Death is not planned. Christmas is approaching and a lot of our families will not have organised or are waiting on a memorial for their loved ones grave. A Dearly…
The voluntary assisted dying bill successfully passed the lower house of parliament, with 52 MPs in favour and 32 against. Both Premier Dominic Perrottet and Opposition Leader Chris Minns were in the…
The ABC News website reports that when the Bell River at Wellington peaked at 6.28 meters on Saturday morning it flooded the Wellington Pioneer Cemetery. Local residents are calling for…
The NSW Government has announced restrictions will ease further when NSW reaches 95% double vaccination or on 15 December 2021, whichever comes first. Find out about how NSW will be opening…
General news about Australian & New Zealand cemeteries has been minimal over the last week, but here's a few items that caught our eye on social media:
Callum Foote has posted another article on Michael West Media about the OneCrown proposal: "An issue that concerns our eternal rest has generated plenty of living passions, and the NSW…
NSW Healthshare has a Proposed Request for Tender Notice has been published for the planned HSSP_HC21_C623 – Burial and Cremation of Deceased Persons without Means tender/contract renewal.
Funeral services provider Bare Funeral Group Pty Ltd, trading as Bare Cremation, has paid a penalty of $13,320 after the ACCC issued it with an infringement notice for allegedly making…
October is National Safe Work Month, a time to commit to providing safe and healthy workplaces for all Australians. Cemeteries, crematoria and funeral homes can present some unique, unseen hazards…
The NSW Government will conduct a review into the administration of grants programs in NSW to ensure that public money is spent fairly, effectively, and transparently. The review will also…
Last week we linked a couple of opinion articles that were critical of the stoush over the control of Sydney's Crown Land cemeteries. Michael West Media (MWM) reports a PR…
Australian Company directors will now be required to create an identification number through myGovID that stays with them for life as the government moves to crack down on illegal phoenixing.
A 181-year-old burial vault has been uncovered underneath Sydney's Central Station. The discovery comes during the excavations for the new metro platforms at the site.
Following news that that there is a search underway for the descendants of two colonial Sydney families after a 181-year-old burial vault was discovered at Central Station, Michael McClaren is joined Elise…
Michael West Media (MWM) reports Dominic Perrottet’s five-man “Catholic Cabinet” rushed through a deal to deliver control of Sydney’s cemeteries, ergo $5bn in capital, to the Catholic Church, in defiance…
The Catholic Weekly writes "Catholic cemetery operators have accused NSW Property Minister, Melinda Pavey of leading an ongoing war on religious groups by continuing her push for faith-based groups to…
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