In the news
In 2025, Candour carried out a full-body burial at sea — the first in Victorian waters in over a decade. The story of one man's final wish, and the family and crew who honoured it, was covered nationally.
Final farewell: rare sea burial carried out for Melbourne man
The Age reports on the journey from Portland out beyond the continental shelf, and what it took to fulfil a wish held since boyhood.
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Sea burials are rare — but possible — in Australia
ABC News explores how full-body sea burials work in Australia, featuring Candour's experience navigating the permits, logistics and care involved.
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Drive: honouring a father's wish for a burial at sea
Co-founder Travis Hamilton speaks with ABC Radio Melbourne's Drive program about fulfilling his father's lifelong wish to return to the sea.
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Our own series, produced by 3MP and hosted by co-founders Simon and Sameiko.
Regular conversations about the things we tend to leave unsaid — funerals, planning ahead, and why talking about death openly makes the hardest days easier. Produced by 3MP for listeners across Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.
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On the podcasts
We believe talking about death helps us live better. Here are some longer conversations with the Candour team about dying, funerals and doing things differently.
What near-death experiences taught me about living
Co-founder and director Travis Hamilton joins Catherine Ashton of Critical Info for a wide-ranging conversation on mortality, meaning, and the story behind his father's burial at sea.
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Honouring a final wish: a sea burial story
Simon and Sameiko share the practicalities — and the deep respect — behind the first sea burial in Victoria in over a decade: a true coming together of family, funeral professionals and authorities.
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Editorial features from magazines across the Peninsula and beyond.
On the cover: International Women's Day 2026
Co-founder Sameiko Slota featured on the cover of the magazine's "Rise. Lead. Inspire." edition — photographed at Cruden Farm among ten women leading businesses across the Peninsula.
Where compassion meets responsibility
Inside the same edition, Sameiko is profiled on leading with care, the philosophy of Give to Gain, and building a funeral home with people at its centre.
Official magazine of the Porsche Club of Victoria
Issue No. 227 carries Candour's editorial feature and full-page placement — a conversation with a community that understands how much the details matter. Candour is an ongoing partner of Porsche Parade magazine.
Dreams are one thing. Details are everything.
The editorial itself — how the care enthusiasts pour into a marque can shape a meaningful farewell, including a convoy formed quietly behind the hearse.
Media partners
Two Melbourne stations we're proud to work with — each with a community at its heart.
JOY 94.9
Australia's LGBTQIA+ community radio station, broadcasting from Melbourne since 1993. JOY is run largely by volunteers and gives voice to stories that don't always find airtime elsewhere. We partner with JOY because everyone deserves a farewell that honours who they truly are — and a funeral home they can trust to understand that.
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3MP 1377 AM
A Melbourne institution playing classic hits across the city and the Mornington Peninsula — the communities Candour calls home. 3MP is home to Candour Conversations, our podcast series with the station, and Candour is proud to be featured in Peninsula Picks, 3MP's directory of trusted local businesses on the Peninsula.
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