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SUMMARY:Ten things to know before you go
DESCRIPTION:Hear from experts and learn about end of life matters in NSW. Delivered as part of Dying to Know day\n\n\nTen Things to Know Before You Go \nA practical and supportive workshop to help you start important conversations about end-of-life planning. \nThere is a lot of information available about planning well and getting our affairs in order\, but it can be difficult to know where to begin. \nJoin Carolyn Vaughan from Proveda for this in-person workshop exploring the practical\, legal\, emotional and social aspects of end-of-life planning in a relaxed and supportive setting. \nOnly 53% of Australians feel able to talk to a family member about end-of-life matters. This workshop offers practical tools and knowledge to help these important conversations feel easier\, more informed and more productive. \nFrom legal documents and funeral planning to understanding palliative care\, Ten Things to Know Before You Go provides a thoughtful introduction to the essentials of planning ahead with confidence. \n· Plan for the future and make sure your wishes are understood. \n· Understand how to respond with care when someone close to you is grieving. \n· Build a support network that prioritises social and emotional wellbeing at end of life. \nPrevious participants have reported feeling more empowered to navigate different aspects of the end-of-life system\, with 80% taking direct action in their own planning after attending the workshop. \nBookings essential.
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/ten-things-to-know-before-you-go-7/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dying To Know Day,End of Life
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SUMMARY:Creative Corner: Remember Me - memorial scrapbooking skills
DESCRIPTION:Create a meaningful keepsake in memory of someone special. \nJoin us for a gentle and supportive creative workshop where you will begin designing a personalised memorial scrapbook to honour the life and story of a loved one. \nGuided by Creative Arts Therapist Adrina Petrosian\, this session will offer simple creative techniques and reflective prompts to help you gather memories\, photographs\, stories and meaningful mementos into a keepsake you can continue to build on over time. \nWhether you are creating a scrapbook for yourself\, your family\, or as a gift for someone close to you\, this workshop provides a welcoming space for reflection\, remembrance and connection. \nWhat you may include \nParticipants are welcome to include copied items such as: \n\nPhotographs spanning childhood\, family life\, significant milestones\, careers\, special occasions\, and candid everyday moments.\nKeepsakes such as funeral or memorial service programs\, obituary cards\, sympathy notes\, pressed flowers\, tickets\, or other meaningful items.\nPersonal artefacts including handwritten letters\, celebration cards\, favourite recipes\, meaningful quotes\, poems\, song titles\, or treasured documents.\nShared memories gathered from family and friends through written stories\, anecdotes\, reflections\, and messages of remembrance.\n\nBy the end of the session\, you will have started a thoughtful tribute that can be added to and shared with family\, friends and loved ones. \nNo creative experience is needed\, and all materials are provided. \nPlease bring: Copies of any photographs\, handwritten notes\, poems\, celebration cards or meaningful memorabilia you would like to include in your scrapbook. Please bring copies rather than original items. \nAbout the facilitator \nAdrina Petrosian is a Creative Arts Therapist (AThR) whose work sits at the intersection of arts\, community and health. \nShe facilitates arts in health and creative arts therapy programs across health and community settings\, supporting people throughout different stages of life. Her work includes individual and group therapy\, community workshops\, and arts-based programs grounded in the belief that creative participation and expression are an important part of human connection and wellbeing. \nBookings essential.
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/creative-corner-remember-me-memorial-scrapbooking-skills/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dying To Know Day,End of Life
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SUMMARY:Ten things to know before you go - English & Mandarin
DESCRIPTION:Workshop: Ten Things to Know Before You Go (English and Mandarin) \nA practical and supportive workshop to help you start important conversations about end-of-life planning. \nJoin Carolyn Vaughan from Proveda for a supportive\, in-person workshop on end-of-life planning. The session explores the practical\, legal\, emotional and social aspects of planning ahead\, helping participants feel more confident discussing and preparing for end-of-life matters. \nParticipants will learn about important topics such as legal documentation\, funeral planning\, palliative care\, grief support\, and building social and emotional support networks. The workshop also provides practical tools to help families have informed and productive conversations about their wishes and future care. \nThis workshop is ideal for anyone looking to better understand their options and ensure their wishes are known and respected. \nBookings essential. \n聆听专家讲解，了解新州人生终章规划相关资讯。本活动为“知生论死日（Dying to Know Day）”系列讲座之一。\n\n\n讲座：临终前须知的十件事（英语及普通话） \n欢迎参加由来自 Proveda 的 Carolyn Vaughan 主讲的讲座，以轻松、支持性的方式探讨人生终章规划。本讲座将涵盖临终规划的实际、法律、情感及社会层面，帮助参加者更有信心地讨论和准备相关事宜。 \n参加者将了解多项重要主题，包括法律文件准备、身后事安排、纾缓治疗（Palliative Care）、丧亲支援，以及如何建立关注身心健康的社会支持网络。讲座还将提供实用工具，协助个人及家庭就未来照护安排和个人意愿展开更充分、更有建设性的沟通。 \n本讲座由英语进行并翻译成普通话，适合任何希望了解人生终章q规划选择，并确保个人意愿获得理解和尊重的人士参加。必须提前报名。
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/ten-things-to-know-before-you-go-english-mandarin/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Voices from the Grounds
