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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...

World Social Work Day

World Social Work Day

Today is World Social Work Day. The theme of the event – ‘Buen Vivir: Shared Future for Transformative Change’ – serves as a timely reminder of the transformative role social workers play in driving positive change and fostering communities that thrive on mutual...

Autumn Newsletter

Autumn Newsletter

Karuna’s Autumn newsletter is now available. This edition features Gail, and her family’s experience with Karuna. Sophie, our Community Services Manager, shares insight into her role and Venerable Tsultrim discusses the value of engaging with our spirituality. We are...

Gail’s story

Gail’s story

Gail was diagnosed with emphysema approximately twenty years ago. Although it was a slowly deteriorating disease, over time, the support of Karuna Hospice Services was required to help Gail and her family through her palliative and end of life care.Gail’s condition...

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,...