Three years is all some Orthodox and Muslim communities have left before their allocated grave space in Sydney’s crown cemeteries is filled.
And the Eastern Orthodox faith, which includes Greek Orthodox, will run out of grave space in four and a half years.
The dire situation revealed on May 19 has prompted the amalgamation of three crown cemetery managers – Rookwood General, Northern Metropolitan and Southern Metropolitan – into a single entity.
The NSW government said that the new Metropolitan Cemeteries and Crematoria Land Manager would address the severe challenges facing the Sydney cemetery and crematoria sector and ensure respectful and affordable burial and cremation services remain available for all….