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Ashes
In Australia there are no health regulations regarding the cremated remains, or ashes of a person.
The ashes are usually available 24 hours after cremation, once they have been cooled and placed in a container.
You can provide your own container. It can be made of timber, ceramic, metal, glass, etc.
It may be a familiar container, or one specifically acquired for that purpose.
There are many options for ashes, amongst them are:
- kept in the container,
- placed in a wall niche,
- scattered into the ocean, river or to the winds,
- used to nourish a tree or plant,
- they can be kept all together,
- they can be divided between people,
- some to keep, some to scatter
It can be particularly kind to allow children to keep some of the ashes of someone close to them, like a parent or a sibling. In that way as they grow they can make a decision for themselves when they are ready to let the ashes go.