More ashes spaces to be added at Ferntree Gully cemetery
People are dying to get into Ferntree Gully cemetery, so there are plans to create more space to hold ashes.
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People are dying to get into Ferntree Gully cemetery, so so there are plans to create more space to hold ashes.
The cemetery is approaching its capacity, with only 34 ashes positions remaining, and it’s anticipated those positions will be exhausted within 12 months.
Knox councillors have ticked off on a proposal which will create about 231 new ashes’ spaces.
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A new garden ashes area next to the cemetery entrance will be established, and three extra columbarium walls added in the foothills section of the cemetery.
Based on preliminary quotes, the cost of extending the ashes’ positions is estimated to be less than $200,000.
The council will apply for a State Government grant to pay for the works.
Knox Mayor Jake Keogh said community consultation on the proposed expansion was met with overwhelming support.
The Ferntree Gully Cemetery was established in 1873 and many pioneers of the district are buried there including renowned landscape artist Sir Arthur Streeton.
Knox Council took over responsibility as trustee of the cemetery in 1982.
In 1984 the Governor in council declared the cemetery “closed” for the sale of new graves and until 2002, no graves were available for sale for in-ground burials. All graves have now been sold.
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