Useful Links

Victoria

• Cancer Council Victoria - provides information and support related to all types of cancer.
• Carers Victoria - represents and advocates on behalf of carers and provides services to support them in their caring role.
• Motor Neurone Disease Association of Victoria - provides a range of services to support people with MND, their carers, family, friends and health professionals.
• Palliative Care Victoria - provides information, support and advocacy for people with life-limiting illness, their family and carers and health professionals.
• Victorian Government Department of Health – Palliative Care Program - this state government website provides an overview of palliative care services and policy for Victoria, including information on individual services and education and training options.

National

• Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement - provides grief and bereavement education and support.
• Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing – Palliative Care - this federal government website includes information on the The National Palliative Care Strategy 2010 – Supporting Australians to Live Well at the End of Life.
• Cancer Council Australia - comprehensive site with information on individual cancers, prevention and treatment, targeted to patients and families, as well as health practitioners.
• CareSearch - comprehensive resource on palliative care services, research, and grief and bereavement for both consumers and health practitioners.
• Palliative Care Australia - the national peak body for palliative care aims to improve access to, and promote the need for, palliative care. This site has information on services and support targeted to consumers, carers and health practitioners.
• Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group - this site showcases the group’s work on developing high quality cancer research in primary care.
• Very Special Kids - this organisation cares for children with life-threatening conditions by providing a children’s hospice and professional family support services.