Arts and Yarns | 20 October| Westhaven Aged Care Facility

Name: Arts and Yarns | 20 October| Westhaven Aged Care Facility
Start: 2026-10-20T09:00:00+1000
End: 2026-10-20T11:00:00+1000
Location: Westhaven Aged Care Facility

Tue, 20 Oct, 9am - 11am AEST

Westhaven Aged Care Facility

Roma QLD, Australia

Palliative Care Queensland

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About this event

The 1000 Hearts Project is a global kindness movement that involves making and sharing small handmade “pocket hearts” as symbols of care, compassion, and connection, focused on improving wellbeing through small, meaningful gestures

Who can attend?

It is for everyone - individuals, communities, organisations, and health services.

More specifically, it supports:

People experiencing grief, anxiety, loneliness, or illness
Community groups, workplaces, and aged care homes
Anyone who wants to give or receive kindness

The project is intentionally inclusive and not tied to any culture, religion, or background.

Why attend?

Participating in Palliative Care Queenslands, 1000 Hearts event helps to:

Promote mental wellbeing through kindness and connection
Build compassionate communities and reduce isolation
Provide a simple, practical way to support others
Create a shared, meaningful experience (making and giving hearts)

You will also have an opportunity to speak with the Dying to Know team and discover how they’re helping Australians feel more confident planning for the future, including end-of-life matters, through connection, support, and community conversation.

It also benefits participants personally, as making and sharing hearts has been linked to healing, mindfulness, and a sense of purpose.

Places limited (includes light refreshments): Free for residents, staff of Westhaven Aged Care Facility, their families, and the community.

This event is supported by the Western Queensland Primary Health Network (WQPHN).

Please visit our website https://palliativecareqld.org.au/ for further information.

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Palliative Care Queensland

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Palliative Care Queensland (PCQ) is a leading charity and independent peak body representing palliative care providers, consumers and their families and those with an interest in palliative care in Queensland. PCQ was established in 1988 and is a membership-based organisation, supporting the individuals, families, carers, community members, as well as specialist and generalist health care professionals working with Queenslanders experiencing serious illness, dying, death and grief. Collectively, the PCQ membership body holds tremendous knowledge and wisdom about the challenges the sector faces and the opportunities those challenges can bring. PCQ is a founding member of Palliative Care Australia.

Our belief: The way we care for our dying is a significant indicator of our society’s values

Our mission: Quality care at the end of life for all

Our vision: to hear Queensland community members say:

“I live in a community where everybody recognises that we all have a role to play in supporting each other in times of loss, ageing, dying and grief. We are ready, willing and confident to have conversations about living, ageing, dying and grieving well, and to support each other in emotional and practical ways”.

PCQ is committed to hosting an inclusive event. We want everyone to feel welcome. We encourage people of all genders, gender identities and expressions, nationalities, sexual orientations, ages, cultural backgrounds, and religions (or lack thereof) to attend. We are committed to supporting our participants' accessibility needs. Please contact the team if you have any special needs that we should be aware of for this event.