Great Podcast on ABC this afternoon. Nice that eziFunerals gets a mention. Death is the great taboo in our society. We don’t like to talk or think about it. But we do have an ancient ceremony for it – the funeral. If you haven’t looked into them, they probably cost more than you think. So […]

The funeral industry in Australia is currently estimated to be $1.1 billion and is currently dominated by two ASX listed companies, InvoCare and Propel Funeral Partners. The race towards growth in the ‘death care industry’ has taken another twist with InvoCare and Propel Funeral Partners announcing new acquisitions. InvoCare announcing that it would be acquiring […]

The following is an informative opinion piece from our latest Premium Member – Chapter House Funerals Opinion piece by Troy Upfield A recent blog post by the head of Tobin Brothers James MacLeod with unsubstantiated accusations about funeral directors was most likely unnoticed by many; however, given the gravity of the allegations, there should be […]

THE DEATH OF A LOVED ONE is a difficult time for everyone. For most of us, coping with death and planning a funeral is one of the most difficult things we will ever be asked to do. It can be a very emotional and difficult time. What makes it even harder is that we are […]

MY mother shocked me. “I suppose I should tell you what I did today,” she said casually preparing morning tea from her retirement home in Arcadia Waters, Mandurah. “Oh yeah,” I said, fully expecting to hear something mundane. “I just planned my own funeral today,” she said. I was caught by complete surprise as this […]

A Western Australian digital entrepreneur is on the verge of digitally disrupting the business of one of the ASX’s most reliable and consistent performers of recent years with a world first integrated funeral planning and bidding online platform. Invocare (ASX: IVC) has a market cap of around $1.48B; its share price has climbed significantly over […]