Helena Goldie Project

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UnitingCare Health Helena Goldie Project

The Helena Goldie Project is a UnitingCare Health initiative,
along with partner UnitingWorld, to assist their sister hospital
in the Solomon Islands. The Helena Goldie Project is in line with UnitingWorld and UnitingCare Health’s values of compassion, respect, justice, working together and leading through learning.

UnitingCare Health assists the Helena Goldie Hospital in the Munda province by teaching at the Helena Goldie College of Nursing and sourcing
much needed equipment. This support leads to more registered nurses thereby building the healthcare system to the benefit of all Solomon Islanders.

85% of the Solomon Islands communities live in poverty on remote islands. For many the closest medical facility is an outpost, staffed by an Assistant in Nursing, which is more then a two hour canoe ride away.

UnitingCare Health hospital’s (St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, The Wesley Hospital, The Sunshine
Coast Private Hospital and St Stephen’s Hospital) are now in the third year of supporting the project.

In 2012 the following UnitingCare Health staff will make two trips to the Solomon Islands
(April, September) to teach at the Helena Goldie College of Nursing:

• Wendy Zernike (Director of Clinical Education at The Wesley Hospital and Program Manager of the Helena Goldie Project)
• Rev Murray Fysh (Manager of Pastoral Care Department at The Wesley Hospital)
• Gill Gray (Hospital Coordinator at The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital)
• Jo Hardcastle (Midwife and Neonatal Nurse at The Wesley Hospital)

UnitingCare Health is fundraising to help pay for the tuition,

accommodation and meals for a student at the Helena Goldie

College of Nursing which is approximately $3,000 per student

per year.

If you would like to assist the Helena Goldie Project by helping to sponsor a nurse, please click here to visit the UnitingWorld website to make a donation or call them on 1800 000 331(8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday) or +61 8267 4267 if you are calling from overseas.

For more information about the Project, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 07 3232 7572 (8:30am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday).

Photos courtesy of Russell Shakespeare - QWeekend Magazine

The Wesley Palliative Care Service

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The Wesley Palliative Care Service is a multidisciplinary, holistic and inclusive service which values the human spirit in overcoming the burden of advanced incurable disease. The Service provides much needed assistance to patients and their families who require such specialised care.

For more information download our Palliative Care Brochure or to make a donation download our Palliative Care Donation Form.

The Wesley Art Program

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The Wesley Hospital boosts the second largest private art collection in Queensland. The art works are displayed throughout the corridors, wards and private rooms of the hospital for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff. The works making up the collection have been donated to the hospital by  artists and hospital supporters. In addition other works are loaned by artists, private galleries, public institutions and schools.

The Wesley Hospital maintains an active art program and firmly believes that art expresses the richness and diversity of human life, and the joy of the creative spirit within each of us and as such is an important part of a balanced community and a healthy life. The Wesley's Art Curator, Maureen Hansen, manages The Wesley Art Collection and the activities of The Wesley Art Program, which include artists' commissions and promotional events.

For further information on the Wesley Art Program, please contact Maureen Hansen on 3232 7483, mobile 0407 649 839 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

How to make a bequest in your will

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A bequest in your Will, can leave a tangible legacy for future generations which will enable The Wesley Hospital to continue to meet the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of our patients.

Although many of us don't like to think about it, we should all have a Will. In the absence of one, your affairs will be handled by a court-appointed administrator, who will have no idea how you wanted your estate to be handled.

Click here for more information on The Wesley Bequest Society.

Making your Will

Having a Will drawn up is a relatively simple procedure and should include the following steps:

1. First, seek expert advice - the safest way to make a will is to use a solicitor
2. List your assets
3. Decide who you wish to benefit from your estate
4. Make sure you are satisfied that the Will reflects your wishes
5. Keep your Will in a safe place
6. Review your Will regularly.

To support The Wesley Hospital in your Will

If you wish to support The Wesley Hospital's work in the community by remembering it in your Will, may we make the following suggestion:

The following generalised wording should be used:

'to THE UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA PROPERTY TRUST (Q) for the general purposes of THE WESLEY HOSPITAL, Auchenflower with the Queensland Synod of The Uniting Church in Australia, the receipt of the Secretary for the time being of the said Synod to be a sufficient discharge to my Trustees'.

With thousands of people each year using the services of the Wesley, your bequest will go to help many people in many different ways.

For more information on how you can support the work of The Wesley Hospital, please contact Jo Ahern, Director of Fundraising on (07) 3232 7166 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .