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.
Kelly’s mother filled in her copy of The Bottom Drawer Book after being diagnosed with cancer, letting her family know her funeral wishes and writing down her life’s reflections. One of the songs Kelly’s mum chose for her own funeral now has a special and permanent place on Kelly as a tattoo.
A garden is being planted on an unmarked grave in Brisbane’s Toowong Cemetery. Daryn Sibley’s research found six family members over three generations i the forgotten grave.
Elizabeth died in her 30s as a “spinster”. How does a woman remain unmarried in a gold mining town in the early 1900s? Ora Banda Cemetery reveals all.
SCATTERING ASHES: Musicians poured the ashes of a band mate into a shaker and another flushed the ashes of a good mate down the toilet at a popular country music venue.
The workers who collect bodies from hospitals, homes and accident scenes are not receiving coronavirus protections because they’ve been deemed “non-essential” service by the Australian Government.
The share price of Australia’s largest funeral provider has plummeted after the Prime Minister publicly announced funeral attendance restrictions of just 10 people.
A photo of your loved one in their coffin might be confronting for some, but for funeral and end of life photographer Mel Noonan, it’s an important part of their story.
Soon after his death, a plaster cast of Henry Lawson’s face was made. For the past 15 years that death mask has been on display at the State Library of New South Wales.
A sculpture designer’s ashes are in the foundations of his work. After campaigning for the sculpture for 14 years, sadly John Simpson died just one month before the foundations were laid.
