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.
A tomb in Hobart’s first cemetery reveals the sad story of the Kelly children – one killed by a whale, one drowned, four died before their first birthdays, and one died aged 14.
Eddie Mason spends his spare time fixing old, broken headstones in country NSW cemeteries.
While sea burials in most of Australia require depths of 3,000 metres, the Northern Territory’s sea burial site is in a popular fishing area and at just 60 metres deep.
Dealing with a death in the family is hard. Trying to make sense of Queensland’s death-care and funeral rules and regulations is pretty difficult too because it’s all a bit of a confusing mess.
A popular north Queensland toy shop bringing the difficult subject of death to life ahead of Dying To Know Day, an annual day of action aimed at encouraging discussion of death, dying and bereavement.
Why aren’t we posting photos or writing Dr G Yunupingu’s full name? Well, there are important issues surrounding the naming of Indigenous Australians who have died.
The stress of leaving your grieving partner or child the full-time job of moving your estate through the legal system is a horrible gift. And you certainly do not want to be remembered as that derelict relative who didn’t leave a Will or instructions and the government took half the assets and left the rest to any relatives they could find.
Two chickens have locals in the small New Zealand town of Tuatapere wondering why the chickens crossed the road to the local cemetery.
“Tragically, the last ship carrying nearly 500 bodies back to China sank off Hokianga in 1902.”
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