🌟Gathering of Kindness Week | 10–16 November 2025
Kindness lives here—and this November, we’re celebrating it together.
The NSW Health Gathering of Kindness (10–16 November) is a heartfelt invitation to pause, reconnect, and reflect on the power of kindness in our workplaces and communities. Whether it’s a warm smile, a listening ear, or a moment of compassion, kindness shapes the experience of our staff, patients, families, carers, and community members across NSW. This year’s theme, “One care, many voices – because kindness lives here,” encourages us to notice where kindness shows up—in bedside conversations, in everyday teamwork, in courageous leadership, and in quiet moments of care.
🎨 Colour Kindness: A Wellbeing Colouring Competition
Starts 3 November | Mater & Tamworth Hospital Libraries
In celebration of Gathering of Kindness Week, HNE Health Libraries invite you to take part in a relaxing and creative adult colouring competition. The theme? Kindness.
This event also marks the launch of our new wellbeing spaces at Mater and Tamworth Hospital Libraries—designed to support calm, creativity, and connection.
📍 Locations:
District wide - via HNE Health Libraries website
Mater Hospital Library
Tamworth Hospital Library
🏆 Prizes:
🥇 1st Prize: A wellbeing book + $25 coffee voucher
🥈 2nd Prize: $15 coffee voucher
🥉 3rd Prize: $10 coffee voucher
💡 Why It Matters
The Colour Kindness competition is more than just colouring—it’s a celebration of wellbeing and connection. Here’s what we aim to achieve:
Promote Kindness & Connection
Support Mental Wellbeing
Celebrate New Wellbeing Spaces
Foster Creativity & Joy
Build Community Spirit
📣 Get Involved!
Ready to colour your kindness?
✅ Pick up your colouring sheet from Mater or Tamworth Hospital Libraries starting 3 November
✅ Submit your completed artwork by 13 November to be in the running for prizes
✅ Visit the new wellbeing spaces and take a moment for yourself
✅ Celebrate with us during Gathering of Kindness Week and the Allied Health Awards
Let’s make kindness visible—through colour, creativity, and connection.
DOWNLOAD to get colouring:
Waves
Read Dream Share
Choose Kindness
Be Kind to Your Mind
Library