Understanding Funeral Planning Info & Events

Understanding Funeral Planning

  A lot of people confuse Funeral Planning and Funeral Pre-planning, but they aren’t that different, with timing being the main variant.  Funeral Planning generally relates to loss of life, usually recent, but sometimes imminent. To put it simply, if mum or dad has just passed away or the doctor has suggested that they may only have a short time left, you need to start planning for the funeral. Funeral Pre-Planning is generally done by someone who is looking to ensure they…
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March 24, 2022
Alex Gow partners with St John Qld to help seniors at home Info & Events

Alex Gow partners with St John Qld to help seniors at home

Most people know of our commitment to helping the seniors members of our community through our various aged care centre programmes and of course, our popular puzzle books that encourage participation and brain activity, especially in your later years. These books are delivered free every quarter to nursing homes, aged care facilities and retirement villages. Well, we are happy to announce that in partnership with St John Qld our puzzle books will now be delivered to an additional 4,000 seniors in SE Qld…
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October 30, 2019
Nourishing Meals, Supporting Independence Info & Events

Nourishing Meals, Supporting Independence

Good nutrition plays a vital role in maintaining health and well-being, especially during times of change. Whether you're recovering from illness, adjusting to life without a loved one, or simply finding it harder to prepare meals, Meals on Wheels is here to help. Our dedicated teams deliver more than just a meal—we provide essential nourishment, a friendly visit, and a connection to the community. We understand how important it is to feel supported in your own home, and we are here to…
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September 24, 2019
Loss & Grief Bursary for those who work with the bereaved Info & Events

Loss & Grief Bursary for those who work with the bereaved

Do you know someone who works with the bereaved? You may want to let them know about this great opportunity to win a $3000 education bursary. Alex Gow Funerals is committed to supporting those who care for the bereaved, particularly those who work in aged care. Alex Gow has now created this bursary specifically to assist those wanting to pursue further studies in loss and grief. This bursary is offered to chaplains and social workers and those working with the bereaved who…
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August 22, 2019
Remembering a loved one with a celebratory wake Info & Events

Remembering a loved one with a celebratory wake

Refreshments Lounge A simple Devonshire tea is always popular We can fully cater your wake Wakes: From Past to Present Holding a wake for a loved one who’s passed on is an old and beloved tradition, but today’s wakes bear little resemblance to the wakes of our ancestors. While, historically, wakes were solemn vigils intended to watch over and protect a loved one from the time they passed until their final burial, today’s wakes are more of a celebration of the loved…
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August 20, 2019
Alex Gow helps in the community Info & Events

Alex Gow helps in the community

Alex Gow services the community in many different ways. Apart from our traditional funeral and cremation services, the business also provides many free activities to assist seniors. These include: End of Life Planning Grief & Bereavement Support Family Support Event sponsorship Art workshops, and Community Education These programmes are run by our own wonderful staff, including Mark Lowry our Community Educator.  Mark’s services are called upon most days of the week with visits to nursing homes and retirement villages.  He delivers expert…
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July 16, 2019
Win $100 Coles Voucher with Alex Gow Puzzle Books Info & Events

Win $100 Coles Voucher with Alex Gow Puzzle Books

As part of our community service programme, Alex Gow Funerals produces an exciting range of FREE puzzle books for senior citizens to help keep the brain active and alert. Our puzzle books are published quarterly and each month one lucky reader has a chance to win a $100 Coles Voucher. It is so easy, just complete the puzzles, then go online to get the answers & solutions and you will be invited to enter the prize draw. A recent winner was the…
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July 11, 2019
The power of music at funerals About FuneralsInfo & Events

The power of music at funerals

In all societies, music is collective and communal. Music brings and binds us together and although we generally think of music as entertainment, we often overlook its power to evoke emotions. When it comes to funeral ceremonies, music plays a vital role. It is an important part of celebrating the life of a lost loved one. Music is embedded in our souls and can stir up long-forgotten memories that can only be brought to the surface with music. Playing cherished songs enjoyed…
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June 13, 2019
Having ‘that talk’ with your parents Info & Events

Having ‘that talk’ with your parents

For most of your life, your parents have been there to help and nurture you, to love and support you, but as they get older these roles tend to reverse. This is when you have the opportunity to help and steer them in the right direction when it comes to ensuring that their final years are comfortable and well planned out. One of the first planning choices you can help with would be to assist your parents in documenting all their funeral…
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April 4, 2019
Alex Gow Funerals kicks off Bowls sponsorship with some shenanigans at Sandgate Info & Events

Alex Gow Funerals kicks off Bowls sponsorship with some shenanigans at Sandgate

Last week Alex Gow kicked off our 2019 Bowls Sponsorship season with a great day at Sandgate Bowls Club. It was a real privilege to sponsor the Ladies Saint Patricks Day Bowls Event which was a whole lot of fun with everyone getting into the Irish festive mood. The Club hosted teams from Sandgate, Pine Rivers Bowls Club, Aspley Memorial Bowls Club, Chermside Bowls Club, Brighton Bowls Club, Kallangur Memorial Bowls Club Inc., Scarborough Bowls Club and Toombul Bowls Club. Pictured are Sandgate Ladies President Angela Baker, Alex Gow's Deception Bay…
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March 18, 2019
New $3000 Bursary from Alex Gow to help nurses studying Aged & Palliative Care Info & Events

