I attended my aunt's funeral virtually and wanted to comment on what a great job Sylvan did with…read morethe audio and video streaming. I have attended another funeral via Zoom due to Covid-19 and the sound and video were atrocious so I'm very grateful to have been a part of her funeral even though I'm living in Southern California. Thank you Sylvan Funerals!

Gaylene and her family did a wonderful job in organising Mum's funeral. Thank you so much! I had…read morebeen a tough 18 months. It was nice to know that I everything had been organised and I didn't have to do the run around. The staff printed the service books, made a beautiful photo dvd, and Gaylene conducted a beautiful service as our celebrant. It was a very special day and mum would have been pleased!! Would certainly recommend the services Sylvan Funerals provide to my friends and family!!

Esther and Wendy and the rest of the Swanborough team took care of my Dad with grace and dignity…read moreafter he passed away unexpectedly after a short illness and I was the only next of kin. I couldn't have coped without the support of these wonderful people, and patient explanations of how the process worked, especially as a lot of it was done long distance via email and telephone. I highly recommend their services for anyone needing a discreet, empathic and caring funeral director in the greater Brisbane area, even if you're interstate or overseas!

From the owner: Services offered by Swanborough Funerals include burial, cremation, memorial services. We also…read moreoffer funeral payment plans. Swanborough Funerals have been caring for families in the Greater Brisbane, Sunshine Coast & Gold Coast areas for 14 years. As a boutique funeral service our passion is to ensure that individualised care is followed through in all aspects of care, providing quality attention to every detail of your relationship with us. We take pride in the fact that every family cared for is provided with a tailored service that uniquely reflects the loved one down to the finest detail. We provide individually designed order of service sheets, photo memorial books, DVD presentations& recording of service. We hold a vast range of coffin/casket/urn/floral options and personalise the service through mediums such as music, color, symbols, décor & venue choice for burial, cremation or memorial services from traditional church service to outdoor chapel, garden or beach funerals.

This place is awesome and extremely interesting. Apparently I have a number of in-laws buried here…read morebut there are so many interesting tombstones to read that I lost interest in finding them. Instead I spent my day wandering the paths searching for macabre pieces of history. What is interesting is the number of Orthodox Russians buried in this cemetery. Those criminals hanged at the nearby Boggo Road Jail are also here. This place is worth a exploring. And if not interested in the tombs, then there are some glorious trees to rest under. You can enter the cemetery in a number of ways, and you can even ride your bike through it. I suggest grabbing a coffee from across the Green Bridge at Queensland Uni and then walking across and through it. This way you are also privy to the information signs that provide a bit of background history to the cemetery and the surrounding park.

Funnily enough I feel somewhat at home in the South Brisbane Cemetery. I would visit it often on my…read moreway to and from the University of Queensland. At the beginning of the year it was quite flood damaged, with inches of mud covering a lot of the graves, and dirt washed away in other places. At the risk of sounding very insensitive, it did make some graves look like the undead had risen. That just made me like the place all the more. I would often go and read the historical information on plaques in and around the Cemetery. It is such an interesting piece of Brisbane's history. The cemetery is peaceful except for the odd bird buzzing around. However, do be careful when it is wet as all the pathways become insanely slippery and very treacherous. I highly recommend you go there and have a look for yourself, whether you have family there or not.