WA State Of Emergency Lockdown – Impact on Funerals

This information is current as at 3.00pm, Sunday January 31.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced that the Perth metropolitan area will go into a five-day lockdown after recording its first case of COVID-19 community transmission in almost 10 months. Lockdown commences at 6.00pm on Sunday January 31 2021 and is anticipated to end at 6.00pm on Friday February 5 2021.

Funerals have been specifically highlighted as events for which specific attendance restrictions will be in-place. The maximum number of attendees at any funeral for the week commencing Monday 1 February is now, by law, capped at a maximum of ten attendees plus the Funeral Director, Clergy and Cemetery Staff.

Masks are to be worn at all times when outside your place of residence. This includes at workplaces and on public transport.

We appreciate that this will be distressing for families with services scheduled for the lockdown period and are liaising with Funeral Directors to ensure families are aware.

It is important to understand that these measures have been introduced to protect your health and well-being and to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our communities.

For more information on these provisions, visit the  WA Government website.

Travelling to funerals

The State Government has introduced restrictions on travel into Western Australia that have and can change on a regular basis with short notice to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. During lockdown, restrictions on intra-state travel between the regions are in place.

For more information on these travel restrictions, visit the WA Government website.

More information

It is important to note that the State Government is making continual changes as the State Emergency unfolds.

We recommend that you visit the State Government’s website to keep up to to date with additional changes. Visit the WA Government website.

MCB COVID-19 Response

The Metropolitan Cemeteries Board (MCB) continues to follow advice provided by the Department of Health and is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment to all client families, employees and our communities.

Appropriate measures and protocols have been implemented and continue to be developed to manage this situation; we are monitoring developments closely.

As a precautionary measure, we respectfully request that if you are experiencing symptoms similar to cold or flu that you:

• do not attend funeral services and after-funeral gatherings.
• refrain from coming onsite and reschedule any appointments that you have with us.

If you have any questions please call us on 0415 938 300 or contact us by email.

Source www.mcb.wa.gov.au