Paying for a funeral is one of the biggest purchases we will ever make, yet most of us don’t shop around on service and price. Why is that?   We wouldn’t consider buying a car or paying for a wedding without learning everything we can about the product or service. But when it comes to […]

There are many ways that the gift of a loved one’s organ and tissue can benefit others, including through lifesaving or life changing transplants, the education of future medical practitioners and research that could lead to the future prevention of a disease. According to Australia’s Organ and Tissue Authority, one single person’s organ and tissue […]

So what happens to the bodies of many Australians who die with no next of kin or known identity? A funeral is an important time for family and friends to say goodbye to a loved one. When someone dies alone, the authorities will make every effort to trace and notify their next of kin, before […]

As concerns about the funeral industry continue to rise, there is a growing number of people who are seeking independent and trustworthy funeral advice before contacting a funeral director. Providing such help and advice is Australia’s largest online funeral consumer advocate and planning service that recently launched nationwide. eziFunerals not only supports people plan for […]

eziFunerals Founder, Peter Erceg recently raised the prospect of another investigation into the funeral industry, following the recent inquiry announced in the UK. The following story by Sarah Westcott in the EXPRESS on 2 June 2018, raises some similar concerns for the large corporate funeral companies here in Australia.  

Australia’s biggest undertakers just keep getting bigger. But is their growth coming at the expense of grieving families? eziFunerals Founder, Peter Erceg has raised concerns about the ongoing battle between InvoCare and Propel Funeral Partners in their race to expand their share of the ‘death care industry’. Following this weeks announcement of the acquisition of Newhaven […]