Melbourne General Cemetery (MGC) has undergone a transformation: a cemetery reborn, you might say. I first heard about it in Nov 2025. There was a segment on Gardening Australia on the ABC showcasing the results of a project called ‘Project Cultivate’. Plantings of Kangaroo grass and Billy Buttons transformed the dry landscape back to its READ MORE
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There’s something about shuffling off this mortal coil
One of the greatest legacies my dad gave me was a sense of humour. Unfortunately, our time together was relatively short; he died in 1974 when I was 17. However, it was long enough to instil in me a love of the ridiculous and later, a realization of it’s ability to build resilience when faced READ MORE