New $3000 Bursary from Alex Gow to help nurses studying Aged & Palliative Care

Aged & Palliative Care Nursing Bursary a big opportunity As an organisation, Alex Gow Funerals has become increasingly aware that those who have now reached the twilight of their lives deserve the best of care so they can spend their final years with the dignity that a life well-lived warrants. With this in mind, and to assist those who work with our aged, Alex Gow Funerals has now created the Aged & Palliative Care Nursing Bursary. This bursary is offered to Registered…
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January 25, 2019
Owning our own crematoriums offers greater flexibility Info & EventsUncategorized

Owning our own crematoriums offers greater flexibility

Since 1840, Alex Gow Funerals has been recognised as an industry leader, taking the funeral business in South East Queensland to all new levels of care and quality. A big part of our growth and market strength has been the acquisition of 2 major crematoria and memorial gardens. With Great Northern Garden of Remembrance in the North and Centenary Memorial Gardens in the West, Alex Gow offers the very best funeral and cremation services, not only to our Alex Gow Funerals customers but also other…
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January 21, 2019
Customer feedback is always so valuable Info & Events

Customer feedback is always so valuable

"Sometimes it is the customer feedback you get that reassures you that you are doing things right" - Brett Gow, Managing Director We wanted to share this as an example of the positive feedback we get from customers. It highlights the extent our staff go to, to ensure the families we help, get through the whole funeral process with the least stress possible. Fiona Edmunds - 'The most amazing, respectful service you could imagine'. From the moment I made contact with Alex Gow’s…
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January 13, 2019
Be sure your preplanning is complete Info & Events

Be sure your preplanning is complete

We plan for every aspect of life. Weddings, having a family, schooling, holidays, and even our retirement are all planned out perfectly. We even plan and prepare for what might happen such as fires, accidents or storms by taking out insurance but because most of us do not like to think about death – we seem to avoid making important funeral decisions in advance. Now more than ever, it is important to plan ahead. Just think for a moment; if you died tomorrow would your family know what to do or even…
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January 10, 2019
Healing your holiday grief Info & Events

Healing your holiday grief

Practical Ideas for Blending Mourning and Celebration by Alex Gow Funerals consultant Dr Alan D. Wolfelt. If you could go back in time and relive a special holiday, which one would you choose? Close your eyes for a moment and think about this holiday. Now, slowly, walk through this memory in your mind. What made it so special? What were the surroundings like? Who inhabits this memory with you? Holidays have such rich associations for us because humankind created them as a way…
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December 18, 2018
Bursary for Aged and Palliative Care Nurses Info & Events

Bursary for Aged and Palliative Care Nurses

Being part of a community means that we care for one another regardless of age, race or creed. At Alex Gow Funerals supporting our community is paramount and is shown in the way we provide service to and care for our families. For over 170 years our mission has remained unchanged, to care for the families of South East Queensland. We pride ourselves in being a leader in our industry but more importantly, we pride ourselves on the high professional standard of…
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November 26, 2018
Grieving Vs Mourning Info & Events

Grieving Vs Mourning

GRIEVING VS. MOURNING Understanding the differences between grief and mourning By Alex Gow Funerals consultant & specialist author Alan Wolfelt. I often remind myself that there is no love without loss. And there is no integration of loss without the experience of mourning. Your capacity to love requires the necessity to mourn. To deny the significance of mourning would be to believe that there is something wrong about loving. Yet I truly believe our greatest gift from God is our capacity to…
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October 29, 2018
Finding ways to prevent and cure dementia Info & Events

Finding ways to prevent and cure dementia

Alex Gow Funerals applauds moves to help prevent and find a cure for dementia. The Federal Government recently announced the ADNet registry and research program to research and deliver improvements for dementia care in Australia. It’s estimated 1,700 Australians a week are joining the population living with dementia and without breakthroughs in beating this disease, that figure will reach 650 a day by 2050. Dementia is already the biggest killer of Australian women and the second most common cause of death among the overall population,…
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September 4, 2018
We come to you when you need us most Info & Events

We come to you when you need us most

Arranging a funeral can be quite emotional and sometimes it’s easier if done in the comfort of your own home with family around to assist. That is why Alex Gow Funeral Directors has offered this service for over 100 years. In the last 6 months alone we have assisted local families with in-home funeral arrangements in Bowen Hills, Arana Hills, Aspley, Capalaba, Goodna Wacol, Hillcrest, Ipswich, Goodna, Rocklea, North Lakes, Sherwood, Springfield Lakes, Strathpine, Wynnum, Victoria Point, Chelmer, Clayfield, Kelvin Grove, Toowong,…
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July 25, 2018
Alex Gow Funerals supports Deception Bay Meals On Wheels Info & Events

