Tens of thousands of commuters each day walk Central station’s Devonshire street underpass; few realise the ground around them once hosted thousands of Sydney’s dead, and armed with scrubbing brushes…
Video recordings of the speakers and presenters at the recent CCANSW Conference & Trade Exposition held in Parramatta, NSW, on 16-17 May 2019, are now online for members and their…
Jacqui Weatherill has resigned as CEO of The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust effective from 28 June to take up the CEO role at Stonnington City Council in Melbourne’s inner south…
Dearly Plaques & Memorials can deliver to you before the June budget cut off if you need anything from the range before next financial year.. get in contact for your…
It’s not quite a zombie apocalypse but authorities have to think seriously about how they’re planning for the dead, a conference has heard. Australia’s main metropolitan regions are facing a…
Shoalhaven City Council is seeking a Bereavement Services Coordinator to work across thirteen cemeteries, based at the Shoalhaven Memorial Gardens and Lawn Cemetery in Worrigee. The position supports the Bereavement…
Mid-Western Regional Council has again rejected a proposed lawn cemetery at Rylstone due to the costs to establish it - up to $485,000. The Mudgee Guardian reports the motion presented…
CCANSW member Locale Consulting has sent a reminder about The Community Participation Plan (CPP ), a high-level document that describes how and when a planning authority, such as a local…
There are just seven days to the Conference and Trade Exposition, with a record number of registrants and visitors expected. If you are attending don't forget to share the experience…
Official update from BD-071 (sanctioned by Standards Australia): AS 4204:2019 Headstones and cemetery monuments was published on 1st April 2019. This Standard was prepared by the Standards Australia Committee BD-071,…
Here is the UK government's full response to a review it commenced in 2015 of the size and provision of crematoria facilities to make sure they are fit for purpose…
The Guardian reports hymns have been completely squeezed out of the top ten musical choices at (UK) funerals, with mourners instead opting for contemporary songs such as Ed Sheeran’s Supermarket Flowers,…
In India gravediggers say they will strike work if they are not paid their dues, a sci-fi plant pot for remembrance, why some are ditching the vault and coffin for…
I have added a website (internet) activity report to the papers for the Extraordinary General Meeting scheduled for 16th May 2019 at Parramatta. IMPORTANT: You will need to be logged…
Greater Metroplolitan Cemeteries Trust (Victoria) cemeteries and memorial parks's Community Voice Panel is an online research program inviting you to share your opinion on a range of cemetery issues once…
Anzac Day atGreater Metroplolitan Cemeteries Trust (Victoria) cemeteries and memorial parks was a chance to honour the thousands of Australians and New Zealanders who served and died during World War…
The GMCT deceased search and GIS mapping system includes interment and cremation records for all Greater Metroplolitan Cemeteries Trust (Victoria) cemeteries and memorial parks, with the exception of Northcote Cemetery.…
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