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Guardian reveals Australia's only cryonics facility frozen bodies in Holbrook shed

Seven people frozen at -196°C in rural NSW facility, paying $200,000 each for a chance at future revival.

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What to know

  • Southern Cryonics operates Australia's only cryonics facility from a shed in rural Holbrook NSW, housing seven frozen bodies at -196°C.
  • Clients pay $200,000 to be preserved indefinitely with hopes of future revival; operator Tsolakides estimates 10% likelihood of revival within 250 years.
  • About 1,000 people are cryogenically frozen worldwide across six facilities; experts characterize reanimation as theoretical rather than practical.
  • The facility was chosen for geographic safety and location near a cattle-breeding association that already received liquid nitrogen deliveries.

Peter Tsolakides Chair of Southern CryonicsSouthern Cryonics Cryonics operator

Guardian reveals Australia's only cryonics facility frozen bodies in Holbrook shed
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    Guardian publishes exclusive on Southern Cryonics facility and frozen bodies

    The Guardian publishes an exclusive investigation revealing details of Southern Cryonics' operations, including footage of the facility's interior with seven patients suspended in liquid nitrogen at -196°C across two dewars. The report interviews operator Peter Tsolakides about the business model, locations of patients, and likelihood of revival.

    “Basically, you need to have conquered death, cured all diseases and then be able to bring people back from the dead.”
    — Peter Tsolakides
    • cdarwin@c.im

      I’m standing atop a very tall ladder, peering down through a haze of liquid nitrogen vapour into a giant stainless steel flask containing three smaller containers. Inside the smaller wedges – which are labelled 005, 006, 007 – are three of Peter Tsolakides’ “patients”. The frozen bodies belong to people who, before their death, paid handsomely to…

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    • ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org

      The Guardian: ‘Patients’ who pay $200,000 to be frozen after death are waiting to be reborn in an Australian shed https://www. theguardian.com/australia-news /2026/sep/11/inside-australia-cryonics-facility-holbrook-nsw-frozen-bodies

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  2. background

    First patient cryogenically frozen at Holbrook facility — A man in his 80s became the first person frozen at the facility, placed head-down in a wedge-shaped container inside a liquid nitrogen dewar.

  3. background

    Southern Cryonics opens facility in Holbrook shed — Southern Cryonics established the southern hemisphere's only cryonics facility in a shed in an industrial estate in Holbrook, rural NSW. The location was chosen for proximity to Sydney and Melbourne and low risk of earthquakes or floods.

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