Alex Gow Funerals supports Deception Bay Meals On Wheels

Alex Gow Funerals supports Deception Bay Meal On Wheels Alex Gow Funerals continues to support Meal On Wheels in SE Qld with a donation this week to the Deception Bay branch. Alex Gow Funerals Community Liaison Officer, Cath Clark presented the cheque to the President Des Dewer, who was absolutely thrilled to receive our help. Des Dewer with Alex Gow's Cath Clark Des has been President of the Deception Bay Meals on Wheels for 34 years and is assisted by Michelle Edwards…
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May 24, 2018
Alex Gow Funerals sorts Gold Coast couple issue for refusing to pay bill for funeral plan bought by mother in 1948/ABC News story Info & Events

Alex Gow Funerals sorts Gold Coast couple issue for refusing to pay bill for funeral plan bought by mother in 1948/ABC News story

According to an ABC News story back in November 2014 - Alex Gow Funerals sues Gold Coast couple for refusing to pay the bill for funeral plan bought by mother in 1948 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-05/company-sues-couple-for-refusing-to-pay-bill-for-prepaid-funeral/5869254 You would think we had done something wrong but there was a lot left out of the story that could have shown the truth and just how far we went to help the family and completely honour our agreement? That is sensationalistic journalism at its best as the $50 prepaid funeral plan…
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May 16, 2018
alex gow funerals help resolve couple’s issue over mother’s old funeral plan bought 66 years ago/news story Info & Events

alex gow funerals help resolve couple’s issue over mother’s old funeral plan bought 66 years ago/news story

According to a Courier Mail headline back in November 2014 - alex-gow-funerals-sue-couple-over-funeral-plan-bought-66-years-ago/news-story/f66a454fb7f3eb1827f9506ed6ba4f01 you would think we had done something wrong but there was a lot left out of the story that could have shown how far we went to help the family and completely honoured our agreement? That is the sensationalistic nature of journalism but here is a simple outline of the events from Alex Gow Chairman Alistair Gow that shed some light on the REAL situation. Gavin Turner mourns the loss of his…
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May 16, 2018
Special Packages for Moreton Region Funerals Info & Events

Special Packages for Moreton Region Funerals

Alex Gow releases Special Packages for Moreton Region Funerals If you live in or around the Moreton Region and require quality funeral care, you can access some very special funeral packages that incorporate our very own Great Northern Garden of Remembrance at Deception Bay. The facility is by far the Moreton Region’s most outstanding funeral venue with a beautiful light-filled chapel, spacious refreshment rooms for post-funeral gatherings and of course our magnificent memorial gardens. Modern Light-filled Chapel Refreshments Lounge Memorial Gardens By…
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April 30, 2018
Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving Info & Events

Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving

Helping Grandparents who are grieving Helping a Grandparent Who Is Grieving by Alex Gow Funerals and Dr Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. A child or young adult has died. Everyone who loved the child is now faced with mourning this tragic, untimely death. The child's parents are heartbroken. But what about the grandparents? How might they be feeling? How can you help them with their unique grief? This article will guide you in ways to turn your concern for the grandparents into positive…
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April 22, 2018
Helping a suicide survivor heal Info & Events

Helping a suicide survivor heal

Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal Helping a Suicide Survivor Heal - Provided by Alex Gow Funerals courtesy of Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Historian Arnold Toynbee once wrote, "There are always two parties to a death; the person who dies and the survivors who are bereaved." Unfortunately, many survivors of suicide suffer alone and in silence. The silence that surrounds them often complicates the healing that comes from being encouraged to mourn. Because of the social stigma surrounding suicide, survivors feel the pain of…
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April 4, 2018
Helping a Friend Who Is Dying by Alex Gow Funerals Info & Events

Helping a Friend Who Is Dying by Alex Gow Funerals

Comforting a dying friend is vitally important says Alex Gow Funerals Provided by Alex Gow Funerals courtesy of Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. Your friend is dying. This is an extremely difficult time not only for you but for your friend and all who care about them. This article will guide you in ways to help your friend-and yourself-during the last days of his life. When a Friend is Dying Someone you care deeply about is dying. Confronting this difficult reality for yourself is…
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March 5, 2018
40 Favourite Funeral Songs from Alex Gow Funeral Directors Brisbane Info & Events

40 Favourite Funeral Songs from Alex Gow Funeral Directors Brisbane

40 favourite funeral songs from Alex Gow Funeral Directors Brisbane Over the years Alex Gow Funerals has kept track of the most requested funeral songs played at services we conduct in Brisbane. You can choose any songs you like to be played and there have certainly been a few unusual funeral songs along the way. The main thing with funeral songs is they reflect who someone was as an individual. And I Love You So - Don McLean Annie's Song - John…
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February 12, 2018
Alex Gow Funerals Super Puzzle Books About Alex GowAbout FuneralsInfo & EventsUncategorized

Alex Gow Funerals Super Puzzle Books

If you live in a retirement village in the greater Brisbane area there is every likelihood that you have received one of our puzzle books already, by returning to this page monthly you will be able check your puzzle answers as they are published. WIN A $100 GIFT CARD By registering to view our Puzzles Answers & Solutions each month you will also go into the draw to win a $100 Gift Card plus a chance to score a bonus entry by…
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June 17, 2017