Join Barwon Health and Kings Funerals for a morning tea at Pako Raw on Pakington Street for Dying to Know Day on 8th August.
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Here you'll find stories about our people – or news of a special act of kindness on the part of someone in our shared community. We’re always on the lookout for new developments or helpful ideas that could be comforting or useful to you and others in the community. Do you have news to share? Feel free to send us your thoughts.
2019 Seniors Festival – FREE Events
This October for Seniors Week, Kings Funerals will be hosting 2 FREE events. Wednesday 2nd October – Irish Ancestors Genealogy Talk with Historian Susie ZadaJoin us for an afternoon with local Historian Susie Zada. Susie discusses how on June 30, 1922 when mines exploded in the basement of the Public Record Office in Dublin, Irish administration records from the 13th …
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Kings Gowns & AFLW
The AFL Barwon Female Competition kicked off this weekend!We have been thrilled to distribute these fantastic dressing gowns to our local teams for their interchange players.We hope all the girls have a great season!
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2019 Genealogy Talks
Upcoming dates for our popular Genealogy Talks with Susie Zada:
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FREE Movie Morning Tea
Join us for a FREE screening of this classic Christmas musical where Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye travel to Vermont for a white Christmas.
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The Lady Squatters and Coriyule
Join us on Wednesday 21 November 1.00pm at our Newcomb chapel (130 Bellarine Hwy) for a free presentation by local historian and genealogist, Susie Zada.
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Intercoastal Shipping & Passengers
Join us on Wednesday 15 August 1.00pm – 2.00pm at our Newcomb chapel (130 Bellarine Hwy) for a free presentation by local historian and genealogist, Susie Zada.
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Dying to Know Day
As part of the Groundswell Project’s national Dying to Know Day, we are holding a free event on Tuesday 7 August 9.30 – 10.30am at our Geelong chapel (25 Myers St).
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Maximising your Pension Benefits?
Since the introduction of changes to Centrelink’s Asset Test on 1 January 2017, we have noticed an incline in the numbers of Pre-paid funeral Bonds being purchased. It was envisaged that over 300,000 Australians would have been affected by these changes – were you one of them?
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Midwives and Nurses: researching female ancestors
Join Susie Zada at Kings Chapel, 130 Bellarine Hwy, Newcomb at 1.00pm on Wednesday 16 May to learn tips for researching female ancestors, and more specifically those who may have worked as Nurses or Midwives.
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