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Compassionate Communities Sunshine Coast

Founder: Dulong Futures Community Group

E: wercomcom@gmail.com M: 0403 505 866 W: Coming soon!

Timeline

• April 2018, Dulong Futures Expression of Interest to join the

National Compassionate Communities Practice Forum successful.

• Only community in Queensland selected.
• Research Partner, Caring End of Life Team at Western Sydney University.
• June 2018, Creating Compassionate Communities: Building Death Literacy National

Conference

• Launch 31 October 2019.
• Lead – Gillian Hall, Community Development Practitioner and Project Researcher.
• March 2019, advocacy process with Queensland State Government commenced.
• April 2019, Meeting with Mayor Mark Jamieson and Craig Matheson, Chief of Staff,

SCRC.

• Regular communication and meetings with Team Leader, Community Development,

SCRC.

• Establishing not-for-profit Charity – Social Enterprise Business
• 13-16 October 2019: 6th International Public Health Palliative Conference
• Representing the Sunshine Coast, sharing our story with a world audience.
• – Compassionate Communities 90 Minute Symposium.

Social change desired

“A whole of community approach to end of life care where caring for

• ne another at times of need, loss and/or crisis

becomes the task and responsibility of everyone.” We're working towards a more activated, community-centred end of life experience in Australia.

Why?

• Addressing issues of social isolation and loneliness related to ageing
• Focus on a part of life that needs our compassion right now
• High proportion of elderly persons in Caloundra-Kings Beach (27.7%) and Golden Beach-Pelican Waters

(27.4%) within the Sunshine Coast LGA

• Stakeholders noted an unmet need in the ageing community, in terms of respite care, and dementia care.
• 6,512 elderly individuals are living alone
• The Sunshine Coast population is growing rapidly when measured against other regions. It is anticipated

that the Sunshine Coast population will grow by approximately 200,000 individuals to about 518,000 by 2041.

• The Coasts population is ageing with a significant increase in individuals aged 65 years or older. About 1 in

4 persons will be 65 years or older by 2041. (Source: Sunshine Coast Council 2018)

Population Projection Source: Sunshine Coast Council (2019)

Cliff Analogy

Dr Libby Sallnow (UK) ...

• Our population is changing
• Demands being placed on services for earlier and wider access
• Increasing recognition of the importance of social factors

Crisis work – have fallen off the cliff (Hospital Emergency Department)

• Early Intervention work (build a fence at the top of the cliff)
• Prevention work (works to build strong and robust communities, where neighbours care for and

about others in their communities).

• Working with what’s strong rather than what’s wrong
• Build community capacity
• Advocacy – to all levels of government

Importantly, funding is not reaching communities

Together we can make a difference

• Let’s be friends
• Join our Mailing List
• Participate in Monthly Workshops, next Wednesday 3 July 2019
• At Drysdale Funerals Nambour, 33 National Park Road
• 8.30 am to 9.00 am start
• Host/Venue Monthly Workshop
• Dying to Know Day 8 August 2019
• Partnership opportunities
• Seeking temporary home
• Seeking a permanent home – private investors
• Something else?

Drysdale Funerals 33 National Park Road, Nambour MC: Doris Zagdanski 10.00 am Welcome to or Acknowledgement of Country Opening by Marty Hunt – Member for Nicklin Long Morning Tea Young n Young at Heart Limber Up Music and Dancing Hand Massages Live Butterfly Release Listening Circles & Global Spiritual Readings – Blue Chair Connection Group with the Bahai Community 12 noon Picnic Lunch BYO Mobile Coffee Van ‘til 4.00 pm Visit the All-Day Healing Room Live Sound Bath Creating Butterflies with Angie 2.00 pm Guest Speakers and Q & A in the Chapel Hosted by Doris Zagdanski Planning Ahead, Al Upton, Butler McDermott Lawyers Being Present, Sharon Tregoning, Spiritual Palliative Care About Funerals for Mortals, Julie Priddle, Drysdale Funerals Living with Loss and Grief, Doris Zagdanski 2.00 pm Storytelling and Conversations with Dee, Leigh and Kari Dying to Talk Conversations Chatterbox Conversation Starters Information about Death Cafés All Day Booths FREE sessions with guest speakers in the Quiet Zone Expect some surprises! 6.00 pm Poetry Slam in the Chapel “Death it takes all of us” Hosts: Robin Archbold AKA Archie Founder Sunshine Coast Spoken Word, award-winning performance poet, storyteller and writer. Nick Grivas AKA The Wholefood Artisan Narrator Star Blue, poetry slam champion Founder Liquid Lyrics

Dying to Know Day is bringing to life conversations and community actions around death, dying and bereavement. (The GroundSwell Project) The program is taking shape, more to be added! Information Tables Available I: Julie Priddle julie.priddle@drysdalefunerals.com.au Gillian Hall wercomcomsc@gmail.com

Recent Media

Ageing population on the rise News, Page 3 Sunshine Coast Daily, 6 May 2019