JP signing station at hospice hub

FREE weekly justice of the peace services are available at Ballarat Hospice Care’s Palliative Care Hub in Alfredton.

JP Jenny Dare will be on site from 12pm to 1pm each Tuesday and community members can simply drop in for assistance.

“Anything that needs to be witnessed, or documents that need to be certified, can be certified by a JP,” she said.

“There’s a whole heap of documents out there where people need to see someone to get their signature endorsed, or identification confirmed, and that’s where I can help.”

Ms Dare is also a community engagement and admin volunteer with the hospice, and said she thought the hub would be an ideal place for a signing station.

“Our patients, their carers, and the general community can benefit,” she said.

The signing station can be particularly appropriate for hospice patients who might be seeking additional support from government services, or organising their power of attorney, and need documents certified.

Ballarat Hospice Care’s community engagement manager Michelle MacGillivray said the organisation also has more than 65 volunteers that need papers signed and certified from time-to-time.

“They can use it too, alongside our own staff,” she said. “We’re also in the western part of Ballarat and there’s nothing like this out here, so for Lucas and Alfredton, this is going to be convenient.

“The vision for the Palliative Care Hub was always for it to be a community hub, for people to know about us, and use the space.

“We welcome anyone to use the space, there’s parking right out the front, and it’s easily accessible. They might ask questions about palliative care while they’re here, and we’ve got information ready for them.”

The Palliative Care Hub is located at 1836 Sturt Steet, Alfredton.