A new start-up company, eziFunerals will take on the funeral giant, InvoCare by launching a world first online funeral planning and bidding platform. About 160,000 Australians will die this year. 85 percent of these Australians will die in a medical or residential care institution. Invariably the advice customers receive directs them to a funeral director […]

There is more variety and freedom than ever in the choice of funeral and burial. From high church to secular and humanistic, with traditional interment, cremation or a ‘ natural ‘ burial-or even having the ashes of the deceased put in jewellery or blasted off in a fireworks display. The range of choices, however, ensures […]

Retirement plans are a big project. Sitting down and working out how you’re going to manage your finances, your asset and your life next is important, and it should be taken seriously and planned for carefully. One of the elements that is going to play a crucial role in that is going to be having […]

After death, will your wishes be respected? Other people may make many decisions about the disposition of your body and funeral arrangements. You can include your wishes for your funeral in your Will. However, putting details about your remains and funeral arrangements in a will may not be enough, because the will may not be […]

It is love, not reason, that is stronger than death. – Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain

No one wants to have to arrange a funeral at what is already a difficult time. If you do, having an understanding of what is involved and how to deal with problems will help. Most funerals are arranged by the nearest relatives and if not by a close friend. If there is no one, the […]