As Australia's major cities continue to grow, there's fierce debate about how to deal with a looming shortage of burial space.
Sydney's cemeteries are nearly full, with the situation desperate for some religious groupsArchitects have come up with an out-of-the-box solution to the looming crisis
A 2021 review found Sydney's cemetery capacity would be exhausted by 2051, while some religious and cultural groups could run out of burial space in as little as three years. After running out of room in its own cemetery on Sydney's western outskirts, the Muslim community was offered 4,500 plots at a nearby Catholic cemetery, but even they were filling up.
Jacqui Kirkby is the convenor of the Scenic Hills Association, whose members of residents, farmers and local Carmelite friars fought the development for the last decade."It represents just how broken the planning system is, and this community has no confidence in the planning system," Ms Kirkby said.
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