By learning more about death, our mortality, and ways to say goodbye, the inevitable becomes less confronting. Written by Australian journalist Lisa Herbert, this blog aims to reveal interesting, informative, and sometimes fascinating facts and thoughts about end-of-life planning.
So put on some comfy shoes as we explore cemeteries, the world of funerals, and death and dying.
Efforts are underway to mark the lonely grave of an Australian Test Cricketer buried in Coolgardie Cemetery in Western Australia’s Goldfields.
A retired carpenter recalls making hundreds of small boxes for the exhumed remains of Wolston Park Mental Hospital patients 70 years ago.
Ex-funeral director Rick White discusses the practicalities of death.
An assassin’s work is on display in outback cemetery. Cameleer Tagh Mahomed was shot in the back during morning Prayers in 1896. His grave lies in Coolgardie Cemetery.
The graves at the remote Australian outback cemetery at Menzies tell a tale of gold rush hardship.
The remains of thousands of patients were exhumed from the Brisbane Mental Hospital in the 1940s, but there are no official records showing their whereabouts.
South African doctor Alastair McAlpine asked some of his terminal paediatric palliative care patients what they had enjoyed in life, and what gave it meaning.
A damning allegation thrust Queensland’s funeral industry and lack of regulation into the spotlight and reaffirmed the general population’s scepticism about an industry often thought of, rightly or wrongly, as deceitful and manipulative
With a name like GilGraves and a label that reads ‘life is not a dress rehearsal’, this wine is certainly not made from sour grapes.
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