Headstone Graves Melbourne
Choosing a headstone grave provides a lasting way to honour your loved ones. A headstone offers a contemporary and elegant touch to a loved one's final resting place, ensuring their memory is permanently and prominently marked in one of our peaceful locations across Melbourne.
Choosing a headstone grave
The elegant design of headstone graves provides a serene and permanent resting place. This is an ideal option for families who value a prominent, customisable memorial that can be seen and visited easily. When you are choosing between burial and cremation, a headstone burial confirms your choice for a physical, permanent memorial that will stand for generations. This is just one part of our range of burial services available across our cemeteries.
What is a headstone grave?
A headstone, referred to as a gravestone or a tombstone, is usually made from marble or granite secured on a solid base, personalised with engravings and inscriptions.
Why choose a headstone grave?
This is a burial option for those wanting a prominent memorial.
Available options
Headstone graves are available for one, two or three burials deep. Side-by-side positions are also available in some areas.
Headstone grave options
Headstone lawn graves
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park
A headstone lawn grave combines the simplicity of a lawn burial setting with a traditional, personalised headstone. The design blends seamlessly with the natural environment, offering a neat appearance while still providing a custom memorial. This option is available at both Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Bunurong Memorial Park.
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Headstone lawn graves on beam
A headstone with a beam provides a contemporary approach with a distinctive and elegant touch to a loved one's resting place. These designs often allow for a different type of marker placement than standard lawn graves, providing greater scope for personalisation and structure at the gravesite headstone.
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What are the fees for headstone graves?
The cost of a headstone grave is influenced by several factors. The total price can depend on the specific cemetery location, the selected area (premium or standard), the depth allowance (single, double, or triple), and the type of headstone prices SMCT offers for the specific memorial design you choose.
Frequently asked questions about headstone graves
Other burial options
Lawn grave burial options
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Traditional burial plots with flat grave markers, organised rows, and manicured lawns, creating a neat appearance.
Natural and green burial options in Melbourne
- Bunurong Memorial Park
The practice of placing a body into the earth in a manner that reflects the course of nature and limits the use of non-natural elements and processes.
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