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Centennial Park Cemetery on Goodwood Road at Pasadena is possibly Adelaide's largest cemetery. It…read moreis certainly has the most manicured and well looked after grounds. Established back in 1936 and owned by the councils of Mitcham and Unley, the cemetery occupies some 40 hectares of land. While many people think of cemeteries as spooky and scary places, they are actually quite peaceful places and are full of history. They also provide a fascinating look into how we deal with the inevitable arrival of death in our different communities. Along with its many burial and cremation sites, Centennial Park also has two areas dedicated to war graves. There is the Adelaide War Cemetery with around 200 service personnel buried there. This area was established back in 1942. The second and more recent war graves area is the South Australian Garden of Remembrance run by the Office of Australia War Graves. You'll find this garden at the back of the cemetery in the far right hand corner if you enter from Goodwood Road. This is a beautiful spot that provides a solemn reminder of all those who served during Australia's different conflicts. Centennial park has an annual open day where all areas of the cemetery are open for public viewing - including the crematorium! You wouldn't believe the number of people who turn up for the open day and they're all eager to have a good look around all of the facilities. It's fascinating.

Reviewing a cemetery might sound like an odd thing to do, but I'm going to do it anyway. Firstly…read morebecause of it's wonderful tranquility, and secondly because it really is a beautiful area to visit. The park was first established back in 1936, and I think that they hadn't quite anticipated the phenomenal growth that's taken place since then! In 1938, a total of 10 burials took place; 50 years later in 1988 there were 4,547 services in that 12 month period. There are many people who enjoy visiting cemeteries to visit graves of the famous, and Centennial Park has its share of 'celebrities' too; Sir Donald Bradman being one and James Cyril Stobie (inventor of the Stobie Pole!) to name but a few! The grounds are staggeringly beautiful with an array of almost every native plant, tree, shrub and flower on view. And they are all kept magnificently by a dedicated team of gardeners and carers. There are 7,800 rose bushes for example, and each one is lovingly cared for. So if you're at a loose end on a Sunday arvo, why not pay 'CP' a visit? Park your car and just walk. It really is quite beautiful.

Note: Horse back riding is prohibited in here. Strange…read more... Speaking of strange, I jog past this cemetery often as part of weekly exercise rituals and I am rather absorbed by the captivating beauty of this particular graveyard. I usually find myself reading the names as I run past just because they are from an era so long ago. The grave stones are old and produce a sea of extensive grey. Equipped with pointed iron fence, this is your typical graveyard featured in a horror movie and featuring vampires. It holds character... Many of the pioneering families that helped establish South Australia and the city of Mitcham are buried here, and the Mitcham Council is active in working along with a Local History Officer if you are interested in finding out where your ancestors were once buried. For more direct information, this large premises of the dead is located on Old Belair Road and is home to both the Mitcham General and Mitcham Anglican Cemeteries.

There's pretty stiff competition when it comes to cemeteries in Adelaide and many might think,…read moreunless you have a loved one you are visiting, it is dead boring but I am here to write the review that will kill all your prior assumptions. That's right...I went there...now for the serious stuff... West Terrace Cemetery is the home to many a South Australian superstar - not your Australia's Got Talent type superstars either, like only the people who made this state great those measly 100-200 years ago. The wonderful thing about this place is that it is laid out in some kind of order so you can actually follow a walking trail past some of these well-known characters. It's the most un-obvious place to find a Walking Trail map (on a sign half way down the driveway once your in the cemetery), but you're lost without it. The volunteers of the West Tce Cemetery have even gone to the trouble of writing a little bit of history about the "talking points" of each of the graves you visit so you actually know who people like Henry Ayers and Catherine Helen Spence are... So if it is a sunny afternoon and you have a spare couple of hours to find out about the history of the state I would highly recommend a little wander through this place...it kills (sorry)!

