Some Trustworthy Information that is useful for any one navigating their death journey.
“Whether you’re preparing, grieving, or supporting someone else, this resource hub offers practical tools, emotional support, spiritual insight, and trustworthy information to help navigate death and dying with greater understanding and care.”
Death Cafés
Death Cafés are informal, nonprofit gatherings where people come together - often over tea and cake - to talk openly about death, dying, and what comes with it. There’s no agenda or goal beyond encouraging conversation, sharing experiences, and helping people become more comfortable with death and the end of life process. Through these gatherings, many find relief, connection, clarity, and even a renewed appreciation for life.
Go to Death Café Australia to find a Death Café near you.
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JDOULAZ
Jancine Hurst and Janelle Champion
1300 536 852
Undertaking Grace Funerals and Deathcare
Claire Hoffman
0406 103 699
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Death Doula Service
Kylie Hutchinson
0413 500 022
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Nicole Grundy (yet to respond with approval)
Barbara Ferguson (yet to respond with approval)
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You n’ Taboo
Rebecca Lyons
0417 307 658
EOL Bucket List
Tracey Rusden
0428 504 477
End of Life Doula Networks:
End-of-life doulas are non-clinical companions and guides who support people practically, emotionally, spiritually, and psychosocially in the final stage of life. Networks of doulas provide community, training, connection, and resources, helping people access compassionate, personalised care at all stages of illness, ageing and end of life. These networks often offer workshops, bereavement support and serve as bridges linking families, healthcare, spiritual care and ritual.
Please reach out to Deadicate through our contact page for recommendations in other states and territories.
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An independent directory specifically for finding end of life doulas within Australia.
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Accessing VAD in Victoria requires careful steps and legal compliance.
End of Life Doula Training:
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Dying With Dignity Victoria is a charity that supports people in Victoria with untreatable or terminal illnesses who are considering Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). It provides reliable information, resources, stories, FAQs, and encourages people to complete Advance Care Directives and appoint a Medical Treatment Decision Maker.
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The VAD care navigator service in Victoria offers support by nurses and allied health professionals for people seeking information or access to Voluntary Assisted Dying. They help explain what VAD involves, assist in finding doctors for eligibility assessment, support families and carers, and help connect with healthcare services. They also provide education to health practitioners.
www.health.vic.gov.au/voluntary-assisted-dying/statewide-care-navigator-service
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This is the official overview by the Victorian Government on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). It outlines who is eligible, how the law works, what safeguards are in place, the role of medical practitioners, patient rights (including the right to change their mind), and the role of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board in overseeing compliance.