Ipswich City Council

Cemeteries

Cemetery Ipswich City Council operates and maintains a variety of historical, monumental and lawn cemeteries.

Warrill Park Lawn Cemetery is entirely a lawn cemetery and is the main cemetery in use.

The Ipswich General Cemetery is a historic, monumental cemetery closed to new burials. There are a limited number of reserve and family plot burials still taking place.

Tallegalla, Stone Quarry and Haigslea Cemeteries are also of historical significance, comprising of both monumental and lawn burial areas. Their rural location provides a peaceful and scenic setting.

Ipswich City Council offers various services relating to these cemeteries including:

Searches - assistance with the location and details of family burials.
Plaques - approved plaques may be ordered through the Health, Parks and Recreation Department.
Reservations - reserve cemetery plots, niches and memorial garden positions in all of Council's cemeteries. (Not all cemeteries have all of these options available.)

Vases

A maximum of two vases are allowed on each grave. These vases cannot be made of breakable material (such as glass or ceramic). Cast bronze and stainless steel vases can be purchased from the Health, Parks and Recreation Department.

Plastic vases are available free of charge at Warrill Park Cemetery.

Placement of Flowers

Fresh flowers are permitted to be placed.

The placement of artificial flowers may be permitted provided they are placed in an approved vase and are effectively secured to such vase in a manner approved by the Health, Parks and Recreation Department. Artificial flowers will be removed once they, in the opinion of the cemetery staff, show signs of fading, deterioration or damage.

Ornaments

No ornaments, garden edging or other materials are permitted to be placed on the grave or garden in any of the Council's lawn cemeteries.

Plaques

A large range of cast bronze plaques and granite headstones are available from the Health, Parks and Recreation Department. Please refer to the products page for further information.

The placement of photographs on lawn plaques is not recommended as they are brittle and are not designed for this purpose. Should you choose to place a photo on a lawn plaque, all care will be taken, however Council takes no responsibility for any damage that may be incurred.

The maximum size allocation for plaques on an adult lawn grave is 700 mm x 500 mm, with only one plaque per grave allowed.

Reservation of Gravesites/Plots

Plots can be reserved for an unlimited time in the name of the person as desired.

Friends of the Cemetery

The object of this group is to get input/feedback from people who have loved ones buried in Council cemeteries. Meetings are usually held quarterly and are advertised in the Council information pages of local newspapers.

Related Information

If you require any further information regarding this subject, please contact Council during business hours on (07) 3810 6666 or email council@ipswich.qld.gov.au

Last Updated 24 Sep 2009 |

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