Cittamani Hospice Service

21/10/2026

Our Spring 2026 newsletter is here! 🌱

Catch up on the latest from Cittamani, including highlights from our Spirituality Conference and a snapshot of the care and support our team has provided across the community over the past six months.

Read the full newsletter via the link in our bio.

14/10/2026

When you or someone you love is living with a life-limiting illness, knowing what support is available can make a real difference.

Since 1995, Cittamani Hospice Service has provided free specialist palliative care at home across the Sunshine Coast, supporting people to manage symptoms, maintain comfort and quality of life, while also caring for their families and carers.

Our service includes specialist nursing, emotional and spiritual care, family and carer support, and the loan of home care equipment. We work with people and their families to provide support that respects each person's needs, wishes and circumstances.

We're excited to share these stories with you. Through the voices of past clients and carers, you'll gain a glimpse into the care we provide, the people behind our service and the values that guide us: compassion, understanding, connection and respect for each person's experience.

Some of the people featured have since passed away. We honour and cherish their memories and feel privileged to share their stories with our community. Every person and family we support becomes part of our community, and the connections formed through our work remain important to us.

Whether you're looking for support now, planning ahead or wanting to understand what's available for someone you care about, we hope these stories help you learn more about Cittamani and how to access our service.

01/10/2026

Each year, Cittamani gathers with families and carers to remember and honour the clients whose lives we have had the privilege of being part of over the past 12 months.

Our annual Memorial Service is a special part of our year - an opportunity to remember, honour and reflect on the lives of those who have been part of our community.

This year, we were joined by Venerable Lhagsam and Reverend Dr Lucy Morris, who shared reflections on loss and remembrance, alongside poems read by our social workers Meg and Judith. We also took time for a flower offering, placing a flower in memory of each person being remembered.

Caring for someone is about more than the time we spend with them. We come to know something of their lives, their families and the people who matter to them, and when our time supporting them comes to an end, they remain part of our community.

It was a privilege to share this afternoon of remembrance with the families and carers who joined us. Thank you for allowing us to remember your loved ones with you.

For those who couldn’t make it, your loved ones weren’t forgotten.

24/09/2026

Join us for a morning of community, adventure and purpose at the Charity Breakfast! Hear from polar explorer Dr Adrian McCallum as he shares his incredible story of resilience, determination and pushing beyond what seems possible. Cittamani is proud to be one of the beneficiaries of this event, alongside Wishlist. Come along, enjoy breakfast and support local organisations making a difference in our community.

Friday 23 October, 7–9am at Headland Golf Club, Buderim.
Use the QR code to book!

28/08/2026

We warmly invite you to join us for our annual Memorial Service. A gentle afternoon to create a space to remember those we have lost, acknowledge the love that remains, and share in the quiet comfort of being together.

Friday 25 September 2026
1.00pm
Eudlo Hall, 19 Rosebed St, Eudlo
Afternoon tea to follow

You’re welcome to bring a small photograph of someone special to you to place on the altar during the service. Flowers will be provided as an offering in remembrance of loved ones.

To register please contact the office with details provided by Friday 18 September and we will register you 🤍

09/08/2026

What a truly special day 🤍

Our 2026 Spirituality Conference, held on 31st July, brought together healthcare professionals, carers, community members and spiritual practitioners. The event focused on the theme of Sustaining Hope and Staying Connected, exploring the role of spirituality, hope and connection in palliative care spaces. Diverse perspectives and thoughtful insights were shared.

Since the conference, we've been humbled by the generous feedback we've received. Knowing that the day fostered not only learning, but a sense of connection and belonging, has reinforced why creating spaces like these is essential for a healthy community.

To everyone who joined us, spoke, supported and shared in the day… Thank You. It is a privilege to serve our community by creating spaces where people can come together to learn from each other, lean on each other and walk away with new connections 🙌 We couldn't have hoped for a more meaningful outcome!



Thank you to…
for a special and meaningful Welcome to Country
for not only sharing your wisdom, but treating us all to your beautiful voice and guitar playing
for creating such beautiful floral centrepieces for our tables, which attendees were able to take with them at the end of the day

10/07/2026

This NAIDOC Week, we honour and celebrate the cultures, strength and leadership of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

This year's theme, 50 Years of Deadly, marks a significant milestone; celebrating five decades of truth telling, culture, community and resilience. It honours the Elders, organisers, artists and communities who have shaped the NAIDOC movement, while looking with hope to the next 50 years.

As we reflect this week, we recognise the importance of listening, learning and walking together with respect.

14/06/2026

Every family deserves to feel supported, held, and cared for during life’s most tender moments.

At Cittamani Hospice Service, your generosity helps provide free in-home hospice care and bereavement support to people in our community, walking beside them with compassion, dignity, and warmth.

Your support truly makes these precious moments possible. 🤍

Click the link in our bio or visit our website www.cittamanihospice.com.au to donate now!

04/06/2026

SAVE YOUR SEAT | $150 | 100 tickets available

At Cittamani Hospice Service, we believe spirituality is at the heart of care 💛

Our 2026 Spirituality Conference, Sustaining Hope - Staying Connected, invites us to reflect on the importance of meaning, connection, compassion, and hope in hospice, palliative care, and everyday life.

Through keynote presentations and shared conversation, we will explore how spirituality and human connection can support both those receiving care and those walking alongside them; welcoming people of all beliefs and backgrounds.

📍 Novotel Sunshine Coast
📅 Friday 31 July 2026
⏰ 8:30am – 3:30pm

After many years, we warmly welcome the return of this special community gathering.

Tickets are now available via our website. Head to the link in our bio to learn more and purchase your ticket.

  At Cittamani Hospice Service, we believe spirituality is not separate from care; it is at the heart of it. In hospice and palliative care, alongside medical and practical support, there is also a deep human need for meaning, connection, hope, belonging, and compassionate presence. These spiritual...

03/06/2026

During National Reconciliation Week, members of the Cittamani team attended The Dreaming Collective's Reconciliation Breakfast during National Reconciliation Week.
It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with the community, hear inspiring stories, and reflect on this year's theme, All In.

Thank you to The Dreaming Collective for hosting such a meaningful event.