Finlayson & McKenzie Funeral Directors has been helping Central Queensland families in their time of need for over 130 years, and has been a proud member of Australian Funeral Directors Association for nearly 40 years – Grant Perry (manager) was also a previous President of the AFDA.
The history of our Rockhampton funeral home/firm of goes back to 1885. It could have even been the original mortuary in the city. The office at 56 William Street bears the date of founding and has remained in the same location since the beginning. Since then, the firm established branches in Yeppoon and Mount Morgan.
Our long history in the industry has helped Finlayson & McKenzie build a strong reputation within Rockhampton and surrounding areas. We have the latest, fully equipped and only privately licensed mortuary in the region, established in 1991. We also employ the only fully qualified embalmer in Rockhampton, as Grant is a member of the Australian Institute of Embalming and the British Institute of Embalming.
Grant attends AFDA conferences and the Australian Institute of Embalmers Seminars every year, where educational sessions and ongoing training are provided. The information and literature extracted from these sessions are used in compulsory internal staff training at Finlayson & McKenzie.
International Support
After the 2005 tsunami, Grant was contacted by the Kenyon International Disaster Response Team to assist with a consignment to Phuket, Thailand, involving the embalming and repatriation of deceased individuals to their home countries. We were honoured to be asked to assist at such a devastating time and were happy to have the qualified staff to help. Our funeral directors are experienced and qualified in all aspects of the funeral industry.
For professional and helpful advice, call Finlayson & McKenzie Funeral Directors on 07 4922 1269.
