Our President, Penny Hackett was interviewed for this editorial piece for the Sydney Morning Herald that was published on Wednesday 10 April 2019. In an ideal world, everyone would experience a ‘good death’ – pain free and without trauma. With scientific and medical advancements curing diseases...
DWD Mid North Coast quarterly meeting When: Tuesday 27 November 2018 - 10 am to 12 noon Ms Annie Quadroy, DWD Mid North Coast Convenor, will provide an update on the latest news. Special topic: Advance Care Directives We will have two speakers: Mr David Horseman, Manager - Health Relations, North Coast...
DWD Central Coast quarterly meeting When: Friday 23 November 2018 - 10 am to 12 noon Ms Bev Symons, Co-ordinator of Dying with Dignity NSW Central Coast Group, will provide an update on the latest news. As this is our final group meeting for the year we will...
DWD Mid North Coast quarterly meeting When: Tuesday 28 August 2018 - 10 am to 12 noon Ms Annie Quadroy, DWD Mid North Coast Convenor, will provide an update on the latest news. Special topic for discussion: Towards achieving Voluntary Assisted Dying in NSW in 2019 Special guest: Penny Hackett,...
DWD Central Coast quarterly meeting When: Friday 17 August 2018 - 10 am to 12 noon Ms Bev Symons, Co-ordinator of Dying with Dignity NSW Central Coast Group, will provide an update on the latest news. Special topic for discussion: Looking back over years of campaigning to achieve...
When: Tuesday 31 July 2018 - 2 pm to 4 pm Topic: Plans for Federal voluntary assisted dying legislation Guest speaker: Senator Richard Di Natale, Leader of the Australian Greens Richard Di Natale, a former general practitioner, was elected to the Australian Senate in the 2010 federal election. He became federal parliamentary...
Local and international media have been fascinated by the story of the 104 year old scientist from Western Australia who travelled to Switzerland to end his life in May 2018. Professor David Goodall was as an academic, researcher and author in a career that spanned 75 years. He was not...
If we thought 2018 was going to be a quiet year then we were mistaken. The issue of voluntary assisted dying is a hot topic across Australia and around the world. There has been a great deal of media and many developments to keep abreast...
Paul Gabrielides was the husband of Annie Gabrielides, who was the ‘face’ of Dying with Dignity NSW’s 2017 campaign for the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill (2017). Annie started the petition on Change.org “Don’t leave me trapped in a dying body - allow me to die peacefully” which received over 115,000 signatures. She lost her battle with Motor...
DWD Central Coast quarterly meeting When: Friday 18 May 2018 - 10 am to 12 noon Ms Bev Symons, Co-ordinator of Dying with Dignity NSW Central Coast Group, will provide an update on the latest news. Guest speaker: Stuart Carter Stuart Carter is an advocate for living in the...