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Proud Members of the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) We support the Your Goodbye initiative, with an aim to get people taking about funerals and death and making sure they take the time to share their story.
Grief Support
Grief is something that takes time to work through, while everyone finds their own way to grieve it’s important to have the support of friends and family or someone else, and to talk about your loss when you need to. The links provided below can help with grief support, planning and getting your funeral affairs in order.
Community involvement
We believe that a funeral home is an important community service provider. For our family, giving service back to the community around us is a key focus in our mission to serve others. We are always on the look out for new ways to put this into practice. If you know of a local community initiative we could support, please let us know.
AFDA
Central West Funerals is proud to be an accredited member of the Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA). The AFDA is widely recognised as the authoritative voice on all funeral matters, their website provides extensive information and resources relating to the industry.
Donate Life
DonateLife coordinates organ donation in Australia and works with the Donor Tissue Bank and Lions Eye Bank to consent organ donor families for potential tissue donation. The team works with hospitals and hospital-based DonateLife medical specialists and nurses across Australia to provide professional donation services and encourage best practice to increase donation performance.
DVA
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) can provide extensive assistance relating to bereavement payments, funeral benefits and access to services. A helpful Planning Ahead Kit, is available on the DVA website that provides in-depth advice about what to do upon death.
LifeLine
When a love one dies by suicide it can be one of the most intensely painful, overwhelming experiences a person will go through, however help is available. Lifeline is just one of many suicide prevention and support services available to provide 24/7 crisis support for all Australians.
Beyond Blue
Grief is expressed in many ways and it can affect every part of your life; your emotions, thoughts and behaviour, beliefs, physical health, your sense of self and identity, and your relationships with others. Beyond Blue is a support service that will listen and provide information and advice about dealing with grief.
HeadSpace
Headspace is an Australian youth organization for mental health. The organisation provides resources and in-depth, easily accessible information about dealing with loss and grief, in a simple but professional way. The initiative focuses on breaking down the barriers preventing young people seeking support for grief and loss.
Your Goodbye
We support the Your Goodbye initiative. It’s all about making those end of life discussions easier. Every story deserves to be told. It’s what makes us unique. Have the conversation now because it cannot be had once you’re gone.