Taylor & Forgie Funeral Directors

25/05/2026

Have your say with the 'Funeral Care and Bereavement Care' Survey

Researchers from La Trobe University and UNSW are currently conducting a national study about funerals and bereavement.

Through Funerals Australia, we support research that strengthens understanding of the important role funerals play in supporting individuals, families and communities after loss.

The survey is open to anyone over the age of 18 who has organised a funeral in the past 6-24 months, and any family and friends who were also involved in organising the funeral. The survey takes around 15–20 minutes, is voluntary and completely anonymous and will help inform future bereavement and funeral practice.

https://redcap.latrobe.edu.au/redcap/surveys/?s=7XJHAJXWN3HPKH4Y

10/05/2026

Mother’s Day can bring joy, gratitude, reflection, and grief all at once. To those celebrating, remembering, missing, or mourning a mother today, we hold space for you.
May the memories shared, traditions cherished, and love given through generations bring comfort and peace.

06/05/2026

Your grief journey is not a straight line. Each relationship is unique and so is working through life after loss.

The "7 stages of grief" is an expansion of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's original 5 stages model. The stages aren't linear — people move through them in different orders, skip some, or revisit others.
1. Shock & Disbelief
The initial, numbing reaction to loss. Your mind struggles to process what happened. You may feel detached or like you're in a dream. This is a protective buffer the psyche creates to avoid being overwhelmed.
2. Denial
"This can't be real." You resist accepting the reality of the loss. Denial buys time for the mind to gradually absorb a painful truth.
3. Anger
As denial fades, pain often surfaces as anger — at yourself, others, the universe, or even the person lost. "Why did this happen to me?" This is a natural and necessary stage, not a sign of weakness.
4. Bargaining
You try to regain control through "what if" and "if only" thinking. It's the mind's attempt to negotiate its way out of the pain.
5. Depression
A deep sadness settles in as the full weight of the loss becomes clear. Withdrawal, crying, low energy, and hopelessness are common. This is not clinical depression necessarily — it's profound, appropriate grief.
6. Testing / Reconstruction
You begin to tentatively explore how to live with the loss. You start problem-solving, finding small ways to cope, and rebuilding a sense of routine or identity.
7. Acceptance
Not "being okay" with the loss, but coming to terms with its reality. You find a way to carry the grief while re-engaging with life. The loss becomes integrated into who you are, rather than defining every moment.

These stages describe common experiences, not a required sequence.
Everyone grieves differently. Culture, personality, the nature of the loss, and support systems all shape the experience.
There's no timeline. Grief can take weeks, months, or years, and waves of it can resurface long after you thought you'd moved on.

If grief feels unmanageable, speaking with a professional may help you onto a supportive path.

24/04/2026

We pause to honour and remember the courage, sacrifice, and spirit of all those who have served.

On ANZAC Day, we reflect on the bravery of the ANZACs and all servicemen and women who have followed in their footsteps. Their legacy lives on in the values of mateship, resilience, and remembrance.

We are privileged to support families in remembering and celebrating the lives of their loved ones—today, and every day.

Lest we forget.

20/03/2026

Today’s Pioneer Park reinterment ceremony was a meaningful moment of reflection, respect and remembrance. As a community, we came together to honour those who came before us and to recognise the importance of preserving their stories with dignity and care.

The ceremony acknowledged the significance of reinterment not only as a practical process, but as an act of respect for history, heritage and the people connected to this place.

Thank you to everyone involved in making today’s ceremony so thoughtful and respectful.
Special thank you to ACC Higgins for custom building the ossuary boxes.

17/03/2026

13/03/2026

Taylor & Forgie Funeral Directors, represented by Jeff and Claire, were proud to be part of a special walking tour at Dublin Cemetery, where 35 history enthusiasts gathered to explore the stories of the early settlers who helped shape the Adelaide Plains.
Co-hosted by the Dublin History Group and the Adelaide Northern Districts Family History Group, the event highlighted ten local families and, fittingly near International Women’s Day, paid tribute to women whose contributions are often overlooked. Visitors heard the stories of the Prime sisters, Lillian and Marion, and schoolteacher Mary Ann Sunman, while also learning of the cemetery’s connection to the Australian film Red Dog.
Taylor & Forgie helped bring history to life with our 1924 Bean Hearse and an original burial ledger on display. Thanks to all the attendees and organisers, hope to see you at the next event!
https://dublinhistorygroup.com.au/page/cemetery.htm

13/03/2026

02/03/2026

Feedback like this is shared with our whole team, because it reflects what we strive for every day: calm guidance, genuine care, and respectful support.

18/02/2026

When someone we love dies, their voice may fall silent, but their influence, their stories, their laughter and lessons continue to echo through our lives. The melody lives on in family traditions, in shared memories, in the quiet ways we carry them forward.

A farewell gathering is not about saying goodbye to a life, it’s about honouring the melody that remains. Not only in stories and reflections, but in music and photographs.
Do you have a special song that is forever linked to someone?