The cemetery needs to move a headstone for a period of time and does not have next of kin information. What is the cemetery obligated to do before moving the...
Hi all - I was wondering whether Operators have done studies of visitation rates in a particular cemetery or within a particular area for larger sites?
I have had a request to remove ashes from the son of the deceased. The deceased's husband placed the ashes and is also now deceased. There was never a Right of burial issued at...
When a cemetery allotment was paid for by the funeral director, do they actually hold the rights to the allotment? If this is the case, if the funeral director's client pays the...
Hi all,
Our Council currently manages 6 fairly small country cemeteries, which in the past have been managed by various staff and no real consistency to processes used....
Is the minimum stone thickness required for a base/sub-base detailed somewhere elsewhere in the document? If not, what is the recommended thickness - for a base?
Are there any provisions/modifications for “removable headstones” when considering the installation of monuments on graves where multiple interments are possible and subsequent...
Does freestanding mean “not relying on or linked to anything else; independent”? Would “freestanding headstones” be those that are not connected to an adjacent pillar/column or...
Is the [overall height to apex] the height of the headstone element alone (see A to B) or the total height of the entire monument – from the ground (or upper level of the...
I need information on the types of mortars in use in construction, especially in heritage items such a sold buildings and monuments. Where might I find such information?
I am researching into Alkaline Hydrolysis (AH).
I know that AH is permitted under the CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA ACT 2013 in NSW, however I am having trouble finding any...