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Ryde Library for a behind the scenes chat with a funeral director and a heritage stone mason.\n\n\nBeyond the gates of Metropolitan Memorial Parks lies a world of meaningful work\, rich tradition and compassion. Join members of the team to hear what these jobs really involve and how they contribute to the rituals of remembrance. This is your chance to learn more about the work that happens when life ends and legacy begins. \nPanellists: \n\nSach Killam – Award-winning Heritage Stonemason\nJason Cooper – Industry Engagement Manager (Metropolitan Memorial Parks) & former funeral director.\n\nIntroduced by: Anita Kenny – Community Engagement Manager (Metropolitan Memorial Parks) for an overview. \nSach Killiam – a highly committed cemetery conservation specialist and National Trust Cemeteries Committee member since 2008. Sach combines industry-leading skills in lime-based stone conservation with a wide range of international repair practices from minimal intervention approaches to complex inset/armature repairs. His work helped preserve and re-establish historic monumental masonry skills including lead lettering\, traditional lettering layout by hand and fine repainting on stone. \nNotable projects include: Maitland Jewish Cemetery\, Brewarrina Honour Roll\, Hyde Park Barracks\, Sodwalls Inn\, Vaucluse House\, Bourke War Memorial\, Maitland Glebe Cemetery\, Frazer Mausoleum sarcophagi and extensive works at Rookwood and other Metropolitan Memorial Park sites. \nJason Cooper – has been with Metropolitan Memorial Parks (MMP) for nearly 4 years\, initially in the role of Customer Care Manager at Macquarie Park\, Frenchs Forest and Sandgate Cemeteries. More recently\, Jason has commenced as the Industry Engagement Manager for all 8 MMP locations\, working closely with Funeral Directors. \nPrior to this\, Jason spent over a decade working as a Funeral Director\, supporting families at their time of need.
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/voices-from-the-grounds/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dying To Know Day
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SUMMARY:Dying to Know Death Café
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a morning tea as Death Doula’s create a safe\, inclusive space for open conversations about death\, dying\, end of life and grief.\n\n\nJoin us for a relaxed\, respectful\, and agenda-free conversation about all things death\, dying and end of life. A Death Café is a welcoming space where people of all backgrounds\, beliefs\, and experiences\, gather to share thoughts\, stories\, fears\, and curiosities about death. This is not grief counselling or therapy\, but a chance to connect with others over a cuppa and explore one of life’s most universal (and often avoided) topics. \nFacilitated by experienced Death Doulas\, Angela and Kelly\, this conversation is guided\, inclusive\, and gently held. Come with your questions and curiosities. \nAngela Mizinska and Kelly McDonnell are Death Doulas with a shared passion for death literacy and community education. \nTogether\, they co-host in-person and virtual Death Cafés in collaboration with local councils and community groups\, creating safe\, inclusive spaces for open conversations about death\, dying\, end of life and grief. They also each host their own independent events\, bringing diverse perspectives and a wealth of experience to their facilitation practice. \nWith over 100 hours of combined experience\, Angela and Kelly are dedicated to making death a little less taboo and a lot more human. \nDying to Know Day has been a national day of action\, originally on August 8 extending throughout the month of August with hundreds of hosts around Australia holding gatherings aimed to normalise conversations about death\, dying and grief\, encouraging individuals to learn about\, discuss\, and plan for their own end-of-life\, and to support others in doing the same. \nBookings:  https://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/city-of-ryde-5004364039
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/dying-to-know-death-cafe/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dying To Know Day
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SUMMARY:Dying To Know Death Café
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a morning tea as Death Doula’s create a safe\, inclusive space for open conversations about death\, dying\, end of life and grief.\n\n\nJoin us for a relaxed\, respectful\, and agenda-free conversation about all things death\, dying and end of life. A Death Café is a welcoming space where people of all backgrounds\, beliefs\, and experiences\, gather to share thoughts\, stories\, fears\, and curiosities about death. This is not grief counselling or therapy\, but a chance to connect with others over a cuppa and explore one of life’s most universal (and often avoided) topics. \nFacilitated by experienced Death Doulas\, Angela and Kelly\, this conversation is guided\, inclusive\, and gently held. Come with your questions and curiosities. \nAngela Mizinska and Kelly McDonnell are Death Doulas with a shared passion for death literacy and community education. \nTogether\, they co-host in-person and virtual Death Cafés in collaboration with local councils and community groups\, creating safe\, inclusive spaces for open conversations about death\, dying\, end of life and grief. They also each host their own independent events\, bringing diverse perspectives and a wealth of experience to their facilitation practice. \nWith over 100 hours of combined experience\, Angela and Kelly are dedicated to making death a little less taboo and a lot more human.
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/dying-to-know-death-cafe-2/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Practical steps and sustainable choices in death
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Gladesville to understand the essential things to know and do when someone passes away. In moments of loss\, knowing the practical steps to take can bring clarity and comfort to families. Metropolitan Memorial Parks will present topics ranging from legal responsibilities to emotional support\, providing an understanding of the process to help navigate grief with compassion and confidence. Gather insight into various sustainable options that honour both our loved ones and the planet.\n\nThe session will explore what to do when someone dies\, and options for traditional and alternative burials and memorials. \nPresented by: \n\nLisa Christie – Senior Community and Visitor Experience Manager\nAnita Kenny – Community Engagement Manager.
URL:https://proveda.com.au/event/practical-steps-and-sustainable-choices-in-death/
LOCATION:Ryde Library\, 1 Pope Street\, Ryde\, NSW\, 2112\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Dying To Know Day
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