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The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Community Engagement Event

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Native Flora at Lilydale Memorial Park

Visit this page for a list of our upcoming funerals and services. 

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We offer burial, cremation and memorial options to help you create a meaningful tribute for someone you love.

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We host events across our cemeteries, often in partnership with local volunteers and community groups.

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For phone enquiries, GMCT’s customer care team attends to all calls in the first instance. 
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Accessibility

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Our Disability Access and Inclusion Plan is roadmap for ensuring every person can visit and honour their loved ones in spaces designed with care, dignity, and a genuine understanding of diverse needs. 

Disability Access and Inclusion Plan

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Our Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) formalises our commitment to creating a fair and equal workplace. 

Gender Equality Action Plan

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This page contains information about GMCT's Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan (DISAP). 

Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan

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This page contains information about GMCT's Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP). 

Reconciliation Action Plan

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About us

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Community Members at a GMCT Cemetery Event

Find out more about how we engage with the local communities surrounding our locations, and how to get involved. 

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Altona Memorial Park sundial feature

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Eucalyptus Leaves at Lilydale Memorial Park

Search GMCT cemetery records to find a grave across our cemeteries and memorial parks in Victoria. Use our interactive cemetery map to explore burial locations visually or search by name and details using our deceased search form. Fill in confirmed details to locate burial records spanning over 100 years of history.

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Click here to view the accessibility features available at GMCT's venues.

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Anzac memorial service Lilydale 2023

Commemorative events

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Community members gathering around a white coffee van and marquee on green grass

Community events

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Djerri Djerri Dancers at Harkness Memorial Park Breaking Ground Ceremony

Cultural events

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Industry events

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Photography

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Religious events

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Remembrance and celebration

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Altona Memorial Park Map

Altona Memorial Park offers modern cremation, burial and memorial spaces in Melbourne’s west. Discover chapels, function rooms, gardens and cemetery pricing with GMCT.

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Altona Memorial Park

Sunlight filtering through tall eucalyptus trees behind rows of lawn graves with bronze plaque memorials, Anderson Creek Cemetery

Andersons Creek Cemetery -lawn graves

Andersons Creek Cemetery (stairs)

Andersons Creek Cemetery Map

Andersons Creek Cemetery offers a peaceful bushland setting for memorialisation. Explore cemetery options, heritage graves and GMCT services for Melbourne's North.

Andersons Creek Cemetery

Panorama view of historic niche walls and memorial gardens amongst pine trees, Burwood Cemetery

Burwood Cemetery

Burwood Cemetery Map

Burwood Cemetery provides accessible cremation and memorialisation services in Melbourne’s east. Discover options, memorials and cemetery pricing with GMCT.

Warm sunlight filtering through an historic monumental grave and overhanging leaves, Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery

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Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery landspace

The sun shining through the tree, lighting up the landscape of Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery and the headstones.

Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery tree

Landscape image of headstones by a beautiful tree at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery.

Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery

Coburg Cemetery Map

Plan services at Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery in Melbourne. Explore burial options, cremation services, memorials and cemetery fees in a peaceful, historic setting with GMCT.

Memorials hidden amongst natural bushland and tree ferns with walking path, Emerald Cemetery

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Emerald Cemetery Map

Emerald Cemetery features a tranquil, natural setting in the Dandenong Ranges. Learn about burial options, memorial services and costs with GMCT.

Emerald Cemetery

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Fawkner Mausoleum

Fawkner graves

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Fawkner Memorial Park Map

Discover Fawkner Memorial Park in Melbourne’s north. Offering cremation, burial, memorial gardens and chapel services with clear pricing and support from GMCT.

Fawkner Memorial Park

Purple and white daisy flowers amongst historic monumental grave memorials, Footscray General Cemetery

Footscray Cemetery Map

Footscray General Cemetery is a historic Melbourne landmark established in 1869 and managed by GMCT. It remains a significant heritage site with over 20,000 interments. Find records, explore history and plan visits with GMCT.

