Professional embalming has been in use for over one hundred years in Australia and is practiced in order to provide the deceased with the highest level of dignity and respect. The embalming process involves chemical treatment in order to sanitise and preserve the body for presentation and final disposition. Our embalmers are qualified members of the Australian Institute of Embalming; our mortuary manager Kevin Reardon is the Deputy President of the AIE. Depending on religious or cultural practices embalming will need to be authorised by the bereaved family.