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An updated program is available for the May 24th & 25th combined CCANSW & AFDA Conference and Industry Exhibition to be held at Wyong, NSW. Please visit the event page for more information.

Each year the CCANSW holds its  Rising Star Award award, which  acknowledges industry excellence, improvement, dedication and knowledge sharing.  The award is CCANSW sponsorship for a member’s representative to attend work experience at another cemetery or crematoria in NSW (or Australia) and also to attend a CCANSW Conference. 

The CCANSW continues its committment and active involvement with Australian Standards, has particpated in information gathering is planning its next major conference and exhibition. The CCANSW also thanks and acknowledges its generous sponsors.

We're going to get a little more active on social media. I have posted a short article in the FAQ section about where we are at the moment. More activity will follow. Please join and follow us!

Here's an update on what the CCANSW has been up to and our progress on current initiatives and projects.

The Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSW has made big changes to improve its business directory website. New software driving the site will give business listing owners more opportunities to promote themselves to a discerning clientele, and industry operators easier and quicker ways to find the right product, service and provider.

The CCA encourages public participation through its website and direct action with its members.You can

• participate on-line discussions
• contribute articles for publication 
• comment on articles

registering as a user of the website..

If you are active in the industry and are thinking the about  joining the CCA of NSW as a financial member, please click here for more information.

• For all other membership related inquiries, please contact the Secretary of the CCA

From our Twitter feeds....

• To support the highest standard of service to the families we serve through the sharing of ideas, skills and experience and the study of burial, cremation, funeral practices and consumer trends..

• To promote the professional operation of cemeteries, crematoria and funeral homes, for the purpose of dignified burial, cremation, memorialisation, and celebration of life.

• To foster and encourage any legislation as may be necessary for the betterment of the death care industry consistent with the highest ethical standards, and to advise and co-operate with the government in the implementation of such legislation.

• To assist families in their understanding of bereavement.

• To help the community access information about memorialisation, genealogy, memorialisation and services CCANSW members provide.

We welcome Andrew France, delegate for CCANSW latest new member, Port Stephens Cremations,  owned and operated by France Family Funerals of Port Stephens, NSW.

France Family Funerals has been operating since 1882 in the Port Stephens and adjoining regional areas.  It's facilities include the Nelson Bay and Mayfield Chapels and Mortuary along with  Stockton and Toronto Arrangement Centres.

NB: CCANSW members may view Andrew's profile online, after logging in. 

The CCANSW has been active on Linkedin for a while now in its Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSW group.

You can connect with the CCANSW linkedin profile here.

We also cross link broad appeal articles posted here along with items that might not fit here but will probably interest a few of our acquaintances. If you have a linkedin account please join the group and please, share  your links, stories and anectdotes with the group.

Or you may join, befriend and follow us on the ubiquitous Facebook 

The CCANSW also has a Twitter account. You'll find us at @CCA_of_NSW. We often use these hash tags:

• #cemeteries,
• #cemeteriesau, 
• #CCANSW, 
• #bereavement
• #bereavementau
• #DeathCareAU. 
  

If you are a tweeter or a twitter fan, please follow us and include us in your tweets.