Funerals and Memorial Services

A memorial, including a replica of the aircraft and a plaque made out of a stone recovered from the crash site, has been unveiled in York.

Funerals begin for dead Israelis returned from Gaza in the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal, as the nation receives the remains of two more former captives.

Survivors of the 2005 Jimbaran Bay bombings gather in Newcastle to mark the 20th anniversary of the tragedy, which some feel is not as widely remembered as the 2002 Kuta blasts.

Three police officers shot dead in the line of duty this year are being honoured as part of National Police Remembrance Day services around Australia.

More than a thousand mourners gather at a church in Melbourne's north-west to farewell a 15-year-old boy whose life was tragically cut short earlier this month.

Chol Achiek, one of two boys killed in Cobblebank earlier this month, has been remembered as a loving brother and son who dreamed of a career in basketball and was wise beyond his years.

With Sydney grappling with the need for more burial plots, the city's funeral industry is also presented with a new problem — a lack of open-air funeral venues.

Lisa Thompson says her final weekend with her boyfriend Neal Thompson before he was killed in a shooting at Porepunkah was their best yet. 

A police funeral with full honours has been held for Senior Constable Vadim de Waart-Hottart, one of two officers killed in a shooting in Victoria's north-east last week.

The mother of one of six children who died in the Tasmanian jumping castle tragedy says she is devastated by a group's attempt to "block" a beachside memorial. They argue the area is "a place for families to escape the hardships of life".

A Townsville funeral home celebrates the 100th birthday of its 1925 Buick hearse, rescued from a chicken coop and restored to deliver the deceased to their final resting place. 

An idea over a cup of coffee between two South Australian mates has turned into a grand event, with scores of veterans, a former ADF chief and a rock legend attending the opening.

The community is rallying around the family of a four-year-old girl who was killed by a falling palm tree in Darwin, with more than $94,000 donated so far to help navigate "this time of profound grief".

The Walkley Award-winning journalist has been remembered as a "wonderful human being" at a heartfelt funeral in North Sydney on Friday.

Five-time premiership footballer and politician Brian Dixon, who was a key figure behind the 'Life be in it' campaign and mandatory seatbelt legislation, has been farewelled at a state funeral in Melbourne.

Funeral photography is about capturing a family's story and emotions while farewelling a loved one.

The "Australian icon" and matriarch is remembered as having a joy for living and being devoted to her family, at her funeral in Fremantle.

Travis Hamilton says organising a rare sea burial for his father Alan was challenging, but it ultimately led to a "joyous" farewell.

Mourners at the police funeral for Constable Keith Smith have been told he "made a real difference in the lives of everyday Tasmanians".

A large group of mourners began gathering at West Coast Eagles headquarters just after midday on Wednesday, to farewell one of the club's favourite sons.