Staff and committee members met Joanne Smeaton in the office recently over a light lunch. Joanne has kindly donated her time to help with the bookwork for the office. President Vera Caltiabano presented Joanne with a gift voucher and thanked her for her time and…
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Qld Co-ordinator Joy Van Raalte and committee member Lorraine Edgley undertook a ‘meet and greet’ trip to visit members in the Darling Downs region in March 2011. Ipswich was the first town where they met with Jan Grieve and Joan Wellen. Both Joy and Lorraine felt that their meeting with the Ipswich group went very well and they were very enthusiastic about what was going on at TCF and very happy that the time was taken to visit…
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Vera Caltiabano, President, TCF Qld and Marion, TCF member, first travelled to Nambour where they met Cassandra Dunphy and Helen Thomas from the Nambour TCF group. Fruitful discussions were held with suggestions on how they would like to be supported by the office in Brisbane. In Gympie they met with Marie Clare DeVere and Deidre Myers. Both ladies had very good ideas and suggestions for Vera and Marion to follow up on, with regards to…
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The Compassionate Friends has a variety of resources available to bereaved parents. These include brochures, pamphlets, meeting centres around the state and a bi-monthly newsletter. We also have on-line videos and links to other sites.
The Compassionate Friends is open to all bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. It is also open to professionals or to anyone else who would like to offer their support. Phone (07)3540 9949.
TCF always needs volunteers. We need people to give their time to man stalls, assist with events or who are willing to join the board. Your skills will definitely be needed.
The national support line number is 1300 064 068 (24 hours). The Queensland office administration number is 07 3540 9949.
