12 March 2026

26 February 2026

ACCA Roadshow Training Program | Perth, WA

26 February 2026

CCNSW Perpetual Care Framework

19 February 2026

PlotBox APAC Webinar Series | Empowering Death Care Professionals

13 February 2026

11 February 2026

European Study Tour in 2026

20 October 2025

PlotBox Strengthens Global Position with MIS Acquisition

09 October 2025

We're thrilled to announce our 2025 Regional Seminar, convening industry professionals, practitioners, and stakeholders in the death-care, memorialisation, and cemetery sectors for two days of learning, networking, and local engagement.

15 September 2025

The Cemeteries & Crematoria Association of NSW (CCANSW) is pleased to share news from our colleagues at the Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association (ACCA) regarding their newly appointed Board of Directors and office bearers.

27 August 2025

Berrigan Shire Council has unveiled a state‑of‑the‑art digital cemetery platform that offers the public streamlined online access to burial records and interactive cemetery maps for all four shire cemeteries—Berrigan, Finley, Barooga, and Tocumwal.

16 July 2025

Health Protection NSW have recently advised that there is no provision in the current NSW Public Health Regulation 2022 (Section 93 Burial in a vault) for ‘approval’ of any hermetically sealed body bag used for containment of a deceased person to be placed in a vault in NSW.

01 July 2025

In its 100th year of operation Rookwood Crematorium returns to Metropolitan Memorial Parks

16 June 2025

Then, Now and Forever held at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park on 4-5 June 2025 opened with a sense of momentum and purpose. Speakers shared practical and scalable innovations, reflections on climate, cultivation, community and progressive steps toward sustainability.

14 June 2025

On the evening of Wednesday 4 June 2025, members, partners and friends of CCANSW gathered at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park to celebrate a remarkable milestone — the Association’s 60 years Diamond Anniversary.

13 June 2025

In 2025 CCANSW received an unprecedented number of nominations for both award categories – the Rising Star Award and the Award for Excellence.

28 May 2025

CCANSW’s 2-day 2025 Sydney seminar sees CCANSW celebrate 60 years of excellence in cemeteries, crematoria and memorial parks.

23 May 2025

We’re pleased to share a significant development from one of our members, Metropolitan Memorial Parks, as they continue to enhance and expand their service offerings.

19 May 2025

We’re pleased to share some exciting news from one of our valued members and partners — Final Touch Australia.

16 May 2025

We are excited to announce the finalists for the 2025 CCANSW Awards, celebrating outstanding achievement and innovation in the cemeteries and crematoria sector across New South Wales and the ACT.

04 April 2025

Approximately 170,000 people die every day around the world – that’s around 62 million deaths in 2024 alone. The cumulative effect of this has led to what has been termed a “burial crisis”, with most urban areas where burial remains the norm expected to run out of interment space by the 2050s, some much earlier – as in, now.

11 March 2025

As part of an initiative to enhance biodiversity and support local ecosystems, CCANSW Member Northern Beaches Council is participating in the Northern Beaches Wildflower Project.

15 November 2024

InScope24 focused on safe and inclusive practices to inform our approach and delivery of bereavement and interment services.

03 October 2024

InScope24 focuses on safe and inclusive practices to inform our approach and delivery of bereavement and interment services.

18 July 2024

Snowy Monaro Regional Council is seeking community feedback for the planning of an expansion of Berridale's Gegedzerick Cemetery into an unused parcel of cemetery land adjacent to the church building.

09 July 2024

After a decade of concerted effort, crucial legislation was passed on 21 June 2024 by the NSW parliament that ensures the future of Catholic Cemeteries + Crematoria as a charitable cemetery operator. 

05 July 2024

Scarborough Cemetery is proud to announce the near-completion of 480 new ash memorial sites.

27 June 2024

In a groundbreaking move towards eco-friendly burial practices, Walawaani Way Conservation Burial has established Australia's first 100% natural burial site in Bodalla, New South Wales.

31 May 2024

Join us in congratulating both Kimm Christie, the 2024 recipient of the CCANSW Award for Excellence, and Alex Smith, our 2024 Rising Star.

20 May 2024

25 March 2024

The Bega Valley Shire Council, in collaboration with Atlas of Life, is thrilled to invite the community to an enlightening journey of exploration and discovery at the Pambula Cemetery.

23 February 2024

A grave in a Sydney cemetery with a hefty $100,000 price tag has popped up on Facebook Marketplace.

03 October 2023

A Unique Way to Preserve Your Loved One's Memory

12 September 2023

Cemeteries serve as sacred spaces where we honor our departed loved ones and preserve the histories of our communities.

08 September 2023

An exciting opportunity awaits forward-thinking stakeholders in the cemetery, crematoria and funeral sector

30 August 2023

After eleven years with Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association, CEO Chris Harrington is stepping down.

24 August 2023

The NSW Labor Government will open applications for qualified candidates to join a new professional board to help meet the needs of Sydney’s Crown cemetery sector.

08 August 2023

For the second time in the past year, a deceased widow has been interred with the wrong late husband at Florida National Cemetery.

21 July 2023

The remains of a cemetery dating back thousands of years have been discovered by archaeologists during the building of a UK rocket launch site.

