Sue Manton

Today (Jan 6th 2021) I went up to the ward to visit a new patient with Bronwyn, who is in the home straight now to retiring. This was not just a new patient but sadly one of our volunteers who had recently had health challenges and been delivered bad news. In the course of the

According to recent research… ‘from improving our health and happiness to promoting a sense of belonging, boosting mood and making friends, the case for volunteering keeps building’. You need only stop in at the Little Haven Market Place at 68a Crescent Rd to see proof of this. My trip last Saturday certainly reinforced it to

Opportunity: Little Haven Palliative Care has an opening for a Registered or Clinical Nurse with relevant palliative care / community health experience to join our highly respected team of caring professionals. Little Haven Palliative Care has a proud history of providing gold standard community based palliative care and bereavement support to families in the picturesque

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To mark the start of National Palliative Care Week we share “Farewelling Phil“. A Eulogy, so beautifully written by Phil’s family and shared here with their permission.

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. And today we join in celebrating our amazing Nurses and give thanks for all the valuable work they do for the terminally ill in our community.

Flynn Hutchison with Mum Wendy Emmerson, presents $1200 raised by his own initiative to Little Haven CEO Sue Manton and Clinical Nurse Carolyn Mandersloot.

Check out the Little Haven nurses in their new look ….

Some of you will know Graeme Chisholm as a talented organist, some as a much loved Head Master but to Little Haven he was a Godsend – our biography volunteer. A man with a willing ear and an open heart who over the past 8 years sat with about 50 of our patients, listened to their life stories, put their memories into words and bound them up in a book as a precious keepsake for families.

Attending the funerals and memorial services of patients we’ve cared for is a special and important part of our work. Giving us an opportunity to pay our respects, to acknowledge our own feelings of grief and loss for the person we have come to know and providing valuable insights as we continue our bereavement support for their loved ones.

The 2018 – 2019 Little Haven Palliative Care Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday the 25th September 2019 with 59 guests in attendance. You can find the full annual report here. Below are some photos from the night.

Little Haven is committed to providing high quality palliative care services whose quality can be demonstrated to consumers, staff, funders and stakeholders as well as the people of Gympie Region through a culture of continuous improvement. Through active engagement activities with consumers and stakeholders, both internal and external to Little Haven, services are well planned

Our Bereavement Support Social Workers (Lisa McAulay, Jackie Mooney and SW Student Jodie Brown) HELPING people accept loss and supporting them in their grief is an important part of the work Little Haven Palliative Care do. Our social workers have experience dealing with bereavement issues and provide one on one support to any of Little

It is absolutely a great day anytime community minded folk come in and hand over a bag of money. So it was for Sue Manton, CEO of Little Haven when organisers Leith Hornsby and Kathy Sandison dropped by with the proceeds of funds raised on August 4th at the Circus with A Purposes (CWAP) Trivia

You’re invited to a Learning to Relax Workshop Learning to Relax Workshop is a two hour session running at the Little Haven Centre. Anyone affected by cancer can participate, including patients, their partners, caregivers and friends. This workshop is for those wanting to introduce relaxation into their daily life. Many people facing cancer have said

Massive 2 Day Clearance Sale Starts Today Friday 6th & 7th March!!! Little Haven Market Place’s massive 2 day clearance sale starts today at 8am. Fill a basket for $5 or milk crate for $10. Loads of great bargains and all the money raised stays in our community to help local people dealing with a

“Dying is everyone’s business, and although every person dies, the majority of Queenslanders have a very poor understanding of advanced planning for a quality end of life, palliative care or the process of dying. “

Last Saturday night the Lions Club of Gympie South held it’s 39th Annual Changeover Dinner and Brandy Murley and Sue Manton were invited along as representatives of Little Haven. All funds raised by the clubs hardworking members are distributed annually back into our local community or used to support other charitable needs/events, including the many

Looking for a lovely way to while away a few hours this weekend. Pop in to the Little Haven Monster Book Sale at The Senior Citizens Centre. You can expect the usual fantastic range of books and magazines as well as our craft and a massive array of healthy plant for sale.  The cafe will

An exciting night last night the 4th March 2019, with 150 accountants and their teams from Countplus (see www.countplus.com.au ) gathered at their Annual National Conference. As part of their conference a Charity Auction was held at the Noosa Heads Surf Club with Little Haven Palliative Care Inc. chosen to be the beneficiary of the

This lovely letter of thanks (pictured below) was in the Letters to the Editor Gympie Times 19.01.19. As a follow up from the Happy Wrappers morning tea held at Glad Brennans place last Friday, Little Haven would like to add our sincere thanks to the supporting businesses mentioned and give a huge THANK YOU to

A YOUNG boy who raised money by collecting bottles and cans for the container exchange scheme this week donated half his earnings to Little Haven.

