About the cemetery
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 in 1982.
The cemetery covers just over 5 acres.
Location
You can find the Ferntree Gully Cemetery on Forest Road, Ferntree Gully.
Email us at ferntreegullycemetery@knox.vic.gov.au to find out more.
Gravesites
There are no new gravesites available for sale.
We continue to cater to people with existing gravesites.
Owners of existing gravesites
All bookings for burials must be made through your funeral director.
Gravesites can accommodate up to 3 burials with the first burial being at 9 feet deep. Up to 6 sets of ashes can also be interred in each gravesite.
Please note that the holder of the Right of Interment must authorise any use of the grave.
You must complete an Application for approval to inter cremated human remains before ashes can be interred in a grave or ash position.
Cemetery and plaque fees
The following fees apply to existing gravesites:
Information for monumental stonemasons
Monumental masons and stonemasons must submit an Application to establish a memorial and related fee (payable to Ferntree Gully Cemetery Trust) before carrying out any work in the cemetery.
Application to establish a memorial
Work must be carried out Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Memorial permit fees
The following fees apply to renovation work and new memorials in 2022:
|
Stonemasonry Work |
Fees |
|
Additional inscriptions |
$75 |
|
Minor renovation work |
$125 |
|
Major renovation work |
$170 |
|
Major renovation work – each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument |
$48 |
|
New headstone and base with existing foundation |
$160 |
|
New headstone and base with existing foundation – each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument |
$48 |
|
New headstone and base without existing foundation |
$170 |
|
New headstone and base without existing foundation – each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument |
$48 |
|
New monument with existing foundation |
$205 |
|
New monument with existing foundation – each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument |
$60 |
|
New monument without existing foundation |
$220 |
|
New monument without existing foundation – each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument |
$75 |
For more information, call our office staff on 9298 8275 or 9298 8279.
Cemetery records
Council keeps a record of the deceased at the cemetery called the Register of Interred Persons. The record is updated once or twice a year.
Learn more about who is interred at the cemetery from our Register of Interred Persons – 31 December 2021.
Maps
The following maps cover all the divisions of the cemetery:
- Map - Ferntree Gully Cemetery
- Church of England Section A
- Church of England Section B
- Church of England Section C
- Church of England Section D
- Church of England Section E
- Church of England Section G
- Foothills Lawn
- Lawn F
- Lawn Roundabout
- Lutheran Lawn and Lutheran Denominational Section
- Memorial Rose Garden
- Methodist Lawn Section
- Methodist Section A
- Methodist Section B
- Other Denominational Section
- Pioneer Section
- Presbyterian Lawn
- Presbyterian Section B
- Presbyterian Section D
- Roman Catholic Section A
- Roman Catholic Section B
- Roman Catholic Section C
- Roman Catholic Section D
- Rose Garden - Plots 1 - 73
- Rose Garden - Plots 74 - 146
- Rose Garden - Plots 147 - 220
History
The Ferntree Gully Cemetery was established in 1873 when 5 acres of Crown land were reserved as the site for a cemetery.
It is located in the heart of the lower Ferntree Gully shopping precinct and has the picturesque Dandenong Ranges as its backdrop.
Many pioneers of the district are buried in the cemetery including the well-known families of Dobson, Baird and Friberg. You may recognise these names as ward names in the municipality.
The cemetery also has the honour of being the last resting place of renowned landscape artist Sir Arthur Streeton.
Knox City Council took over responsibility as Trustee of the cemetery in July 1982.
In 1984 the Governor in Council declared the Ferntree Gully Cemetery closed for the sale of new graves.
In 1999, the Council appointed the Ferntree Gully Cemetery Trust Committee to oversee the management of the cemetery.
This committee was sunsetted in 2017.
Find out more about the Ferntree Gully Cemetery Trust and its Committee.
Need help?
Email ferntreegullycemetery@knox.vic.gov.au. Please include a phone contact and we come back to you as soon as possible.
Or call our Customer Service team on 9298 8000.
