From the Sydney Mornning Herald: Australian funeral directors have demanded an exemption from the government's proposed ban on $10,000 cash payments, claiming the policy could hit grieving people "at the…
Environmental campaigners in the UK say more needs to be done to cut fumes from cremations which can produce as much harmful pollution as a car driving twice the length…
Calling all CCANSW Members…….do you have someone who goes the extra mile? Nominate them now for industry excellence, improvement, dedication or knowledge sharing under the Rising Star Award.
Nominations Nominations are now open for the Cemeteries and Crematoria Association of NSW (CCANSW) 2020 Award of Excellence. Encouraging Excellence The CCANSW Award of Excellence was created by the CCANSW…
For Judaism, life is the supreme value, the great privilege, the precious opportunity, according to Rabbi Raymond Apple writing for the J-News, Digital Jewish news daily for Australia and New…
At least 100 Penguin residents and friends will be raising their glasses to the dead in early February, according to The Advocate newsite. They will be feasting and drinking and…
Waterfall General Cemetery – also known as Garrawarra (or Garrawanna) Cemetery – is located north west of Helensburgh, in the northern-most part of the Wollongong local government area. This cemetery…
According to the Western Weekender news site, just a few months after the initial development application (DA) for a $24 million memorial park was snuffed out by the Greater Sydney…
Adelaide's Indaily has revealed a messy standoff over Planning Minister Stephan Knoll’s attempt to sack the former Adelaide Cemeteries Authority chair prompted an accusation in parliament that the State Government…
The Cemeteries and Crematoria Association of NSW is pleased to announce two more sessions of its popular Cemetery Safety Course for operational and administrative staff. The session are scheduled to…
The BBC has an informative article on the topic of unsafe headstones in cemeteries, specifically as managed by councils in Wales. Carys Betteley writing for BBC News says while some…
Technology companies have long bemoaned the fact that the market is dominated by old-fashioned funeral directors who can mark prices up by between 300 and 600 percent. That's why big…
The Ebenezer Church is a heritage-listed Uniting (formerly Presbyterian) church and cemetery and former schoolhouse located at 95 Coromandel Road, Ebenezer, City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. It was…
The Manning River Times reports that the Midcoast Council will prepare a draft policy to risk assess unsafe monuments and their control. The council's response follows on from previous efforts…
The Hills Shire Council has approved a $3.78 million upgrade at Castle Hill Cemetery during an Ordinary Meeting of Council on Tuesday, 10 December 2019. Works will commence in the…
In a world that mostly recognises the causes of pollution and the risks that it poses it is intruiging that in many parts of India traditional wood pyres continue to…
Welcome to 2020 from the CCANSW, although it may be a tough and perhaps tragic start for many in Australia. Especially those in NSW and Victoria. On the upside, where…
Karrakatta Cemetery is a metropolitan cemetery in the suburb of Karrakatta in Perth, Western Australia. Karrakatta Cemetery first opened for burials in 1899, the first being that of wheelwright Robert…
The Casketeers is a New Zealand reality television series that was first broadcast 13 Jan 2018 on TVNZ 1. The series follows a New Zealand couple, Francis and Kaiora Tipene,…
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