Live streaming part of Burwood funeral home upgrade
A Burwood funeral home has had a $2 million transformation to make it “contemporary and brighter”, complete with state-of-the-art technology, a family room and kitchen — and it’s available to hire out for meetings or functions.
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A Burwood funeral home has been given a new lease on life, with live streaming and new modern spaces part of a $2 million upgrade.
Le Pine Funerals and White Lady Funerals have relaunched a new-look location at 339 Warrigal Rd.
The funeral home will offer full service funerals, viewings and arrangements that include state-of-the-art technology and new contemporary spaces.
InvoCare, owner of Le Pine and White Lady Funerals, is upgrading 250 venues across Australia, spending more than $200 million.
InvoCare chief executive Martin Earp said the upgrades were based on research it had conducted into what customers wanted.
“What that research told us was they weren’t looking for a dark, depressing mourning of a death, but a much more modern, bright and uplifting celebration of life,” Mr Earp said.
“We wanted to make (our funeral homes) more contemporary and brighter.”
The new chapel at the Burwood site has state-of-the-art audio visual technology, allowing services to be streamed online.
Mr Earp said the live streaming service reflected the needs of today’s society.
“Obviously in these days of modern travel, people are spread far and wide, not only within Australia but overseas and the ability to watch a service live or later I think is a terrific addition.”
Live streaming will be offered by other InvoCare locations in Melbourne that have been refurbished. It’s also offered by Tobin Brothers Funerals.
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The site also offers a reflection lounge, family room and kitchen.
Mr Earp said they also wanted to invite community groups to use the funeral home for meetings or events.
“While this is a funeral home it is a big part of the community, and we’d love to see it used by the community for things other than funerals.”
Built in 1887 as a Methodist Church, the Burwood property was converted into a funeral home in 1986.
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