Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation welcomed locally
On Tuesday, November 28, NSW will become the final state in Australia to implement a Voluntary Assisted Dying Law. Dying with Dignity (DWD) NSW Director and Central Coast resident Dr…
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Local voluntary assisted dying advocate calls for ‘speed up’ of Bill debate
Peninsula resident and chair of the Dying with Dignity (DWD) NSW Central Coast branch, Dr Stephanie Short, has called for efficiency in passing the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill (VAD), amid…
Vale Joy Shannon
One of the Central Coast’s strongest advocates for legalising voluntary assisted dying has died. Joy Shannon, former secretary of the Central Coast Group of Dying with Dignity, died at her…
Local MPs co-sponsor Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
Dying with Dignity NSW has welcomed the introduction of the NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill into NSW Parliament on October 14. The Entrance MP, David Mehan, and Gosford MP,…
Local voluntary assisted dying advocate asks for community support
Peninsula resident and Chair of the Central Coast Group of Dying With Dignity NSW, Stephanie Short, believes NSW is at risk of being left behind as every other state now…
NSW last state to introduce dying with dignity law
Dying with Dignity NSW has welcomed the public release of the Consultation Draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill which is expected soon to be introduced into NSW Parliament by Alex Greenwich…
Dying with Dignity call for MPs to pass Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill
Anne Jones of Somersby is suffering from a terminal illness and has thrown her support behind Dying for Dignity NSW in urging State MPs to pass a Voluntary Assisted Dying…
Supporters gather for Voluntary Assisted Dying law reform
Supporters of voluntary assisted dying (VAD) law reform came together at Central Coast Leagues Club on May 21 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Central Coast group of Dying…
Petition to push for voluntary assisted dying laws in NSW
A Dying with Dignity stall will be set up at Woy Woy’s Deepwater Plaza on Wednesday, March 31 in a bid to collect signatures for a petition to push for…
Dying with Dignity campaign in its 25th year
The Central Coast branch of The Voluntary Euthanasia Society was founded in 1996 with the aim of promoting Voluntary Assisted Dying laws for terminally ill people. Twenty-five years and a…
Doula was guest speaker at Dying with Dignity meeting
The Central Coast branch of Dying with Dignity NSW, welcomed Australian Doula College’s Anna Pelle as their first guest speaker for 2020. Pelle spoke to branch members and guests in…
Woy Woy is good hospice location, says campaigner
Woy Woy should be considered as a location of a regional palliative care hospice on the Central Coast, according to a palliative care campaigner. Campaigner Ms Oana McBride said Woy…
Richard di Natale to speak on voluntary assisted dying legislation
Dying with Dignity, Central Coast, will hold an extraordinary meeting on July 31. The meeting will feature special guest speaker, Australian Greens Leader and Senator, Mr Richard di Natale. Sen…
Dying with Dignity seminar to be held
Dying with Dignity Central Coast (DWDCC) will host a seminar on the Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Bill, with special guest speaker, NSW Greens MLC, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, from 10am to…