YOUR STORY: Toowoomba Hospice is a community-based private healthcare facility which provides free palliative care to the terminally ill.

The facility has been designed to provide patients with a family friendly 'home like' environment during the final phase of their life.

Hospice management and staff uphold the community's respect for the sacredness of human life, and the right for vulnerable people to receive professional care and support when they most need it.

More than 100 volunteers actively play a special role in helping the hospice paid staff to provide quality care, in partnership with the community, for those with a terminal illness.

Volunteers like Wilfred Egert help in many areas including administration, food preparation, gardening, repairs, maintenance, housekeeping, courier duties, promotions and assisting with coordinating fundraising activities.

Anyone interested in becoming an accredited Toowoomba Hospice volunteer, can contact volunteer coordinator Sharene Gosley on volunteering.toowoombahospice@bigpond.com or 4659 8500.

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