Volunteer services provides support services to patients, patient support products, support the work of our Peter Mac team, hold special events, run the hospitals Auxiliary Shop and coordinate other fundraising activities.
Peter Mac Office of the Volunteer Services offers:
Patient and Carer Support Programs
- Pain & Palliative care support
- Specialist clinics support
- ACSIC – Australian Cancer Survivorship Information Centre
- Daily Convenience Trolley
- Exercise Program support
- Admissions support
- Apartment & assisted shopping
- Personalised celebrations, birthdays
- Gifts for patients
- Child minding – family meetings & appointments
- Ward visiting
Therapeutic Support Programs
- Massage and reflexology
- Headwear Service
- Wig Library
- Look Good Feel Better
- Pet Therapy Program
Other Programs
- Cancer awareness stalls
- Patient Library
- Other Departments support
- Badge Making organisation wide
- Christmas hampers with Social Work
- Tours of the hospital
Patient support products
- Headwear
- Image bags
- Toiletry bags
- Drainage tube bags
- Catheter bags
- Tena hats
- Sleep wear
- Birthday gifts
- Reading glasses
- Cylinder bags
- Graseby bags
- Breast cushions
- Quilts & rugs
- Hygiene products
- Activity bags for children
- Mother’s Day, Father’s Day & Christmas Day gift to all inpatients and apartment patients
Fundraising programs
- Auxiliary Shop & Raffles
- Peter Mac Merchandise sales
- Ground Floor Stalls
- Book sales
Special Events Programs
- St. Margaret's School Christmas Choir
- Hospital Christmas decorations program
- Christmas Hamper wrapping
- Paediatric Christmas gifts
- Recognition Luncheon for our Valued Volunteers
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Programs
- Induction and ongoing development programs
- Skills/talent/availability database
- Community engagement
- Corporate engagement
For more information about any of the servcies provided by our volunteers please contact us.
Contact
Volunteer services
Phone: (03) 8559 6811
Email: [email protected]
Location
Volunteer Services
Ground Floor, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
305 Grattan Street
Melbourne VIC 3000