Banksia Palliative Care Service

Banksia Palliative Care Service Banksia Palliative Care Service provides client and family centred care, which is active and supporti

Would you like to know more about what palliative care actually is?Would you like to know more about what services Banki...
24/03/2026

Would you like to know more about what palliative care actually is?

Would you like to know more about what services Bankia Palliative Care offers your community?

At Banksia we are passionate about having meaningful conversations about palliative care and answering your questions about what we do. If you're part of a group (in the Whittlesea, Nillumbik & Banyule regions) that is curious about supporting your community with quality of life when living with a terminal illness, and end-of-life care, we invite you to connect with us.

We will send someone out to visit your group and offer free, tailored presentations to get start these conversations. Get in touch with us know by calling 9455 0822 or email comms@banksiapalliative.com.au.

For more information on our website, visit: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/community-conversations/

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for ...
20/03/2026

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for future care are known and respected.

Here are some conversation starters to help you get the ideas rolling about your choices in your healthcare.

Questions about choices:
*An unacceptable health outcome for me would be _____ because _____.
* I would not want _____ treatments if there was little chance of recovery because _____.
* If I was choosing between quantity and quality of life, I would choose _____ because _____.

For more information visit: https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/understand-advance-care-planning/starting-the-conversation
Or Banksia’s website: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/medical-and-legal-planning/

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for ...
19/03/2026

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for future care are known and respected.

Here are some conversation starters to help you get the ideas rolling about what decisions about your health care are most important to you.

Questions about health care:

*I would prefer to receive health care at _____ because _____.
* When _____ happens I get worried about my health care because _____.
* I would want these people _____ included in discussions about my health.

For more information visit https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/understand-advance-care-planning/starting-the-conversation
Banksia’s website: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/medical-and-legal-planning/

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for ...
18/03/2026

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for future care are known and respected.

Here are some conversation starters to help you get the ideas rolling about what are to you the most important things in life.

Questions about life:
• A good day for me is one where I _____ because _____.
• What I value and enjoy most in my life is _____ because _____.
• The most important things on my bucket list are _____.

For more information visit: https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/start-planning/talk-starting-the-conversation
Banksia’s website: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/medical-and-legal-planning/

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Advance Care Planning - Everything you need to know program we ran this morning...
18/03/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Advance Care Planning - Everything you need to know program we ran this morning. We learnt all about Advance Care Planning and had the opportunity to engage in rich conversation with our local community on this important issue.

Thanks to Nillumbik Shire Council and Northern Health for their collaboration! Together we make a dream team.

Ella (from Northern Health) is a legend and makes digesting Advance Care Planning easy. And we love the super organised team Shire Council.

We look forward to being a part of an event like this again.

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for ...
17/03/2026

Starting the conversation about advance care planning is an important first step in ensuring a person’s preferences for future care are known and respected.

Here are some conversation starters to help you get the ideas rolling about what’s important to being you.

Questions about me:
• Being able to _____ is the most important thing to me because _____.
• I was thinking about what happened to _____ and it made me realize _____.
• As part of my culture, values, and beliefs _____ is important to me because _____.

For more information visit: https://www.advancecareplanning.org.au/start-planning/talk-starting-the-conversation... or Banksia’s website: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/medical-and-legal-planning/

This week is National Advance Care Planning Week. Advance Care Planning is something we are passionate about at Banksia....
16/03/2026

This week is National Advance Care Planning Week.

Advance Care Planning is something we are passionate about at Banksia.

Why? Because an Advance Care Planning helps us understand the people we are caring for. When we know what is important to our clients and their carers we can focus on providing care that respectfully aligns to their wishes.

Advance Care Planning is the process of planning for future health and personal care, so that individuals can document their values, beliefs, and preferences for care if they lose the capacity to make decisions.

The plan can be formally documented in an Advance Care directive https://www.health.vic.gov.au/advance-care-planning/forms -care-directive, but it can also just begin with conversations about what’s important to you.

Visit our website for more information: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/medical-and-legal-planning/

Meet James (pictured with Banksia’s CEO Michelle).In January 2025, James approached Banksia with a heartfelt offer - to ...
11/03/2026

Meet James (pictured with Banksia’s CEO Michelle).

In January 2025, James approached Banksia with a heartfelt offer - to donate a syringe driver worth $4,000 in memory of his beloved wife, Eva.

James and Eva met in London in 1968, travelled the world together in an old post office van, and eventually made Melbourne home. They were inseparable until Eva’s passing in November 2024.

James had noticed that the syringe driver used to assist Eva had been donated, and this inspired him to give back to the service that had supported them. Since then, James’ extraordinary generosity has funded three syringe drivers, a wheelchair, pressure care cushions, and professional training for our staff.

“I live with the pain of the loss of Eva every day… When you love someone as much as I loved Eva, you want to keep them alive in your thoughts, your words, and your actions.”

Thank you James. Your generosity demonstrates the powerful impact community support can have.

A quick whip around the building at 1.30pm on a Thursday does not yield a lot of staff to pose for a picture, when most ...
07/03/2026

A quick whip around the building at 1.30pm on a Thursday does not yield a lot of staff to pose for a picture, when most are on the road. But the small sample of women in this picture presents the diversity of skills that make up the work that Banksia offers our communities.

Here we have an Administrator, a Clinical Educator, a Nurse, a Physio, a Volunteer Coordinator, an Engagement Coordinator, a Social Worker, a Human Resources expert, and a CEO.

Today is International Women’s Day, and on this day we acknowledge the incredible contributions, achievements, and resilience of women everywhere — including the remarkable women within our own team.

This year’s theme – Give to Gain - reminds us that progress is built on equality, respect, and opportunity for all.

To our wonderful team — thank you for your contributions and for the work that you do with and for our palliative clients and their loved ones. We know that the impact you have on clients, families, and our community is immeasurable.
We encourage everyone to continue to champion inclusivity, challenge bias, and support one another — not just today, but every day.

Happy International Women’s Day!

If you or someone you know has a life-limiting illness we might be able to offer support. We offer free expert palliativ...
04/03/2026

If you or someone you know has a life-limiting illness we might be able to offer support.

We offer free expert palliative health care in the Nillumbik, Whittlesea and Banyule council areas to anyone who has been diagnosed with an illness that cannot be cured.

It doesn't matter what stage of the illness they're at, we can make life more comfortable - with pain management, mobility assistance, psychological support and by looking at the ways life could be better for longer.

Referrals can be made by anyone. Find out more information on our website: https://banksiapalliative.com.au/admission-criteria-for-referrals/

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