Australian Hearse Nationals

21/08/2025

I have been contacted by Barry to post his hearse up for sale. His words follow;

I have a 1924 Hudson car that was professionally rebodied in 1934 to be a hearse. Under restoration. We are shifting because I have hurt my back. I hope someone from your hearse group will ring for details, perhaps an article for your newsletters and hopefully a buyer. Barry near Elizabeth in SA.

Please send a message for Barry's phone number.

06/08/2025

Hello all,

Photos from others show up in the "mentions" tab. Please look there...otherwise we have to reshare every post so people can see them.
Happy to do that but would hate to miss one.

06/08/2025

Here is the link to the YouTube video of the Hearse Parade.

Australian Hearse Nationals is once again the must do Hearse Fest in Australia.

Hearse Parade @ Goldfields Gothic Festival - YouTube

The Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas in Maldon Victoria Au, is host each year to an awesome display of Hearses which come from far and wide to be a p...

05/08/2025

As I have just got back on deck after this year's Nationals and haven't had the time to get photos sorted and list our winners.

Please feel free to post your own photos here for all to see.

04/08/2025

Save the Date for 2026 and book your accommodation.

03/08/2025

Very honoured to have an entry from the legendary hot rod builder Rod Hadfield. His 1922 Dodge is simply amazing and not only took out the people's choice award today at the 2025 Australian Hearse Nationals but also took Best Hearse in Show.

Many photos to come of what was an amazing event. Great to see many returning from previous years as well as many new face's and Hearses.

Now the planning starts for 2026.

02/08/2025

And it all begins, off to Eddy's Garage for a feed.

31/07/2025

2025 Australian Hearse Nationals non-entrant display plates.

These plates will be available by order only for $35.00 including postage. Orders are now open and will close on the 31st August 2025. These will then be produced and sent out to you about mid September.

To order please message us or reply to this post and we will contact you for payment and your details.

21/11/2024

We are starting to put together our program for next years Goldfields Gothic Festival and one of our new exhibits plans to be an Artists Exhibition of Coffin Art.
We will supply each artist with a Coffin shaped timber to create their own design to be displayed in Maldon during the Gothic weekend. Prizes are yet to be arranged but entry fee will be $20 per entry. This is just a note to get your dark thinking hats on until the new year when we will be ready to accept entries and have more details.

14/11/2024

Ok fellow Hearse enthusiasts.

The 2025 Hearse Nationals will be here before we know it. Time to get our behinds into gear and get the ball rolling on making this event better.

I am after ideas from both those that have attended the event in the past on what they would like improved or see. And from those that haven't yet what you would like to see.

Before anyone mentions it, No we can not move it from Maldon and the Goldfields Golthic Festival sorry. No matter where this is held it will not suit everyone and frankly it fits in well with the Goldfields Golthic Festival at this time.

Please post your suggestions below, keep all comments constructive and on topic.

10/11/2024