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He hated cemeteries, but Grandpa never agreed to be turned into a golf ball
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (508+ words) July 21, 2026 — 3:00pm One year later, lightning split the tree in two. A day later it was wrapped in safety tape. A week later it was chopped down and carted away. We know what we did was illegal and that you’re meant…...
Burial alternative offers a chance for living legacy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (93+ words) SMH.com.au Hopefully Alex Greenwich and Teresa Russell will be successful with their bill to allow human composting. I, for one, would love to push up the daisies when the time comes. Perhaps my new hip could be recycled,…...
Modern Guru: Must a funeral eulogy always whitewash the personality of the deceased?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (110+ words) June 13, 2026 — 5:00am Q: I attended a family funeral where the eulogy for the dearly departed described them as “kind”, “empathetic”, “a bright personality who always put family first”. None of this was remotely true. Must a eulogy always whitewash a deceased’s…...
The Sydney cemetery where the dead are buried twice
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (816+ words) March 6, 2026 — 5:00am Families have been forced to keep their dead loved ones in temporary crypts while they wait for a grave, as the NSW government eyes a Sydney golf course to ease a severe shortage of burial space. Lands and Property…...
Unlicensed, unregulated: Grave concerns over boom in funeral directors
6+ mon, 3+ day ago (1320+ words) Pop-up funeral directors operating with nothing more than a briefcase and a mobile phone have stoked calls for stricter regulations for the industry, amid fears that vulnerable families could suffer as newcomers try to cash in on the $1.6 billion death…...
As mourners gathered to remember an underworld kingpin, the coffin stood empty
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (491+ words) The burial of underworld figure Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim was always going to be a circus, but nobody – not even those involved – could have foreseen just how bizarre things would end up going that day in late January 2025. The former…...
Richardson state funeral sends all the wrong signals
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (554+ words) In the matter of Graham RichardsonCredit: iStock I thought state funerals were offered for distinguished men and women who had made significant contributions for the good of society. Silly me. Bill Windeyer, Longueville What if Albo resisted the calls and…...
The party for the departed could go on forever
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (196+ words) Last Friday, John Swanton of Coogee presented C8 with the conundrum of what to take to a birthday party he’s been invited to for someone who is, unfortunately, dead already. Of course, this idea was just meant for Col8ers far and wide....