Individuals with a palliative diagnosis frequently experience feelings of anxiety, depression, aloneness and physical pain as their conditions progress. For family members and carers, consequent bereavement can be a profound experience, associated with deep grief, anger, and depression. Art therapy has been found to respond to the unique needs of these individuals, promoting well-being, interpersonal

Little Haven Palliative Care Inc is managed by a board of community minded people who meet on a monthly basis. The board has representation from local businesses, local service organisations, financial professionals, health care professionals, volunteers and carer advocates. Little Haven has the blue tick from the ACNC and reporting is up to date. Further

 Merry Christmas to All from Everyone at Little Haven A Heartfelt Thank You to every one of our members and generous supporters who helped fill our stocking again this year. In 2018 our team of specialist nurses, social workers, respite carers and complementary therapists have shared the care for 225 palliative patients, provided bereavement follow

Another Heart of Gold Film Festival done and dusted for the year. 5 long days preparing and serving mostly fresh local produce to enhance the experience for festival goers and raise a few dollars for Little Haven as well. My heart is full of gratitude for our 30 odd volunteers (and staff donating their time

Introducing Australian (Soprano) ‘Diva’ Clarissa Foulcher, originally from Sydney and now living in Brisbane, Clarissa has toured nationally with Opera Australia in the Pirates of Penzance and My Fair Lady. She has been seen regularly in Queensland as a soloist with Underground Opera and the Toowoomba Opera Players. Clarissa was part soloist with Opera Queensland’s

Recently one of the Little Haven nursing vehicles had the windscreen broken from a flying stone on the Bruce Highway. We booked the car in for repair with Gympie Autoglass and the next day not only was the service prompt and professional but when we went to collect the vehicle, owner Wally Emmerson, said there’d

A very thought provoking tale to share from an excellent article (link to full article provided below) There once was a frail elderly man who lived with his son, daughter-in-law and four-year-old grandson. One day, the son became impatient with his elderly father, because in his old age he caused a mess at every meal.

TODAY- Commencing at 2pm at The Wesleyan Methodist Church, Exhibition Road, Gympie. Service followed by releasing of doves and afternoon tea. The annual Little Haven Memorial Service provides a chance for the community to reflect on the memory of loved ones and pay tribute to the patients we have cared for over the past year.

Taking a leaf from 10 year old Tasmanian boy Oliver’s brilliant idea to help Hobart’s homeless “Free on a tree” campaign Little Haven decked our Winter Tree on Mary with a selection of warm coats. With the temperature dropping to around 2 tonight we hope like Oliver “that people who need the coats will take

July 15th – July 22nd Each year Little Haven Palliative Care and Cancer Support celebrates our proud service to the Gympie community providing the best model of dignified end of life care for the terminally ill, support for chemotherapy patients and counselling and follow up for the bereaved. 2018 represents 39 years of developing compassionate

Below is the active timeline of Little Haven’s fight for recognition and equitable funding from State and federal Governments for Gympie’s long running and successful Community Based Palliative Care model.

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. Standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes. So it was this week when the QAS was tasked with the responsibility of transporting our palliative patient from their home of 40 years

It is with sadness we acknowledge the passing of Dr David Nimmo – Little Haven Palliative Care life member Dr Nimmo was a well known and highly respected long-term Gympie GP and a tireless community supporter.  Including being the first president of Gympie’s Meals on Wheels, long-time member of the Lions Club and life member of

Happy New Year to all our Volunteers, Patients, Carers, Staff and families. The latest Little Haven Newsletter is out now. My new years resolution is to publish newsletters more regularly again! To put that into perspective I also resolved to avoid eating the many sweet treats we get here from grateful families – 4 hours

My name is Leesa Sheridan and I said goodbye to my beautiful husband Steve, in September last year. He was 49 years old. Steve was diagnosed with Melanoma in June 2015, then after surgery we hoped we were clear forever, but a year to the date it came back with avengance, it had spread to

Yesterday it was so lovely to see Kelly (our energizer bunny) with our newest member of staff Gary, heading out the door to begin their patient visits, both looking so bright and colourful.  I had to take a picture to share with you all. What a pleasure to have Gary join our team, having experienced