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GriefLine launches Volunteer Alumni Program
June 11, 2019

We are delighted to announce the launch of the GriefLine Volunteer Alumni Program (GVAP). Throughout our history, GriefLine’s volunteers and their contribution have been the lifeblood of the organisation. The aim of the GVAP is to create a formal approach to the way in which we show our appreciation of [...]

Chris Shaw and Dennis Tarrant from Murrumbeena Community Bank Branch presenting Kaya Latage with a $50,000 donation to GriefLine
Murrumbeena Community Bank® Branch Bendigo Bank contributes $50,000 to support GriefLine’s National Helpline and Children’s Counselling program

A generous donation from the Murrumbeena Community Bank® will be used to support the operation of our National Helpline and to continue the very important work GriefLine does to support children experiencing grief and loss. As Australia’s only dedicated helpline service that provides counseling for people living with grief or [...]

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Introducing our new CEO Kaya Latage
May 21, 2019

We are excited to announce Kaya Latage as GriefLine’s new Chief Executive Officer. Kaya takes over from founding CEO Catherine Cini who made a significant contribution to GriefLine over more than two decades. Kaya joins GriefLine with more than 20 years experience working across a broad range of health, welfare, [...]

Catherine Cini to step down as CEO
April 8, 2019

National grief and loss counselling service Griefline announced today that Catherine Cini will be stepping down from her role as Chief Executive Officer. Griefline praised Catherine for her extraordinary contribution to Griefline over 30 years stating, “Catherine has made an outstanding contribution to the development of Griefline from a hospital [...]

MEMORIES & PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACTS
May 24, 2017

GriefLine Education Seminar Thursday 1 June from 7:00pm to 8:40pm   Memories can play an important part in coping during difficult times according to Sister Patricia Williams, State Coordinator of GoodGrief.   “It’s easy to get bogged down by sad memories and feel miserable, while it is a help to [...]

Federal Budget Offers Little for Volunteering
May 16, 2017

Federal Budget Offers Little for Volunteering – 11 MAY 2017 Volunteering has been sidelined this week in the Federal Budget, according to Catherine Cini, CEO of GriefLine. “While GriefLine recognises that $10 million has been allocated towards volunteer grants for 2017 – 2018, this funding does not acknowledge the backroom [...]

Christmas and loneliness – GriefLine offers a friendly voice
December 1, 2015

DECEMBER 2015 Christmas is one of the loneliest times of the year if there is no family or friends around to share the celebrations and family gatherings, according to Kathy Wells, Manager of GriefLine. She and other volunteers work throughout the festive season, making sure that there is a voice [...]

From Afghanistan to Nauru to Australia
October 17, 2015

It’s not easy for refugees adjusting to a new life in Australia according to Mohammad Ali Baqiri who fled Afghanistan as a ten year old unaccompanied minor in 2001. After spending nearly three years in the Nauru Detention Centre, Mohammad came to Australia where a new set of challenges awaited. [...]

How art therapy can help migrants settle in Australia
October 17, 2015

Irene Renzenbrink has seen first hand the benefit of art therapy to help migrants overcome their grief at moving to a new country. As a child and through her parents’ eyes, she knows what it is like to migrate to Australia. Click here to read more. [...]

Migrants’ experience of moving to Australia includes loss & grief
October 17, 2015

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2015 GriefLine’s Migrant Forum Seminar: Migration – Then & Now Many migrants suffer from loss and grief when they migrate to Australia according to GriefLine’s CEO Catherine Cini. “These are two emotions that we don’t associate with some kinds of migration, but many people do feel overwhelmed [...]

World Suicide Prevention Day 2015
September 10, 2015

THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER Griefline is calling out on World Suicide Prevention Day to urge people who have been touched by suicide to know that there is somebody they can talk to. Catherine Cini, CEO, GriefLine said: “Suicide has a devastating impact on society and World Suicide Prevention Day can serve [...]