Funeral homes fined over false ‘locally owned’ claims

Coventry Funeral Homes, trading as Fitzgerald’s Funerals in Townsville, advertised itself until recently as “locally owned and operated’’. WT Howard Funeral Services in Taree did likewise.But, in fact, both are part of Propel Funeral Partners, a listed group with 130 funeral homes across Australia and NZ. It claims to be the second largest provider of “death care services,’’ overseeing more than 13,000 cases in the last financial year.In announcing the penalties on Wednesday, ACCC deputy…



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