Honouring and celebrating life
Here when you need us, every step of the way.
Planning a funeral can feel overwhelming, especially when you're navigating loss. Whether you're making arrangements now or planning ahead, we're here to provide guidance, support and clear options at every stage.
These three simple steps can help you get started. For more detailed information, explore our step-by-step funeral planning guide.
Step 1: Decide how to say goodbye
Step 1: Decide how to say goodbyeWhether through a chapel service, graveside ceremony, personal viewing or wake, each farewell offers an opportunity to honour a unique legacy and life lived.
Step 2: Choose a place of remembrance
Step 2: Choose a place of remembranceWe can help you find a resting place that honours your loved one’s wishes, cultural and religious beliefs, creating a place where memories can be cherished forever.
Step 3: Find a funeral director
Step 3: Find a funeral directorFamilies may choose to arrange the funeral themselves or seek support from a funeral director including care for your loved one, transport, documentation and service planning.
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What do you need help with today?
Families come to us to choose burial and cremation memorial options that feel right - often close to home, in natural settings, and with room to think about the future. We’ll help you step by step.
Burial options and services
Explore burial options with clear, supportive guidance. Find traditional, monumental, and natural choices to honour your respectful preferences.
Cremation options and services
Honour your loved one's memory with respect. We provide cremation options that offer dedicated spaces for reflection and lasting tribute.
Chapels and reflection spaces
Our spaces are suitable for funeral and memorial services of all sizes, featuring multimedia and live-streaming capabilities.
Funeral venues and function rooms
Our fully licensed venues serve culturally inspired menus prepared by our in-house chefs for memorial services and other events.
Plaque memorialisation options
Design a lasting memorial plaque with personalised wording, photos and symbols. SMCT guides you through every step with care.
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What's on at SMCT
We warmly welcome you, your family and friends to our locations to celebrate the life of a loved one with various events, programs and new experiences.
Limited release of new grave sites at Cheltenham Memorial Park
- 29 May 2026
Discover a limited release of newly available grave sites at Cheltenham Memorial Park, offering families a rare opportunity to honour loved ones in a historic and peaceful Melbourne setting.
How SMCT turned cemeteries into role models for environmental sustainability
- 4 June 2026
Over the past three years, we have worked towards a deliberate long-term shift to embed environmental sustainability as a core organisational priority. We aim for our contribution to be part of a stronger focus on sustainability across the sector.
Project Cultivate celebrates St Kilda milestone
- 27 May 2026
Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust marks a Project Cultivate milestone at St Kilda Cemetery, transitioning from months of mulching to the official start of planting.