When someone dies
Practical steps and what to expect.
The first 24 hours
Slow down. Almost nothing is urgent right now.
The first week
A few decisions, gently, with help.
The first month
Paperwork, slowly. One envelope at a time.
Telling People
Scripts, templates, and permission to delegate.
Telling the children
Honest words for a sudden loss.
Phone scripts
Word-for-word, when words are hard.
Text messages to send
Copy-paste messages for when you can't face a phone call.
Calling the bank
Word-for-word scripts for notifying banks of a death.
Calling Centrelink
Notifying Services Australia when someone dies.
Funeral Planning Guide
Costs, options, and what actually matters.
Writing a Eulogy
Capturing your loved one in words.
Government Admin After Death
The paperwork nobody warns you about.
The first hours
Police, paramedics, the awful gentle questions.
If you found them or witnessed it
When grief and trauma arrive together.
The grief that comes with shock
Why sudden loss feels different.
The Coroner process
When a death is reportable to the Coroner — Australia
The Coronial process — Australia
Inquest, findings, and what families can expect
Autopsies and Post-Mortems
What happens, explained gently.
You are allowed to do this
Your rights around the body in Australia.
Washing and dressing the body
One of the oldest acts of love.
Cooling the body
Simple, practical, important.
Home vigil
Keeping them at home for a while.
A home funeral
Doing it all yourself.
Transporting the body yourself
Yes, you can. Here's how.
Repatriation
Bringing a body home — or sending one overseas.
Housing after someone dies
The house, the lease, the mortgage — what happens next.
Clearing a Home
Sorting through a whole life.