West Terrace Cemetery is a veritable treasure trove of history - no pun intended. While most…read morecemeteries in South Australia only ever lease out their grave sites, West Terrace is the one exception and nearly all of the original plots remain untouched. The location for Adelaide's first cemetery was set out by William Light in his original plans for the city and as the colony's first and only burial site for many years, most of the state's early settlers were laid to rest there. Very early in its history the cemetery began its denominational divisions with separate sections for Catholic, Jewish, Church of England, Afghan, Druse and Islamic faiths that still exist today. It is now State Heritage Listed. There are some pretty ghoulish stories around from the early days of the cemetery's operation and a few dodgy characters who were employed to run the place but didn't take their jobs too seriously. If you'd like to know more about West Terrace's history, you can either take a self-guided tour or join in on one of the guided tours that happen on the first Tuesday of the month at 11.30am. Tours depart from the old curator's house and cost $5.50 per person

Such wonderful serenity here. I've been taking services here since I first became a celebrant and…read morehave always loved the calm ambience. Wirra Wonga is an area of the cemetery that is reserved for those of us who prefer the unspoiled beauty of nature. There are no headstones, no neat rows of graves and no non-natural elements. Simply pick a tree to spend eternity under. Beautiful. This might be a strange place to review - but it happens to all of us eventually ......

Sadly I've been to a few funerals here of late. Whilst these are incredibly sad times, the right…read moresetting is important to help farewell a loved one. The grounds here are beautiful and open. Green grass and inlaid plaques as far as the eye can see. Beautiful trees line the roads that weave visitors to the two chapels (with colour coded markings on the road which I think is super clever). The chapels are neutral, which I guess is important for such an event. The only thing I would say is that the chapels and the rooms that you gather in after the funeral service are both quite small. At each service I've been to, many people have been left standing, some outside during the service and the refreshment room has been uncomfortably packed, which is not ideal when trying to pass on condolences. Maybe that says more to the love for those that have passed than the space itself.

Warning to anyone that's thinking of using Fulham Funerals DON'T DO IT…read more Fulham Funerals clearly do not care about families or the deceased. we sent them an email, they called us to tell us they would investigate and then didn't call back and sent us an email fobbing us off. Here is a summary of the email we sent. Anthony White the driver. got lost, when he arrived he parked at the wrong house. He then unloaded the trolley and bought it into the house backwards. He wasn't able to get the trolley into the room where my Nan's body was. He then provided me with a Death verification form with the wrong name written on it. I corrected this and told him the correct spelling. He assured me that he would make sure that was all corrected. - this was not. Anthony tried to move my Nan but was unable too. I, my brother, and my cousin were needed to help move my nans body to the hallway. Anthony was very arrogant and said he could do it several times before he realised he couldn't. Once we got Nan onto the trolley in the hallway. Anthony then faffed about trying to get her body into a bag, My brother had to catch my nans head as Anthony was being very rough with her body and didn't support her head at all. I had to hold one end of the trolley as it was about to topple over. This whole episode was very distressing on my Grandfather who had just lost his wife of 62 years. Anthony White, then returned on the Thursday to help with the planning of the service etc. And all the paperwork in his handwriting was written again with the wrong name when I asked him why it was still incorrect he told me that it was the office girls job not his to correct it. Anthony made it very clear during the conversation that we needed to pay in full before the funeral or we would get an additional $495 "admin fee" He said cardboard coffins are annoying as they get stuck in cremation flutes, this was extremely upsetting for my Grandfather who then left the room in tears as all he could think of was my Nan being stuck in the flutes. The next I heard from your offices was Tuesday the 23rd When Angela Drosd sent me the invoice for the funeral. She gave me 5 hours to pay the $5449.50 or I would incur the $495 fee, as the funeral was the following day. The invoice also still had the wrong name. It then took a further 2 phone calls and 2 hours to get the correct invoice. This was the 3rd occasion Fulham Funerals got my Nans name wrong. we were given less than 4 hours to find $5449.50 and pay in full is disgusting or we would have been charged what amounts to a late fee of $495. The funeral then took place on the 24th of April. The coffin arrived damaged on the right hand side and the name plate attached to the coffin had the date of death 16/03/19 A full month wrong. When questioned about it Anthony said "oh well not much we can do about it now" we made it very clear to Anthony on the 18/4 that Dates and Times where a big thing to my Nan and the fact it was incorrect was a massive blow to our family. These are things a family shouldn't need to worry about when they are trying to say a farewell to their loved ones. Overall I am deeply disappointed and thoroughly disgusted at the services my family has received. Your business prides itself on 30 years in the business and to have such a total stuff up with the important things like the person's name, and date of death. I find sickening.

