Our founder

Zuricka Hasker

The Tide & Times initiative is led by Zuricka Hasker, a death walker and end-of-life practitioner with more than 15 years of experience as a dementia doula, reiki master and energy healer.

Zuricka holds a Bachelor of Psychology from the University of Melbourne with a criminology major. She is co-founder of Dedicate House Victoria and Jacaranda House Queensland, providing compassionate end-of-life care, including voluntary assisted dying support. Her professional training includes certification from The Doula Givers in New York and the Australian Doula College, with her formal practice commencing in 2017.

Zuricka’s multicultural Sri Lankan heritage, encompassing Muslim, Buddhist, Hindu and Catholic traditions, directly informs the café’s inclusive approach. Her lived experience with death, loss and dementia across multiple cultural and spiritual traditions underpins the program’s deeply person-centred and culturally sensitive model.