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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.

As we look back on what has probably been a difficult year for most, the Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSW (CCANSW)  can nevertheless report that it has been able to continue to coordinate and deliver its training programme and that it has scheduled a conference & trade exhibition for May 2021. It has also delivered its commentary in relation IPART's – Review of Interment Costs and Pricing in NSW Cemeteries and  Review of Competition Costs and Pricing in the Funeral Industry. The Association's membershipcontinues to grow and, as always, the CCANSW is extremely grateful for the generous support  provided by it's 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!

The Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSWis very pleased to extend a sincere welcome to Avalon Memorials, Queanbeyan, NSW.

The Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSWis very pleased to extend a sincere welcome to Associate Member,  Final Touch Australia, Brendale, QLD.

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

The agendas and related documents for the general meetings to be held in Orange NSW (14-15 Nov 2019) are now online in the Members Only areas.

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.

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. 
  

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