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Karuna CEO update

Karuna CEO update

After six years as CEO and nine years as a Director on the Board, Mrs Tracey Porst has made the decision to step down from her roles at Karuna. Under Tracey’s valued leadership, Karuna has grown, evolved and broadened our service offerings to the community. She led...

Honouring my Pa

Honouring my Pa

21 year old Angus lost his Pa (grandfather) Serge, a couple of years ago after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis, followed by a stroke. Angus’ family were introduced to the Karuna team in January 2022, who provided specialist palliative and end of life care, so Serge...

2024 QLD Philanthropy Week

2024 QLD Philanthropy Week

This week we’re excited to celebrate Queensland Philanthropy Week! Philanthropy has played a significant role in Karuna’s history. From fundraising events to regular giving, to Gifts in Will and much more, philanthropic efforts over the years have enabled Karuna to...

EVENT: Acting with Patience

EVENT: Acting with Patience

The world seems to be filled with outrage, impatience, intolerance, and division.💔 But do these really help us to find peace of mind and satisfactory outcomes? Join Karuna’s Spiritual Care Practitioner Venerable Tsultrim for a morning of discussion and...

Leaving a lasting legacy

Leaving a lasting legacy

Did you know gifts pledged in wills, account for 25% of all charity revenue? For Karuna, the gifts we receive in wills help us to provide specialised, home-based palliative care to patients and families through our clinical and spiritual care, service navigation, as...

Palliative Care Week 2024

Palliative Care Week 2024

This week we proudly celebrate National Palliative Care Week. When Karuna was founded in 1992 by Venerable Pende Hawter, he had a vision to offer the local community a specialist palliative care service based on Buddhist principles.Over the years Karuna has evolved...

Saka Dawa

Saka Dawa

Today (9 May) is the start of Saka Dawa, the most important month in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar. Concluding on 6 June, this is known as the month of merits, where all actions of body, speech and mind are multiplied hundreds of thousands of times. 🫶...

Spiritual wellbeing

Spiritual wellbeing

Spiritual wellbeing has been a pillar of Karuna’s care since its conception in 1992. Venerable Pende Hawter’s vision was to provide community palliative care at home at no cost, to help alleviate the fear and suffering that comes with dying. When spiritual care is...

Quilting Queens are back!

Quilting Queens are back!

The Quilting Queens Handmade are back this Saturday for their 2024 Mother’s Day Stall! They have a range of beautiful items which they hand crafted including quilts, table décor, bags of all sizes, hand towels and much more. Every dollar spent on the Quilting Queen’s...

A visit to Chenrezig

A visit to Chenrezig

On Saturday, a group of Karuna staff and their families visited Chenrezig Institute in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. Chenrezig is one of the oldest Tibetan Buddhist Centres in the west and the first in Australia. Since its foundation in 1974, it has grown into a...