Sydney’s Orthodox and Muslim communities only have a few years left until their allotted grave space in the city’s crown cemeteries is depleted. Specifically, the Armenian and Antiochian Orthodox faiths, as well as the Muslim community, will run out of grave space in three years, while the Eastern Orthodox faith will face the same situation in four and a half years. To address this dire circumstance, the NSW government has combined three crown cemetery managers, namely Rookwood General, Northern Metropolitan, and Southern Metropolitan to establish a new entity called the Metropolitan Cemeteries and Crematoria Land Manager. The NSW government hopes that this amalgamation will mitigate the severe challenges facing Sydney’s cemetery and crematoria sector and ensure that all individuals have access to affordable and respectful burial and cremation services. Lands and Property Minister Steve Kamper believes that the merger will provide clarity and direction for better cemetery management and identify new efficiencies. An audit commissioned by Kamper found significant governance gaps in OneCrown, a project launched by the Berejiklian Liberal government in 2021 to merge NSW’s five large crown cemetery operators. Unfortunately, indecision on the project’s future led to the resignation of one in three staff and critical investment decisions being postponed. Kamper emphasizes that the NSW government will not repeat the previous government’s mistakes and that this new amalgamation will provide certainty and a clear way forward for cemetery management.