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AN alternative to burials and cremations is now being offered out of the Gold Coast, Queensland, by Australian firm Aquamation Industries.
The process, known as aquamation or alkaline hydrolosis, has some similarities to cremation.
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CPSA was contacted by Audrey, whose spouse recently passed away.
They had bought a burial plot at a lawn cemetery in Sydney some years ago. Soon after her husband’s funeral, Audrey received a letter from the cemetery operators, re
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BURIAL space in Sydney Metropolitan region is predicted to run out by 2050 and the NSW Government is exploring ways to reduce the use of cemetery space.
One way is to remove perpetual tenure of gravesites.
Called ‘renewa
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MINISTER for Lands Tony Kelly has announced a $70 levy on burial plots in Crown Land Cemeteries.
To pay for what you may ask?
A committee to advise the Government about burial space options in the Sydney Metropolitan Area.
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Covering the risk of death – funeral insurance scam
SINCE the average cost of a funeral in NSW is almost $5000, many people choose to plan ahead.
You may have seen those ads on TV during the day spruiking funeral insurance.
Sounds like the responsible thing to do. But beware &
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THE results are in. CPSA conducted a survey on the cost of funeral services across NSW and not surprisingly, it’s clear that it’s hard to afford a funeral if you’re on a pension.
The average cost for a cremation is $4,
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CPSA has been inundated with calls about its ‘Special Value Funeral’ (see the advertisement on page 8).
People have been quite impressed by the prices of the cremation and burial services, and most are signing up for the pre
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COSTS are not the only consideration when thinking about funerals.
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THE NSW Department of Lands has proposed changes to burial legislation in the Sydney Greater Metropolitan Area, due to a lack of burial space.
CPSA is strongly against some of the proposals, as they may expose consumers to unethical practice IT IS now more than three years ago that a NSW Upper House Committee wound up its inquiry into the funeral industry and made recommendations to the NSW Government.
A key recommendation the Government (sort of) adopted relates to the idea of a bas A VOICE reader reported that funeral directors are still not to be trusted.
The reader had assisted an elderly friend organise a funeral. This included dealing with the sales rep of a reputable firm in Sydney’s Inner-West.
He asked the sales LAWYERS profiting from the misery of families fighting over wills will have their fees capped after a string of cases where the bill has exceeded the final inheritance.
In one case where the total legal bill was more than $600,000, the plaintiffs NSW PARLIAMENT has passed the War Memorial Legislation Amendment (Increased Penalties) Bill 2007.
The purpose of this Bill is to double the current maximum fines a court can impose for defacing any Memorial Building within NSW.
ANY box used to bury the dead in is a coffin.
A rectangular burial box with a split lid used for viewing the deceased is called a casket.
The thing to remember is that caskets are much more expensive than coffins, but do the INDIAN police discovered a human ‘bones factory’ in an eastern state on Monday and arrested six people for illegally trading in skeletons, a senior officer said.
The arrested men told police the bones were sold to medical students and used in tra IT won’t happen until after the NSW State Election, but the basic funeral will be defined in law. While there won’t be a fixed, regulated price, funeral directors will be required to provide an itemised quote.
A basic funeral will consist of a g A will is the only way to make sure your possessions are distributed according to your wishes. If you die without a Will your estate will be divided according to Government legislation.
And update your will after major life events, such as bi In early June,The Hon Diane Beamer MP, NSW Minister for Fair Trading, responded to the Funeral Industry Inquiry by the NSW Upper House Social Issues Committee.
The Committee had recommended a product information standard, which would, among ot CPSA has argued for a long time that funerals are unnecessarily expensive. Funeral directors prey on the bereaved and, with subtle emotional blackmail, sell them elaborate funerals, where a simple funeral would do.
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