A Guide To Choosing The Right Funeral Home
Organising a respectful and fitting send-off can be difficult. Read on to this guide to know the services to be aware of when selecting the right funeral home.
Category: Gold Coast
Lack of Skilled Staff in The Funeral Industry a Problem
Long time Brisbane & Gold Coast funeral director Tim Connolly says “we are concerned that a lack of trained mortuary personal could lead to diminished service levels
Pensioners Feel Taken for a Ride by Funeral Insurance Policies
Following on from last night’s story on A Current Affair, I thought it time to revisit a post we did about this back in 2021 and our thoughts on pre-paid funerals vs funeral insurance. I hope this story provides some timely advice for you, but if you would like additional information or would like to […]
Our New Chapel Now Open
We are so proud and honored to offer the use of our beautiful new chapel to families in our care. Available for Funeral Services, Memorial Services and Celebrations of Life. Call 3807 4444 with all enquiries
What is the future of cemeteries?
I’ve just finished reading a very interesting article from ABCNews Journalist Dinah Lewis Boucher , that I wanted to share with you.
New funeral regulation means better price transparency
Planning a funeral for yourself or a loved one is set to become easier for Queenslanders with the Palaszczuk Government introducing stronger consumer protections to ensure better price transparency in the funeral industry. Funeral directors will be subject to the new rules from 1 July 2022. “Organising a funeral is an extremely emotional time and […]
COVID Cases Surge: Time to organise Legal Affairs
I recently came across a great article written by our friends at Attwood Marshall Lawyers, it concerns an area that we don’t often think about when reading or hearing on the news, the loss of loved ones that are related to the covid pandemic. I felt it was worthy of sharing some of the article […]
Study finds grief over pet loss not taken seriously
We sometimes dismiss the importance pets have in our lives and also the grief felt by people especially seniors, when a beloved pet passes on. Grief can impact every aspect of our lives and we at Newhaven Funerals see that grief first hand everyday, which is why when I first read the following article it […]
Do you need a funeral director?
Many people are surprised to learn that there is no law that says the services of a funeral director need to be employed in order to lay the deceased to rest.
What do people really want from a funeral director?
Arranging a funeral for a loved one can be a stressful time. There is a lot to think about, from arranging death certificates to planning the service, choosing a coffin or urn and selecting a memorial. All this needs to be done at short notice while under immense emotional distress, which only makes things more […]