02 July 2023

Despite the first official cremation taking place in Britain in 1885, it was not until six decades later that they overtook burials as the most popular funeral choice in the UK.

16 June 2023

The most “intact” Roman mausoleum in Britain has been discovered in south London by archaeologists.

03 June 2023

Love Your Burial Ground Week was was launched in 2013, and since its inception, it has grown in stature, with events taking place in multiple locations from the first Monday in June each year.

01 May 2023

During the winter period, it is become essential to adapt our daily routines and work practices to prioritise safety and infection control.

28 March 2023

Griffith City Council was recognised at the 2023 IPWEA NSW & ACT State Conference Engineering Excellence Awards

28 March 2023

Catholic Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Chair Greg Smith has announced the appointment of Lauren Hardgrove as the Trust's CEO.

24 March 2023

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council is placing a moratorium on sales of pre-purchase Right of Interments at Queanbeyan General Cemetery to ensure that local residents who need immediate burial options are prioritised.

23 March 2023

Camden Council has won the funding jackpot, accepting more than $160 million in grant funding at last week’s Ordinary Meeting, The funding included $20,000 as part of the Crown Lands Flood Recovery Program

21 March 2023

The Western Weekender reports the Member for Mulgoa Tanya Davies has revealed that the NSW Liberal and Nationals Government will review the appropriateness of Wallacia Golf Course as a location for a new cemetery if re-elected at this weekend’s State Election.

21 March 2023

According to the Daily Telegraph, OneCrown CEO Robert Pitt’s recent sudden departure has sent shockwaves through the cemetery community. The news site says Mr Pitt's departure comes as a long awaited health check report into OneCrown’s management is still yet to be delivered.

21 March 2023

Here's the latest from Plotbox.

17 March 2023

The Burial and Cremation Act 2013 (South Australia) has been amended, creating new offences for removing cremated remains from interment rights without authorisation. South Australia's cemetery and natural burial ground authorities failing to comply with obligations under interment rights may also be charged with an offence.

06 March 2023

Canterbury & Harewood Memorial Gardens and Crematoriums

05 March 2023

Fraser Coast (QLD) residents will now be able to opt for a natural burial at the new Nikenbah Natural Cemetery.

02 March 2023

Residents of Bayside NSW may soon get the opportunity to have a tree planted in memory of a loved one under Bayside Council’s draft Memorial Policy.

26 February 2023

It seems the Green Funeral is really starting to get wider acceptance, at least in the mainstream media.

24 February 2023

A report was recently presented to the Midcoast Council about the restoration works underway at The Bight Cemetery Wingham.

25 January 2023

The death care industry has seen significant change over the last few years, transformed by changing consumer behaviour, innovations in technology and other external forces.

18 January 2023

What changes can cemeteries, crematoria and funeral homes make to protect our environment for the future?

14 January 2023

Throughout 2022, we have helped small to large cemeteries digitise their cemeteries into our Chronicle online platform.

12 November 2022

Since its founding in 1838, The Green-Wood Cemetery has been a place for connecting with nature as one of New York City’s first, large green spaces and an early inspiration for the creation of the city’s public parks.

12 November 2022

You've likely seen grief expressed in countless different ways in your work. Of course, every person is different and our responses to a passing are as individual as we are.

19 October 2022

Critics blame poor management of cemeteries in Italian city as collapse at Poggioreale cemetery exposes at least a dozen coffins, according to this report in The Guardian.

14 October 2022

Edgar the Coffin Confessor makes money by crashing people’s funerals and revealing the secrets and desires of the deceased. People “knocking on death’s door” hire Edgar for a range of services, from revealing their secrets at their funerals to “home sweeps” - where he clears out their home before the family do.

13 October 2022

The ACCC is warning funeral services providers not to mislead consumers about prices and to act honestly and transparently in their dealings with Indigenous Australians affected by the March 2022 collapse of the Youpla Group (formerly the Aboriginal Community Benefit Fund).

08 October 2022

The Homicide Victim's Support Group in New South Wales has a pilot program to trial a Victim Advocate Card. The Card will be issued from November 2022.

28 September 2022

The Public Health Regulation 2022 (the Regulation) commenced on 1 September 2022. The Regulation carries over many of the provisions in the Public Health Regulation 2012 while also including a range of new provisions.

06 September 2022

CCANSW member Chronicle recently partnered with Murray River Council to implement its Cemetery Digitization Project, which won the Council the ‘Reporting to Your Community’ Local Government Week's Award.

01 September 2022

What has changed under the new Regulation for cremation?

31 August 2022

The family wanted to honor the essence of their father and his rough personality on his tombstone. The cemetery feels differently and wants the stone removed. Who is in the right?

11 April 2022

Welsh + Major along with Taylor Brammer Landscape Architects designed recent upgrades to the 140-year-old Castle Hill Cemetery, located on the land of the Bidjigal people in Dharug country.

09 January 2022

In our latest webinar, PlotBox Solutions Consultant Joe Witherspoon and Customer Success Manager Ashlynn Rickord Werner provided an overview of why adopting technology has become essential to modern cemetery sales processes, and some of the concepts and tools now available to cemetery sales and general managers.

29 September 2016

The concept of burying a loved-one’s ashes under a tree or flowering shrub isn’t as straightforward as you may think.