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Happy Losar

Happy Losar

Today is Losar (Tibetan New Year), as well as Chinese New Year. It coincides with the first day of the ‘Fifteen Days of Miracles’ when Shakyamuni Buddha (our historical Buddha) showed miraculous powers for 15 days to inspire his followers and others. It culminates...

Meditation returns

Meditation returns

A friendly reminder that our weekly meditation sessions will resume on Wednesday 7 February from 4.00pm at Karuna Hospice Service (27 Cartwright Street, Windsor).Each month we will explore the following themes: Week 1: Simple medicine Buddha healing meditation Week 2:...

Summer newsletter

Summer newsletter

The Summer edition of Karuna's newsletter is now available. This edition features stories about our community fundraisers an upcoming event demonstrating how to use compassion and kindness during difficult situations Karuna’s important partnerships with local...

Caboolture Forum

Caboolture Forum

Last week Karuna Hospice Service had the pleasure of presenting at the annual Seniors Forum which was hosted by Mark Ryan MP (State Member for Morayfield) at the Caboolture Memorial Hall. Our Community Services Manager Sophie had the opportunity to talk about the...

Grill’d fundraiser

Grill’d fundraiser

This December, Karuna Hospice Service is one of three community groups being supported by Grill'd Newmarket as part of their Local Matters program. When you visit or order from Grill’d Newmarket, don’t forget to get a token and vote for Karuna. 1 burger = 1 vote. That...

2023 Memorial Service

2023 Memorial Service

Earlier this year we hosted our Annual Memorial Service at Karuna House. We had a beautiful evening remembering loved ones and we hope families found comfort in the words shared on the night. We have now uploaded the video from the Memorial Service for you to rewatch,...

PCQ award winner

PCQ award winner

Congratulations to our Clinical Nurse Diane, who won the Emerging Leader in Palliative Care award at last Friday’s Palliative Care in Queensland Awards. Diane is a well-respected member of the Karuna team and is dedicated to making a difference within the palliative...

PEPA & IPEPA partnership

PEPA & IPEPA partnership

We had the pleasure of hosting Aurora and Sue from PEPA (Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach) and IPEPA (Indigenous Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach) at Karuna House yesterday, to discuss the wonderful partnership, between our...

Meet Dr Wendy

Meet Dr Wendy

Let us introduce you to Dr Wendy, our Medical Officer at Karuna Hospice Services… “I recently began my role at Karuna and have a lovely mix of experience in palliative care and general practice through my work in both Brisbane and Sydney. I was drawn to work at...

Gardening for a cause

Gardening for a cause

Last month our special friends from Gilead Sciences visited Karuna House to volunteer their time in our gardens. We were very fortunate to have some of their green thumb experts assist us with some mulching, to help give our garden a freshen up. We would like to...