Understanding Bereaved Clients

08 July 2025

This 4-hour online workshop is vital for everyone with any level of responsibility for the welfare of cemetery clients.

Religious Diversity & Mourning Rituals

09 September 2025

This fascinating workshop is for everyone with any responsibility or interest in delivering culturally appropriate cemetery services. Faith and cultural requirements, acknowledgement and ability to cater for diverse clients are part of the Industry Interment Scheme (IIS) licensing requirements. This course will offer valuable insights in how to provide for this requirement in your service offerings.

CCANSW Cemetery Safety Course - Albury

23 September 2025

The Cemetery Safety Course trains on best practices for graveyard maintenance, including grave preparation, soil conditions, trench safety, exhumations, mausoleum procedures, and dealing with workplace grief. The course also covers legislation, health and safety procedures, risk assessments, and working in confined spaces. Enrolment costs vary for members and non-members, with certain conditions for free registrations. Delivered in-person by Fiona Hurst of Footprint Training as a CCANSW customised course.

Cemetery Safety Refresher

01 October 2025

Has it been 3 years or more since completing Cemetery Safety training? It's time to refresh!

CCANSW Accidental Counsellor

05 November 2025

Managing Conflict & Stress Management/Burnout Prevention

Then, Now and Forever: Cultivating Progress

16 June 2025

Then, Now and Forever held at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park on 4-5 June 2025 opened with a sense of momentum and purpose. Speakers shared practical and scalable innovations, reflections on climate, cultivation, community and progressive steps toward sustainability.

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CCANSW Celebrating 60 years 1965-2025

14 June 2025

On the evening of Wednesday 4 June 2025, members, partners and friends of CCANSW gathered at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park to celebrate a remarkable milestone — the Association’s 60 years Diamond Anniversary.

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CCANSW 2025 Awards Winners

13 June 2025

In 2025 CCANSW received an unprecedented number of nominations for both award categories – the Rising Star Award and the Award for Excellence.

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Phoenix Foundry Bereavement Profession Excellence Award Relaunched – Applications Now Open

11 June 2025

CCANSW is pleased to share exciting news on behalf of the our Platinum Partner Phoenix Foundry and Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association (ACCA).

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Speakers at Now, Then and Forever

28 May 2025

CCANSW’s 2-day 2025 Sydney seminar sees CCANSW celebrate 60 years of excellence in cemeteries, crematoria and memorial parks.

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Exciting Update from Metropolitan Memorial Parks

23 May 2025

We’re pleased to share a significant development from one of our members, Metropolitan Memorial Parks, as they continue to enhance and expand their service offerings.

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Dearly Plaques joins Final Touch Australia

19 May 2025

We’re pleased to share some exciting news from one of our valued members and partners — Final Touch Australia.

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Announcing the Shortlist for the 2025 CCANSW Awards

16 May 2025

We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 CCANSW Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the cemeteries and crematoria sector across New South Wales and the ACT.

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Urban cemeteries are at capacity – here’s how they can be more sustainable

04 April 2025

Approximately 170,000 people die every day around the world – that’s around 62 million deaths in 2024 alone. The cumulative effect of this has led to what has been termed a “burial crisis”, with most urban areas where burial remains the norm expected to run out of interment space by the 2050s, some much earlier – as in, now.

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March - May 2025: Significant festivals to look out for

14 March 2025

​Between March and May 2025, several festivals and observances across various cultures and religions involve themes related to death, remembrance, and honouring ancestors.

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