Extensive research is continually conducted to identify available land for new grave locations within Melbourne General Cemetery. These new locations are released periodically.
If you would like to record your interest in purchasing a new grave location, please contact us.
Where a family has an existing grave, additional interments may be possible after:
- the cemetery checks its records and the site to ensure there is sufficient room
- ownership of the grave is clarified
- payment of applicable burial or other appropriate fees.
An alternative to a grave location is provided within our Mausolea. These buildings provide for the above-ground interment of caskets.
Plaques & Monuments
Plaques
Families may choose to use bronze plaques to mark grave sites. A range of designs are available for use within the cemetery. There are many ways to personalise a plaque e.g. through the use of photographs and emblems.
Recognising that burial locations remain in place for all time, plaques are placed on granite. The granite provides a solid foundation and an attractive border for the plaque.
To discuss the range of options available, please contact us.
Monuments
In many areas of the cemetery monuments are able to be placed upon the grave. Usually families hire a Monumental Mason to design and supply the monument. On your behalf, the mason must ensure that the design is approved by the cemetery and obtain the necessary permits before any work begins.
Registered Monumental Masons may work within any of the cemetery sites administered by the Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
Monuments and other memorials arranged directly with masons remain the maintenance responsibility of the family.
Public Burials
Melbourne General Cemetery has placed large rocks within public burial areas of the cemetery. These rocks allow for small bronze plaques to be placed to commemorate people buried within public graves.
Please contact us to identify the relevant area.