We Need To Know Before You Go

To celebrate National Advance Care Planning Week, 17 – 23 March 2025, and National Close the Gap Day, Thursday 20 March, let’s have a cuppa and a yarn, ‘cause we need to know before you go. 

Being prepared and sharing our wishes can ease the worries for family and friends if we get crook or for when that  time comes.  

Developed in collaboration between Ngiyani Wandabaa, Advance Care Planning Australia, Centre for Palliative Care Resource and Education and the Gwandalan National Palliative Care Project, this First Nations resource can be used nationally by community members (amongst family and friends) and professionals (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous). 

Join us for morning tea to hear more about the newly developed “We need to know before you go” resource for First Nations communities which aims to initiate culturally sensitive Advance Care Yarning and planning ahead for Sad News and Sorry Business. 

The resource includes a teabag holder for two tea bags and a range of questions to initiate yarning such as “who would you want to speak for you if you couldn’t speak for yourself?” or “Burial or cremation? “Where would you like to be, on Country or off Country?” and a booklet that allows for wishes to be documented. 

The inspiration for this resource stems from the ‘Dying to Talk’ teabag holder, initially designed by The Groundswell Project (now known as Proveda). Proveda and Dying to Know are proud to see this legacy offered for use in First Nations communities. We are proudly supporting the launch of the “We need to know before you go”  resource and warmly invite you to join us.