Sustainable Funerals Group honors unclaimed ashes by scattering them from a replica tall ship in Port Phillip Bay. The ceremony offers a meaningful final goodbye to those whose remains went uncollected, addressing the ethical dilemma of unclaimed ashes and providing a cost-effective alternative to traditional burials.
Doves are released as members of Sustainable Funerals Group spread the ashes of more than 70 remains in Hobsons Bay, Melbourne, from the Enterprize, a 27-metre full-scale replica of a tall ship built in Hobart in 1830.Doves are released as members of Sustainable Funerals Group spread the ashes of more than 70 remains in Hobsons Bay, Melbourne, from the Enterprize, a 27-metre full-scale replica of a tall ship built in Hobart in 1830.
Ward hands out 10 doves to those on board. They are released at the same time before flowers are scattered on the water’s surface . Orinoco Flow by Enya plays in the background.multiple times. Sometimes people don’t answer their phones, sometimes there’s no one to collect the ashes. Many are too bereaved to return.
The CEO of Australasian Cemeteries and Crematoria Association, Ben Kelly, says in some parts of the country 85% of people now get cremated.
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