for all Australians to have access to meaningful and affordable funerals
for all Australians to have access to meaningful and affordable funerals
is to transform death culture in Australia by building community capacity for creating funerals that are affordable, meaningful and support healthy bereavement practices.
to transform death culture in Australia by building community capacity for creating funerals that are affordable, meaningful and support healthy bereavement practices.
Before the advent of modern death culture,
death was a part of life.
As a rite-of-passage,
death can be participated in, learned from,
deeply understood and community owned.
It has the capacity to be transformational,
opening the possibilities of healthy bereavement and a
profound appreciation for being human and alive.
Death can be a portal to fully experiencing life.
Before the advent of modern death culture,
death was a part of life.
As a rite-of-passage,
death can be participated in, learned from,
deeply understood and community owned.
It has the capacity to be transformational,
opening the possibilities of healthy bereavement and a
profound appreciation for being human and alive.
Death can be a portal
to fully experiencing life.
SAYING GOODBYE IN YOUR OWN WAY,
IN YOUR OWN TIME
In the past, we knew about death.
We buried our own.
We took care of them.
We knew what to do and how to do it –
how to perform this last sacred act for those we love.
But somewhere along the way
we forgot. . .
SAYING GOODBYE IN YOUR OWN WAY,
IN YOUR OWN TIME
In the past, we knew about death.
We buried our own.
We took care of them.
We knew what to do and how to do it –
how to perform this last sacred act for those we love.
But somewhere along the way
we forgot. . .
We are making a difference
with every funeral,
with every community.
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Providing communities the resources, education and confidence they need to set up their own community-led funeral service.
INFORMED CHOICE
Helping people understand their rights and options around death care which enables informed choice.
BROAD EDUCATION
Helping communities understand the after-death care experience, empowering common community knowledge about death care.
FAIR ACCESS
Supporting and enabling all people to have fair access to affordable and meaningful funerals.
HEALTHY BEREAVEMENT
Decreasing negative outcomes from a poor funeral experience, such as complex bereavement and family breakdown.
We are making a difference
with every funeral,
with every community.
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT
Proviing communities the resources, education and confidence they need to set up their own community-led funeral service.
INFORMED CHOICE
Helping people understand their rights and options around death care which enables informed choice.
BROAD EDUCATION
Helping communities understand the after-death care experience, empowering common community knowledge about death care.
FAIR ACCESS
Supporting and enabling all people to have fair access to affordable and meaningful funerals.
HEALTHY BEREAVEMENT
Decreasing negative outcomes from a poor funeral experience, such as complex bereavement and family breakdown.