Funeral directors to visit graves for families in lockdown

Alan Harris McDonald's Joshua Paul said it was a dearly-held tradition for many families, who would travel long distances every year in order to honour their loved ones' memories.

Mr Paul said the team wanted to keep that tradition alive, so they volunteered to deliver flowers on the families' behalf free of charge.

"We thought it would be a nice gesture for us to visit the grave for them and leave a thank you card with a personal message and a floral tribute on the day," Mr Paul said.

"We'll take a photo and send that to the family so that even though they couldn't visit, they still feel like somebody visited them and their message was delivered."

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Mr Paul said it was also a heartfelt tradition in his own family, saying he would often take his two children to visit his nan and pop's grave site in order to honour their memories.

He said the funeral home had been "flooded" with requests from families in lockdown, with some wanting to send their love from interstate and others quarantining in aged care homes.

Gemma Lamont will be one of the funeral directors who will be leaving flowers and cards on graves this Father's Day, and she said many of the messages they had received so far were deeply touching.

"A lot of them have their own personal touches - inside jokes the families have with one another," Ms Lamont said.

"It was really lovely to see."