No reviews for here yet - obviously a morbid place to review, but having just trusted Fulham…read moreFunerals with my lovely mum's service (not to mention everything they do behind the scenes) I feel obliged to leave some positive words. When my mum passed, there were no funeral arrangements in place, and being her only child it was up to me to take care of it all. Fulham Funerals never treated me any differently for being an unemployed 23 year old. They respected me, my mum, and the whole situation, and with great empathy helped me give my mum the best sendoff I could with what I had. They didn't try to push extra expenses my way and even advised me on what I could do myself rather than pay for. The service ended up being perfect and almost two months later I am still in touch with the funeral director, which just goes to show how above and beyond they are willing to go to be there for you in your time of need. And I seriously cannot thank them enough.

Funerals are often hard to organise due to the excess of emotion surrounding a death. Funeral homes…read morein general also have a dodgy reputation for praying on this emotion and up selling packages. After the untimely death of a friend's child, I accompanied them to this funeral home to make arrangements. I was able to step back and witness the professional service and appropriate manner of all the staff. I've unfortunately been to a number of funerals and while my first choice (should I have to organise one myself) would be Berry's on Magill Road, I would certainly consider Alfred James at Unley. You can call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Peter and his amazing team at Frank J Siebert helped our family through the worst time in our…read morelives. Peter was so respectful of us as we discussed mum's service, he guided rather than pushed us to the decisions that needed to be made, without ever getting frustrated as we tried to make everything perfect, from the casket to the music. He recommended a wonderful celebrant who was similarly respectful and understanding of us wanting everything to be 'just so' for our beautiful mum. The printers he recommended did a wonderful job designing the custom bookmarks we envisaged and printed within a very fast time frame. On the day of the service all of our wishes were carried our perfectly, I cannot fault them. Thanks, Pete and team, from the bottom of my heart.

I was standing outside, wondering whether or not to go in, when a loud beep scared me half to…read moredeath. Had that beep scared me all the way to death, I suppose I was in the right place for it, really. I turned to see a car trying to pass through me where a park was awaiting it. I never found out whether it was a client or an employee that beeped me, but if it was the latter, that's a fairly good method of sending away potential customers. I was unperturbed, however. I went in. I'd never planned a funeral before, so I didn't know what to expect. What I didn't really expect (although, considering the subject, I perhaps should've) was for the place to look so drab and dreary. I happened to be walking by, but if that hadn't been the case, I would never have gone inside. The place looks terrible. It looks like a rundown dump. The fellow I was speaking to was very understanding of my unorthodox situation (which, I'm sure, the reader will forgive me for not detailing), but I ultimately decided to go elsewhere. Appearances are very important. I guess I was worried they directors might let any funeral plans they had a hand in go the way of their building.

I know it's still odd to review a cemetery, but irrespective of what I do for a living - cemeteries…read moreare, more often than not, fascinating and beautiful (aesthetically) places to visit, and Kangarilla is no exception. Nestled deep in the hills near Clarendon, the drive there alone is awesome. Kangarilla Cemetery is built on a long slope affording some wonderful views over the valley. It's surrounded by gum trees, which in turn have their fair share of wildlife. It was opened in 1875, with the first burial being that of John Hart in the same year. Before this, there were various small cemeteries attached to churches in both Kangarilla and Clarendon. There are surprisingly over 1200 burial sites in this small cemetery, including ashes internments, and I've been privileged to perform a few of those in my role as a Celebrant. Throughout South Australia, you'll find some amazing small cemeteries, each attached to a small town or homestead, and they're all worth a visit if you're passing. I use these as an excuse to rest if I'm on a long drive into the country or outback. The amount of local history that can be learned from these wonderful places is quite staggering - but of course only if you're into that sort of thing. I am - so will keep posting those that I find are 'Yelp-worthy'!