Placement of Ashes 

Families with pre-reserved niches or rockeries are able to place ashes within these sites. 

Ashes placed in the Brick Walls of Niches or Granite Walls of Niches must be in a predetermined ashes container. The ashes are placed within the wall and the niche is sealed by the predetermined plaque style appropriate for the site. 

Families with pre-reserved rockery sites may place ashes within the rockery. The style of plaque permitted will depend on the rockery type. Council officers will advise what is permitted upon application to place ashes. 

Ashes can only be placed by Council officers upon completion of the relevant applications and approval process.

Memorial Garden  

The memorial garden allows for placement of ashes. 

Ashes are buried within the garden and a small stainless steel plaque is affixed to the concrete kerb. 

Plots are aligned in groups of two (2) and allocated consecutively. Single reservations or placements are accepted. 

Council may allow families to install a granite style memorial over the plot of a predetermined size and style upon application. 

Flowers must be placed in a vase supplied by Council and not encroach onto adjoining plots. 

No other tributes or memorials are permitted in the garden.

Headstone/Monument Sections

Burials are permitted in pre-reserved burial sites only 

Headstone/Monument sections at Shellharbour Cemetery allow for mixed memorial types. 

In these sections the family can choose to construct either a headstone only or a full monument.  

The maximum number of interments is two (2) subject to Council approval. 

If you are concerned about what type of memorial is permitted on your burial site please contact Council’s Administration Officers on 4221 6111 to clarify.

Lawn sections can be single or double depth depending on the reservation with a plaque style memorial affixed to the concrete beam at the head of the grave. No other memorial is permitted in these sections.