CCANSW Weekly News Letter - 15/11/2020

As we look back on what has probably been a difficult year for most, the Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSW (CCANSW)  can nevertheless report that it has been able to continue to coordinate and deliver its training programme and that it has scheduled a conference & trade exhibition for May 2021. It has also delivered its commentary in relation IPART's – Review of Interment Costs and Pricing in NSW Cemeteries and  Review of Competition Costs and Pricing in the Funeral Industry. The Association's membership continues to grow and, as always, the CCANSW is extremely grateful for the generous support  provided by it's sponsors.

Arrow Bronze's tribute to Remembrance Day-

By merging digital technology and the traditional bronze plaque we have created a detailed, thoughtful, intuitive platform and product in which to honour a life and share a life story.

OpusXenta seeks a professional person with school-aged children who wants to work part-time in a role where they can use their high-level communication and organisation skills whilst being the primary carer for their family - or anyone who is looking for this type of role. The working hours are flexible. The quality of the person is our prime aim. 

Since the pandemic began many of the CCANSW  sponsors, supporters and connections have co-ordinated webinars to help keep you informed and up to date with industry initiatives, trends and progress. The webinars have also kept us connected. However, often we receive notifications too late to make the CCANSW weekly news letter, so we've created a special mailing list for those of you who'd like to be informed ASAP when a webinar is scheduled in the CCANSW event calendar.

Australian consumer advocate & magazine "Choice"  has handed out its annual "Shonky" awards, which  name and shame brands Choice says have failed to give Australian consumers a fair deal. Choice has singled out Invocare and Harvey Norman for special mention.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission  (ASIC) is suing the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund, which ASIC alleges has for decades sold funeral insurance almost exclusively to Indigenous people.

The time and resource demands upon the modern Death Care sector are more significant than at any time in history. Join us for a conversation with Annie De Jong, CEO of Ballarat General Cemetery Trust, as we discuss (30 minutes of conversation + 15 minutes for Q&A) how she approaches management of three particularly demanding requirements within the industry: