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   Meet the plants of Project Cultivate

   • 11 January 2024

   Since March 2023, the Project Cultivate team has been working to convert significant areas of barren, compacted clay soil across Melbourne General Cemetery (MGC) into a flourishing green space by laying mulch and planting more than 120,000 indigenous plants. 

   • Project
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   Honouring the legacy of service: on National Police Remembrance Day 2024

   • Springvale Botanical Cemetery
   • 10 January 2024

   At Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT), we are honoured to care for the Police Memorial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery—a tribute to the brave officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, ensuring their stories live on.

   • Events
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   2023 Children's Remembrance Service at Springvale Botanical Cemetery

   • Springvale Botanical Cemetery
   • 19 December 2023

   More than 200 family members, children, friends and loved ones gathered at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on Sunday 3 December to honour and remember children who are no longer with us, as part of an emotional Children’s Remembrance Service.

   • Events
4. 

   Diversity and inclusion at work: SMCT’s collaborative partnership with disability employment provider Wallara

   • 30 November 2023

   Wallara's inclusive approach to placing people with disabilities into meaningful and useful work opportunities aligned with SMCT’s priorities to foster diversity within our team and serve the community holistically.

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   Innovation and improvement at SMCT: inside Lisa Falla's award-winning year

   • 28 November 2023

   This year, we are proud to announce that Strategic Product Manager Lisa Falla has been awarded the Innovation and Continuous Improvement Award.

   • Careers at SMCT
6. 

   Dining Alfresco at Bunurong Memorial Park's Café Vita et flores

   • Bunurong Memorial Park
   • 20 November 2023

   Café Vita et flores boasts an expansive alfresco dining area that is perfect for savouring a cuppa in the sun.

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   Dedication and diversity: celebrating 41 years with Dean

   • 9 November 2023

   For more than 40 years, Dean Raymond has been a proud member of the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) Horticulture team

   • Careers at SMCT
8. 

   Honouring fathers and father figures 2023

   • 27 September 2023

   This year SMCT helped families acknowledge fathers and father figures in many ways – hosting a beautiful annual memorial event dedicated to honouring and remembering those who are no longer with us.

   • Events
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   Munching through weeds at Bunurong

   • Bunurong Memorial Park
   • 12 September 2023

   The Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) welcomed ten goats in August as part of an ongoing commitment to a more ‘natural’ system of weed management.

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    Dying to Know at SMCT

    • Springvale Botanical Cemetery
    • 24 August 2023

    In August, SMCT partnered with Grief Australia to host a ‘Death Café’ style event in honour of Dying to Know Day.

    • Community Care & Wellbeing Program
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    Statement on Genesis Lake Remediation Project - Friday 18 August 2023

    • Bunurong Memorial Park
    • 18 August 2023

    We recognise that this may be a challenging and delicate period, and we are committed to providing our utmost assistance to those who could be affected.

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    Mulch for Native Grasslands at Melbourne Cemetery

    • 12 July 2023

    From May to August 2023, SMCT teams will lay 1,400 cubic metres of mulch across MGC - the equivalent of 14,000 wheelbarrow loads of tree loppers mulch, laid to a depth of 5cm.

    • Project

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