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  1. Celebrating Project Cultivate

    • Melbourne General Cemetery
    • 29 February 2024

    Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) recently celebrated the ongoing success of Project Cultivate with a gathering of community members, Traditional Owners, and project partners at Melbourne General Cemetery (MGC).

    • Project

  2. Announcing an interim CEO for the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust

    • 7 February 2024

    We are delighted to introduce our new Interim Chief Executive Officer, Lucinda Nolan, who will officially assume the role starting Monday 12 February.

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. Departure of Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust CEO, Laz Cotsios

    • 10 January 2024

    Statement from the Trust Chair, Dr Vanda Fortunato

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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.

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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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