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Close-up of a native Australian plant with delicate white bottlebrush-like flowers in bloom at Lilydale Memorial Park. The soft-focus background shows the natural bushland setting of the memorial park grounds.

Native Flora at Lilydale Memorial Park

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

Upcoming funerals

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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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The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust Community Engagement Event

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

What's on

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News

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Native red flowers 

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For phone enquiries, GMCT’s customer care team attends to all calls in the first instance. 
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Contact information for The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust. 

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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

Operational updates and works (6)

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

Gender Equality Action Plan

Fountain at Fawkner Memorial Park

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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Governance structure

Four community members standing together at Fawkner Memorial Park, holding coffee cups and smiling at the camera. They're dressed in winter clothing with the cemetery grounds and trees visible behind them.

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. 

Community

Careers

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Resources

Forms

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Freedom of information

Privacy policy

Brick paved sculpture memorial feature at Altona Memorial Park. There are memorial plaques on a brick paved circular area on the ground. The feature is surrounded by green grass and memorial garden beds. 

Altona Memorial Park sundial feature

Complaints policy

Media releases

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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.

Find a Grave

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Fawkner Memorial Park (8)

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - lawn grave - plaque with tree

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Altona Memorial Park Map

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Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery landspace

Fawkner Mausoleum

Coburg Cemetery Map

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

Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery

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Burwood Cemetery Map

Frank Traynor

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

Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery tree

Fawkner graves

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

Monumental and lawn graves at Lilydale Lawn Cemetery 

Fawkner Memorial Park Map

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - lawn graves plaque

Altona Birch Garden

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery Map

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Products and Prices 2025-26

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Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - lawn grave - plaque with seat

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Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - memorial garden positions with rose

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

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - memorial garden positions

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Burwood Cemetery

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Lilydale Lawn Cemetery - memorial garden position

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Fawkner GOM 22 KP 250324

Visit this page for general information on Fawkner Memorial Park including opening hours, directions and services available. 

Fawkner Memorial Park

Visit this page for general information on Altona Memorial Park including opening hours, directions and services available. 

Altona Memorial Park

Visit this page for general information on Lilydale Lawn Cemetery including opening hours, directions and services available. 

Lilydale Lawn Cemetery

Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931)

Cherie Noonan (1954-2010)

Zina Beatrice Selwyn Cumbrae-Stewart (1868-1956)

William Guthrie Spence (1846 – 1926)

Walter Henry 'Dick' Lee (1889-1968) 

Thomas 'Frank' Francis Traynor (1927-1985)

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

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

Emerald (4)

Emerald (3)

Emerald Cemetery Map

Emerald Cemetery

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

Footscray Cemetery Map

Footscray General Cemetery

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Harkness Memorial Park

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

Healesville Cemetery (3)

Sunlight through tall native eucalyptus trees at Healesville Cemetery

Healesville Cemetery Map

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

Visit this page for general information on Keilor Cemetery including opening hours, directions and services available. 

Keilor Cemetery

Rolling green grassy hills with sun shining through the clouds at Lilydale Memorial Park

Federation Chapel and Candlebark Function Room exterior with gardens and carved owl tree sculptures

Vine of Remembrance memorial, Lilydale Memorial Park

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

Trellised wisteria in front of the Yarra Valley Mausoleum at Lilydale Memorial Park

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

Lilydale Memorial Park Map

Visit this page for general information on Lilydale Memorial Park including opening hours, directions and services available. 

Lilydale Memorial Park

Original decorative gates at the entrance to Northcote Cemetery

Northcote Cemetery

Northcote Cemetery Map

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Northern Memorial Park Map

Visit this page for general information on Northern Memorial Park including opening hours, directions and services available. 

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

Burial vaults and lawn graves at Templestowe Cemetery

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

Templestowe - function room (2)

Templestowe - function room (1)

Templestowe Cemetery Map

Templestowe Cemetery

Monumental graves at Truganina Cemetery next to rare plant preservation area

Truganina Cemetery Map

Truganina Cemetery

Werribee Mausoleum October 2022

Werribee Cemetery Map

Werribee Cemetery

Lawn graves next to an avenue of palm trees at Williamstown Cemetery

A watchful stone gargoyle sits on the historic fountain at Williamstown Cemetery

Stained glass windows at La Capella di Sant'Antonio Mausoleum, Williamstown Cemetery

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