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Little Haven currently has a position available for a Registered Nurse / Clinical Nurse who has Palliative Care or recent Community Nursing experience to join our highly respected Community Palliative Care team.

The Board of Little Haven Palliative Care Inc. invites all members and community supporters to attend our 2024 Annual General Meeting Date:         Wednesday, October 23rd 2024 Time:        Drinks and Nibbles from 6.00pm                    Meeting 6.45pm—7.45pm                    Followed by hot supper Place:        Little Haven Centre, 14 Henry Street, Gympie RSVP: If you wish to attend please

A year long research project on Little Haven’s unique Model of Community Based Palliative Care, done by the UniSC team has resulted in the publishing of a paper in leading and respected peer reviewed international medical / palliative care journal.

After 16+ years with Little Haven Carolyn Mandersloot is heading to Charleville and her new role as Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Coordinator with South West Health Qld. Watch her video.

Let me tell you a story that illustrates how a holistic view of a patient’s mind, body, and soul can positively impact their end-of-life story. We had a patient with advanced end-stage renal failure.

Little Haven is holding this years Dying to Know Day (D2KD) over 2 days on the 8th and 9th August 2024. This will enable us to shorten the days but increase the content to cover all the relevant topics. Program for each day is below. Please use the form under program to register for the

It is with sadness we announce Lou’s passing on March 29th, 2024. In recognition of Lou’s contribution to Little Haven as our first community nurse, we invite all members of Little Haven to attend her funeral service to be held at the Gympie Crematorium tomorrow – Wednesday April 10th at 10am. Some years ago Lou

Monster Book Sale June 15th & 16th Where: The Senior Citizens Hall, Mellor Street, GympieWhen: Saturday 15th June 2024 8am to 15.30pm and Sunday 16th June 9am to 2pm. Little Haven volunteers have been busily sorting through thousands of books generously donated by the local community for Gympie’s BIGGEST ANNUAL SECOND HAND BOOKSALE. The Little Haven Monster

Great turnout for the Little Haven AGM on Wednesday night the 11th October 2023. Lovely to see so many of the team, volunteers and community supporters coming along for this very social night. Thank you to all the presenters for your informative reports. Well done us on getting the business side of the meeting wrapped

Doing it for “Toots” Charity Golf Day to be held at Gunabul Homestead Golf Course & Country Club on Sunday the 22nd of October.

On Saturday evening the 3rd of June, Little Haven’s CEO Sue Manton attended the 43rd Changeover Dinner of the Lions Club of Gympie South. The event was held at the Gympie South Bowls Club, with lovely dinner prepared and served by the dedicated ladies from the Bowls Club.

On Friday the 26th November, at Little Haven’s we hosted a farewell gathering for our beautiful Narelle Griffiths. Narelle is retiring after 15 years as Little Haven’s Administration officer, our finance officer, and our go-to for anything officer. Little Haven has grown a lot in those 15 years as did Narelle’s role and responsibilities. We

Be an initial donor to our fundraising drive for a standalone community hospice. Donate $100 or more and you’ll receive a glorious standard rose with Ruby Red flowers.

February 2022 Gympie Flood at 23 Metres was the biggest flood in Gympie since 1883. The Little Haven Market Place was submerged to the ceiling height of the street-level shop. Below is the timeline and pictures of the flood, the clean-up, and the grand reopening. The Flood is coming. Friday 25th February 2022 Thank you

The 2020 – 2021 Little Haven Palliative Care Annual General Meeting was held on Wednesday the 27th October 2021 at Little Havens centre with approximately 60 guests in attendance. You can find the full annual report here. Below are photos from the night. Back to Annual Reports

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.

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

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.

“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. “

” You probably have some idea how much this means Thank you Steven Miles MP and the Qld government for this recognition of our community based palliative care service and recognition of the massive contribution over many years of everyone involved. Today marks the day we can finally let go of the day to day

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

 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

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

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

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

The Little Haven Sheds at 12 Chapple Street (opposite railway workshop) are open every Wed 7am – 12 noon and the 2nd Saturday of each month  8 – 12 for drop off of salable goods and sales and the LAST Saturday every month for our Monster Shed Sale. All funds raised support Little Haven palliative

The Little Haven Pop Up Shop is now open for it’s 4 week stint July 3rd – July 28th  at 177 Mary Street (formerly Dick Smiths). Open Mon – Fri  8am – 4pm and Sat 8am – 12 noon. Eftpos facilities available Plants, furniture, craft, books, clothing, crockery, electrical goods, mobility aids, homemade cakes &

Thank you Annie Gaffney and ABC Sunshine Coast Radio for the opportunity in National Palliative Care Week to speak about Little Haven’s model of care and the frustrations this demonstrated model of care does not receive equitably funded. Nor does QHealth have any appetite  to adopt our model in other areas of Qld that do not have

Gympie has a model of palliative care that ticks all the boxes – early access to palliative care, true 24/7 access to professional nursing care and support, a model that values the pivotal role our local Doctors play in the initial diagnosis, treatment and ongoing care of their patients with a  terminal illness and access

Registrations are now open for Little Haven Palliative Care’s Gratitude Walk and Fun Run Sunday 16th July, 2017. Register now and Start Fundraising to be in the mix for some great prizes! Whether your pace is slow or aerobic in cadence come along and enjoy the pleasure of movement, the warmth of Gympie’s winter and

The Little Haven Pop Up Shop is now open for it’s 4 week stint March 13th – April 8th in a great new location at 177 Mary Street (formerly Dick Smiths) Plants, furniture, craft, books, clothing, crockery, electrical goods, mobility aids, homemade cakes & preserves and everything in between. If we don’t have it –

“The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There’s no getting over that.” It is with great sadness I pay tribute to our dear friend and volunteer Sue Turner  – Sue leaves

Little Haven is featured on the Community Wall at The Compassionate Communities Symposium currently underway in Sydney. Compassionate Communities is an international movement that aims to support communities to recognise the needs of people who are approaching the end of their lives, and develop initiatives to support them during this important stage of life. I’d