Cemeteries and graveyards — the ultimate resting place of loved ones, where they come to find closure or to simply say a prayer for them. However these resting places are under huge pressure from a range of sources. Developmental pressures from big companies wanting to build over them, abandonment, and off course decay from nature's own processes as well as damage from vandals, are all threats. These historical places are vastly different from other historical and archaeological places as they hold specific sacred, artistic and genealogical purposes.
10 December 2018
Whether your recently deceased loved one clearly stipulated such a wish or you think it would be a fitting solution in line with their wishes, you might be considering natural burial options as a fitting send-off. Funeral directors are generally able to accommodate such a burial, but it might be that some specialist coffins might need to be ordered in advance. Some of these options very closely resemble a traditional burial, but with some key differences.
22 May 2018
Funeral directors are a crucial part of our end of life rites. As part of the modern-day Australian culture, a funeral director handles most aspects of burial. One critical role that they play is to prepare the body of the deceased for viewing and burial. Funeral directors use a lot of chemicals to prepare the body of the deceased. What is acceptable nowadays in Australia, is for the dead to appear like they are still alive and just sleeping when viewed during the funeral.
8 January 2018