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A small stone chapel with a red-tiled roof is surrounded by trees and shrubs on a sunny day. A path lined with cremation plaques leads towards the entrance.
Gatehouse Shrub Garden, Melbourne General Cemetery

Cremation options

Cremation offers many ways to honour a loved one, now or years in the future. You may choose to scatter or inter ashes, or incorporate them into a memorial tribute to be cherished.

Cremation memorials

A cremation memorial is an enduring tribute to a loved one. Cremation memorials are available in many traditional and contemporary styles across our cemeteries.

Nature memorials

Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park, Melbourne General Cemetery, Cheltenham Memorial Park

Nature memorials include roses, shrubs and trees, with many options across our cemeteries. This creates an enduring place of reflection, in a well-maintained garden setting, for generations to come.

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Matilda's Garden, Bunurong Memorial Park
A lush green cemetery scene with vibrant red roses in bloom and neatly arranged headstones in the background
Jewish Memorial Garden, Springvale Botanical Cemetery
A sturdy stone building is complemented by a well-maintained garden filled with roses for rows of cremation memorials in foreground.
Gatehouse Rose Garden, Melbourne General Cemetery

Exclusive memorials

Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park, Cheltenham Memorial Park

Exclusive memorials include a range of contemporary and unique cremation memorial options designed to reflect the meaningful preferences and connections of a loved one.

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Walk of Peace , Bunurong Memorial Park
A wooden walkway with plaques extends over a calm lake, leading to a modern building, with a fountain spraying in the background under a clear blue sky.
The Crossing, Bunurong Memorial Park
A sunny outdoor scene featuring silver cylindrical cremation totems among golden grasses, with distant gravestones visible in the background.
Coastal Rise, Cheltenham Memorial Park

Scatter gardens

Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park

A scatter garden is a dedicated place to farewell a loved one, with the option to record a tribute in a Book of Remembrance.

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Garden of No Distant Place, Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Mausoleum niche memorials

Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne General Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park, Cheltenham Memorial Park

Located in one of our stunning mausoleums, niche memorials allow for the placement of ashes behind a permanent plaque tribute. This traditional option provides a place of distinguished reflection for future generations.

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All Souls Mausoleum, Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Pieta Mausoleum, Bunurong Memorial Park

Other niche memorials

Springvale Botanical Cemetery

A niche memorial permanently holds a cremation urn behind a commemorative plaque. There are many varieties of niche memorials, each becoming an enduring destination of reflection.

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Wall of Reflections, Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Token memorial options

Springvale Botanical Cemetery

Families can create a permanent memorial for a loved one, even if the ashes are located elsewhere. This creates a special and permanent place to visit and reflect.

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Cremation urns

Urns hold the cremated ashes and can be used as keepsakes, incorporated into a memorial, for scattering or burial. They can contain partial or full ashes depending on the size and design of the urn. Ashes may be distributed between several urns for family members to treasure.

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Mausoleum options

  • Springvale Botanical Cemetery +3 other locations

Built to provide an enduring place of rest where descendants can visit and honour family members for generations to come.

Burial options

  • Springvale Botanical Cemetery +2 other locations

Traditional and natural burial options are available, including lawn, headstone, and monumental graves.

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