[Greens-Media] Media Alert: Greens and Pensioners on unethical funeral industry practice

[Alison Orme]

MEDIA ALERT - 30 August 2006 

Greens MP Lee Rhiannon and Combined Pensioners call for NSW Health to
inquire into unethical funeral industry practice

Where:	Level 6, Media Conference Room, NSW Parliament 
When:	10.30am, Wednesday 30 August 2006
Who:	Greens MP Lee Rhiannon and Paul Versteege of Combined Pensioners
& Superannuants Assn of NSW

Last night Greens MP Lee Rhiannon made an adjournment speech to NSW
Parliament detailing the experiences of a funeral industry worker forced
to create multiple bodies at the same time, cremate babies with adults
and dispose of excess ashes in garbage bins and pre-dug graves.

Today Ms Rhiannon is calling on the NSW Health to conduct an inquiry
into these allegations and for the Iemma government to legislate to
protect consumers from unscrupulous operators in the funeral industry.

For more information:  
Lee Rhiannon: 9230 3551, 0427 861 568 
Paul Versteege, Policy Coordinator, CPSA, 0410 612 182


Alison Orme
Adviser, Greens MLC Lee Rhiannon (p/t Tues, Wed and alternate Mons)
Macquarie St, Sydney 2000
Tel: +61-2-9230 3551 Fax: +61-2-9230 3550
Mobile: 0432 332 104
Email alison.orme at parliament.nsw.gov.au 
Web www.leerhiannon.org.au