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  1. How mulch is helping develop native grasslands at Melbourne General 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

  2. UPDATE | Changes to the Centre for Care & Wellbeing program

    • 19 June 2023

    From 1 July 2023, we start our transition to a tailored community care and wellbeing program with the intention to share the program more broadly.

    • Community Care & Wellbeing Program

  3. Hotham Monument Restoration

    • Melbourne General Cemetery
    • 15 June 2023

    The base, column and capital of the historic Hotham Monument have now been restored at Melbourne General Cemetery

    • Project

  4. Creating space to acknowledge miscarriage and early pregnancy loss at Bunurong

    • Bunurong Memorial Park
    • 23 May 2023

    Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT) is proud to announce our commitment to co-designing a memorial garden at Bunurong Memorial Park solely dedicated to miscarriage and early pregnancy loss.

    • Events

  5. National Reconciliation Week and SMCT: an explainer

    • 1 February 2023

    SMCT acknowledges and has been working with Traditional Owners and community to foster meaningful relationships and understanding.

  6. Our reconciliation journey

    • 8 January 2023

    SMCT has undertaken work on a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). Since 2006, RAPs have enabled organisations to sustainably and strategically take meaningful action to advance reconciliation.

  7. Opening our sites for Open House Melbourne

    • Melbourne General Cemetery
    • 8 January 2023

    Visitors enjoyed self-guided and guided tours of the gatehouse and notables at Melbourne General Cemetery, and further exploration and tours conducted by our Friends Groups at Brighton and St Kilda cemeteries.

    • Events

  8. Behind the scenes of Project Cultivate

    • 2 January 2023

    We sat down with Horticulture Assets Manager Helen Tuton, who works closely on the pilot project at Melbourne General Cemetery, to talk all things Project Cultivate.

    • Project

  9. All Souls Mausoleum - Update

    • Springvale Botanical Cemetery
    • 2 November 2022

    All Souls mausoleum, Springvale Botanical Cemetery's latest precinct release

  10. A Day to honour fathers and their important lessons 2022

    • 7 September 2022

    This year we were grateful to host our annual Father’s Day event in person at Bunurong Memorial Park, hearing from a diverse range of speakers on the topic of fatherhood and grief.

    • Events

  11. Remembering Dad this Father’s Day 2022

    • 31 August 2022

    At SMCT we offer families and friends the opportunity to remember their dads at our annual Father’s Day reflection, an event to honour fathers and father figures who hold significant and influential places in our hearts.

    • Events

  12. Tackling plastic, one container at a time 

    • 20 June 2022

    At SMCT, we understand that big impact starts with small steps, which is why we are eager to do our bit in reducing our use of disposables.  

    • Sustainability

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