, independence, end-of-life issues, bereavement, grief, or struggling with limited human con...tact? We can help. Our free Grief Connect Call Line is available to you. Call 1800 975 014 to receive support & to connect and talk to a professionally trained volunteer. We understand connections matter. Strong ties with family, friends and the community provide us with happiness, security, support and a sense of purpose. Being connected to others is important for our mental and physical wellbeing and can be a protective factor from feeling isolated. The Busselton Hospice Care Inc phone support line is free, and available 5 days per week from 8.30am to 5.30pm for anyone in WA. We are committed to supporting WA through the difficult journey at the end-of-life, and in grief and bereavement. The number again 1800 975 014 Grief Connect Call Line <3

07.01.2022 Planning my funeral workshop on now.. beautiful sharing, laughter and joy.

06.01.2022 Please check out the Dying to Know activities on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday! The main event will be held between 3pm and 5pm which is when the youth artwork will be on display and awards presented.

06.01.2022 Register today for this wonderful, free event at the Bunbury Regional Art Gallery.

04.01.2022 SW Compassionate Communities Network 2020 AGM Monday 26th Oct. Would you like to volunteer your time and encourage death literacy in our community. We are kindly requesting interested community members to call and discuss positions vacant and your interest in supporting this important work and joining our great team. Call Leanne on 0407 995 978. Thank you

04.01.2022 The Shift - an end of life photographic series in Margaret River. <3

04.01.2022 "One of the reasons why I went into palliative care was to have some control over the words spoken between two human beings. Professionally, if I can lead deepl...y emotional conversations with positive words, I have a sense of accomplishment. Its an exercise of taking the harmful words said against me, and mirroring them out in the opposite way." See more

03.01.2022 "At times, it seems compassion is rendered a mere platitude within clinical practice and policy discourse. If compassion is the foundation of compassionate care..., an important question for palliative care research, then, is: how strong is our understanding and evidence base for compassion, itself?" An excellent article by self-care expert and PCA friend, Dr Jason Mills, on the need to better understand compassion in palliative care.

03.01.2022 All events are open to everyone and no registration required. See you there.

01.01.2022 Grab a copy of the South Western Times today for more Dying to Know Day coverage. Weve had such wonderful support from the local media and assistance from our wonderful volunteer photographer Henry Openshaw.

01.01.2022 One of tomorrows Dying to Know Day events. Come along and be a part of this wonderful initiative.