[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":11},["ShallowReactive",2],{"article-greater-geelong-tender-funerals-geelong-launch-plan":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"slug":6,"description":7,"content":8,"source_url":9,"published_at":10},73,"A Tender Funerals Geelong launch plan","tender-funerals-geelong-launch-plan","Plan a considered visit to the Tender Funerals Geelong launch and fundraiser at the library.","Use this guide when you want to understand a practical community-service launch, not just add another entertainment or workshop listing to the calendar. The official City of Greater Geelong event page lists Tender Funerals Geelong: Launch & Fundraiser on Wednesday 16 September 2026 from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at Geelong Regional Library, Level 5, Wurdi Youang Room, 51 Little Malop Street, Geelong.\n\nThe source says Tender Funerals Geelong has found a home at 44 Grubb Road, Ocean Grove, after years of work by local volunteers. It describes the building as intended for Victoria's first community-owned, not-for-profit funeral service, with an emphasis on affordable and meaningful funerals, especially for people experiencing financial hardship. That makes the event more useful than a narrow fundraiser notice: it gives locals a way to understand a proposed service model before it opens, and it gives families, volunteers and community workers a concrete place to ask questions.\n\nTreat the evening as an information and support event rather than a casual drop-in. The 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm window is long enough to plan around work, dinner or caring commitments, but the source does not prove a flexible arrival policy or a detailed running order. If a particular speaker, screening or fundraising segment matters to you, check the live page before leaving. The page names Jenny Briscoe-Hough, Founder and CEO of Tender Funerals Australia, and refers to the documentary that helped build awareness for the original Tender Funerals in Port Kembla, NSW.\n\nFor locals, the practical plan is simple: confirm the event is still running, note the library room on Level 5, decide whether you are attending to learn, donate, volunteer or connect someone with future support, and avoid treating sensitive funeral-planning questions as something to improvise at the door. For visitors or service workers, the guide is mainly useful because it links a central-Geelong launch event with the future Ocean Grove address.\n\nThe source supports the event title, date, time, library venue, Ocean Grove home address, fundraiser purpose, community-owned and not-for-profit framing, and named Tender Funerals Australia context. It does not prove parking, registration rules, accessibility details, donation methods, final program order or future service opening dates. Recheck the official page before relying on those details.","https://www.geelongcity.vic.gov.au/whats-happening/events/tender-funerals-geelong-launch-fundraiser","2026-09-03T06:12:00+10:00",1789428632239]