The latest Deaths report (2019) released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) provides some interesting facts about deaths and mortality rates.   KEY DEATH STATISTICS There were 169,301 registered deaths in 2019, an increase of 10,808 since 2018. The standardised death rate increased to 5.3 deaths, from 5.1 in 2018. Infant deaths increased by 21 deaths to 1,009. […]

WHAT ABOUT FUNERAL ASSISTANCE? Although Bereavement Leave is provided in Workplace Awards, it does not take into account the stress on employees and their families who are coping with death and the additional burden of arranging a funeral. The loss of a family member (and impending funeral) can have a significant and negative impact on […]

In a recent investigation by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) it has been revealed that UK consumers are typically being overcharged by at least £400 ($730+ AU) – and possibly a lot more – when they pay for a funeral. The investigation also found that some funeral directors were providing “unacceptably low levels […]

‘It felt like a cruel joke’: Grieving family at open casket service find WRONG BODY dressed in great-grandfather’s favorite clothes after blunder by Texas funeral home Santana Funeral Directors were tasked with organizing the funeral for Natividad Torres Cordova back in May Employees accidentally put the wrong body in Cordova’s casket and brought it to his […]

HOSPITAL chiefs in Carlisle, UK have launched an investigation after a mix-up with bodies led to a family unwittingly having a funeral service for the wrong person. One of the two elderly men involved was mistakenly buried at St Mary’s Church in Rockcliffe village, near Carlisle. The service was on Monday, July 6. Along with […]

In its latest financial report to the ASX, InvoCare (ASX:IVC) has announced its results for the half-year ended 30 June 2020. In what has been an extremely challenging operating environment for the funeral industry, IVC has reported a messy result, predominantly due COVID-19. According to J.P Morgan Securities Australia Limited, COVID 19 had a variety […]