01 Apr 2020 | Blog, Funerals, Grief |
Turn on the TV. Tune into the radio. Scroll through the news on your smartphone or tablet. All day and all night, the news is focused on one thing. Coronavirus. It’s here and it’s spreading. Every day, across the world, new measures are being put in place in an effort... 
31 Aug 2017 | Blog, Funerals |
Unsure about what flowers to send to a funeral? If so, you’re not alone. There are so many choices, particularly these days as there are far more varieties on offer and flowers that were once only seasonally available are now on hand all year round. Before you tell... 
05 Jul 2017 | Blog, Funerals |
Most of us have heard about one study or another that claims public speaking is our number one fear. Comedian Jerry Seinfeld even made a joke about it in one of his stand-up routines noting that: “According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking.... 
31 May 2017 | Blog, Funerals, Planning ahead |
By Dale Maroney – CEO at Walter Carter Funerals and Vice President of the NSW/ACT Division of the Australia Funeral Directors Association Funeral directors are in the news. Recent reports tout the industry’s costs as “shrouded in secrecy” and label our... 
07 Feb 2017 | Blog, Funerals |
Movies have the ability to yank our emotions every which way, and never is that more so than with a great funeral scene. In real life, funerals are not a particularly pleasant experience – after all, someone has died and everyone is sad. But in reel life, they can... 
25 Oct 2016 | Blog, Funerals, Planning ahead |
You experience so much throughout the course of your life. Chances are your family and loved ones know quite a lot about you simply because of shared memories. Times spent together. Special life events. Significant family moments. These are the things you experience...