Footscray General Cemetery

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Opening in 2027, Harkness Memorial Park is Melbourne’s first major new cemetery in over a century. Designed with the community, it will be a place for reflection, connection and remembrance in a unique, parkland setting.

Harkness Memorial Park

A memorial seat next to bushland with rows of lawn graves and mountains in the distance, Healesville Cemetery

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Sunlight through tall native eucalyptus trees at Healesville Cemetery

Healesville Cemetery Map

Healesville Cemetery opened in 1866, offers scenic burial grounds in the Yarra Valley. Explore cemetery services, graves and memorial options with GMCT.

Healesville Cemetery

Historic stone monument and ornamental iron fence with surrounding trees, Keilor Cemetery

A gravel pathway at Keilor Cemetery lined with monumental graves and colorful flower arrangements in vases. There are trees and filtered sunlight in the background.

Keilor monumental graves 

Path at Keilor Cemetery 

Lawn graves with headstone at Keilor Cemetery

Keilor Cemetery Map

Use the Keilor Cemetery Park map to navigate burial areas, memorial spaces and key facilities. Whether visiting or researching, the map makes it easy to explore this historic GMCT site.

Keilor Cemetery offers traditional burial and cremation services in a peaceful heritage setting. Learn about cemetery plots, memorials and pricing with GMCT.

Keilor Cemetery

Monumental and lawn graves at Lilydale Lawn Cemetery 

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Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - memorial garden positions

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - lawn grave - plaque with tree

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - memorial garden position

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - lawn graves plaque

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Lilydale Lawn Cemetery Map

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery offers contemporary lawn burials, memorialisation services in peaceful surroundings. View options, services and fees with GMCT.

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery

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Vine of Remembrance memorial, Lilydale Memorial Park

Djeernongs walk natural burial area amongst native Australian bushland at Lilydale Memorial Park

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Panoramic view of the front of the Yarra Valley Mausoleum at Lilydale Memorial Park

Lilydale Memorial Park Map

Lilydale Memorial Park combines modern cremation and burial services in the Yarra Valley. Discover memorial options, chapels and transparent pricing with GMCT.

Lilydale Memorial Park

Original decorative gates at the entrance to Northcote Cemetery

Northcote Cemetery

Northcote Cemetery Map

Northcote Cemetery is a historic site is cared for by GMCT staff with help from the Kew Neighbourhood Learning Centre, which provides practical work experience for young people with disabilities.

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Northern Memorial Park Map

Northern Memorial Park Map

Updated: 28/04/2026

Northern Memorial Park provides modern cremation, burial and memorial services in Melbourne. Explore chapels, gardens and transparent pricing with GMCT.

Northern Memorial Park

Exterior view of mausoleum at Preston Cemetery with surrounding monumental graves

Mausoleum crypts with brass flower vases at Preston Cemetery

Interior timber panelling and arched window features of Preston Cemetery Chapel

Row of stone and granite monumental graves at Preston Cemetery

Monumental graves and burial vaults outside Preston Cemetery mausoleum

Preston Cemetery Map

Preston Cemetery offers traditional burial options and community heritage in Melbourne’s north. View services, grave sites and pricing information with GMCT.

Preston Cemetery

Burial vaults and lawn graves at Templestowe Cemetery

Water fountains and pool of water at Templestowe Cemetery amongst a blue sky and tall trees

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Templestowe Cemetery Map

Templestowe Cemetery offers cremation and memorialisation services in a quiet eastern suburb setting. Learn about our function room, memorials and fees with GMCT.

Templestowe Cemetery

Monumental graves at Truganina Cemetery next to rare plant preservation area

Truganina Cemetery Map

Truganina Cemetery is a historic burial site in Melbourne’s west, named after Truganini. Though closed to new memorials, it remains a significant local landmark with heritage features and protected native vegetation.

Truganina Cemetery

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Werribee Cemetery Map

Werribee Cemetery offers unique burial and memorial options in Melbourne’s west, blending heritage character with contemporary services. Explore available graves and personalised memorials in a peaceful setting.

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