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What’s your plan? Understanding and recording your funeral choices

What’s your plan? Understanding and recording your funeral choices

25 Jan 2018 | Blog, Planning ahead | 0 comments

For some, the thought of planning your own funerals can be sad. But the key thing to remember is that it doesn’t have to be. Rather, it’s a way for you to make important decisions and arrangements yourself, saving your family the emotional burden. What sort of service...
What’s it cost? Misleading headlines cast unwarranted shadow on honest operators

What’s it cost? Misleading headlines cast unwarranted shadow on honest operators

31 May 2017 | Blog, Funerals, Planning ahead | 0 comments

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...
A ‘good death’: Lessons we can learn from David Bowie

A ‘good death’: Lessons we can learn from David Bowie

18 Jan 2017 | Blog, Grief, Planning ahead | 0 comments

The news of David Bowie’s death reverberated around the world. Waking to the news of his death on 10 January 2016, fans around the world grieved the loss of a musical hero who provided the soundtrack to their lives. Whether you’re a fan or not, it’s hard to deny that...
The digital beyond: What’s your digital estate plan?

The digital beyond: What’s your digital estate plan?

08 Nov 2016 | Blog, Planning ahead | 0 comments

Do you have any idea how big your digital footprint is? A decade ago, Microsoft released research showing that the average internet user had 25 online accounts. That was 25 different accounts with 25 different usernames and passwords to remember. Sounds like a lot,...
Having ‘the talk’: How well do your loved ones know you?

Having ‘the talk’: How well do your loved ones know you?

25 Oct 2016 | Blog, Funerals, Planning ahead | 0 comments

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...
Successful dying: Researchers define a ‘good death’

Successful dying: Researchers define a ‘good death’

03 Aug 2016 | Blog, Planning ahead

For most people, the culmination of a good life is a “good death”. But what does that actually mean? Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified 10 core themes associated with dying well: To have control over the process...
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