Western Downs Cemeteries

Cemetery landscape

Overview

Western Downs Regional Council has twelve operational cemeteries providing a combination of monumental and lawn sections, columbarium walls and remembrance gardens.

All other cemeteries in the Western Downs region are administered by private trustees or closed for future burials. We pride ourselves on presenting well maintained and respectable cemeteries and strive to provide wholehearted services to support families through difficult times.

Select one of the districts outlined above to find out more about the current and historical information of our region's cemeteries.

Chinchilla District Cemeteries 


Dalby District Cemeteries 


Miles District Cemeteries 


Tara District Cemeteries 

 

Arranging a Funeral, Reserving a Grave or Niche, Plaques and Monuments

Arranging a Funeral

To arrange a funeral, you will need to contact a Funeral Director, who will assist with the many practical aspects of the funeral and coordinate when and where the funeral will be held. The funeral director will also provide burial and cremation options within one of Council's Cemeteries. The Funeral Director will complete an Application for Interment – Grave(PDF, 83KB)  or Application for Interment – Ashes(PDF, 81KB)  with the family and will then send on to a Council Cemeteries Officer.

Reserving a Grave or Niche

Reserving a grave within a lawn cemetery for burials or a niche in a Columbarium Wall for ashes can ensure family members and loved ones can rest alongside each other. It also allows you to pay for the current fee of the plot to avoid future rising fees. To reserve a plot you will need to complete an Application for Grave/Niche Reserve(PDF, 80KB)  and submit to Council. Niche sizes vary at each cemetery, please refer to the plaque information fact sheet under the relevant district. Council will issue an exclusive right of burial certificate upon request and payment of a reservation.

Completed applications can be submitted to Council via:

  • Email: info@wdrc.qld.gov.au
  • Post: PO Box 551, Dalby, QLD, 4405
  • Visit one of Council’s Customer Service Centres

Memorial Plaques and Monuments

All memorial plaques are to be arranged through Council for quotes, fabrication and installation. Only the burial holder can authorise to request a plaque. An Application for Installation of a Memorial Plaque(PDF, 1MB)  must be completed and provided to Council for processing.

Monuments in the monumental cemeteries can be installed or refurbished by arrangement with a qualified Stonemason. An Application to Erect a Monument(PDF, 243KB) or Application to Refurbish a Monument(PDF, 245KB) is to be completed by the stonemason and submitted to Council along with payment of the relevant fee to Council for approval. 

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