Sunshine Coast Community Hospice Mission

Co-Founders

Sue Story  Terry Clark-Burrows

The Sunshine Coast Community Hospice (SCCH) was founded by two palliative care nurses, Terry Clarke-Burrows and Sue Story, who through their work in the community, identified the evident 'gap' in services when terminally ill people and their families were no longer able to cope at home.They became aware of the need to help the many alone and suffering dying people in need of a compassionate, caring home-like place to die as they near the end of their lives.

The SCCH operates independently. developing and implementing a new model of community based Hospice care. This innovative and cost effective model will provide care to people who can no longer stay at home and do not need hospitalisation.

Currently we are working towards the establishment of Community Hospice Guest Houses, each accommodating 2-3 terminally ill people in a homelike environment.

The first of these cottages, Katie Rose Cottage has now opened it's doors to Sunshine Coast communities.

Our new Community Hospice Guest House

Katie Rose Cottage
855 Eumundi-Noosa Road,
Doonan, Queensland
Tel: 07 5471 1793

Sunshine Coast Community Hospice Office & Charity OP Shop

46 Aerodrome Road,
Maroochydore Q 4558
Tel: 07 5479 0881
E:admin@sunshinehospice.org.au

Postal Address:
PO Box 5603
Maroochydore BC Q 4558

Hospice Charity Boutiques:

Katie Rose Boutique
17 Obi Obi Road
Mapleton Queensland 4560
Tel: 07  5478 6155
Hours:  Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30 Sat 9:30-12:30


Hospice Charity Boutique
The Atrium, 91 Poinciana Way,
Tewantin, Queensland 4565
Tel: 07 5440 5919
Hours:   Mon-Fri 9am-4:30pm, Sat 9am-12 noon

Terry and Sue know that their vision of providing a home-like place for terminally ill people to die in dignity is becoming a reality. The support of our volunteers and the wider community has contributed greatly to this project and we sincerely thank all of these people for their generous contributions and caring hearts.

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Help Wanted

The Sunshine Coast Community Hospice are now interviewing for Charity Shop volunteers.

If you can commit between 2 and 4 hours per week to work in one of our shops at any of the following locations:

Hospice OP Shop, 46 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore

The Atrium, 91 Poinciana Street, Tewantin

Katie Rose Boutique, 17 Obi Obi Road, Mapleton

Please contact  our office on 07 5479 0881. Men and women of all ages welcome to apply.

Hospice – The word hospice comes from the Latin hospitium, which originally meant the warm feeling between host and guest and later the place where this feeling was experienced – a guest house.