Cemetery
Please visit Council’s Administration Centre (144 Otho Street, Inverell) to submit cemetery applications. Your application will be given a preliminary check for correct completion and a receipt will be issued for the payment of relevant fee’s.
Cemetery Application Forms | |
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Application to Erect a Memorial or Headstone Form | [268 KB - PDF] |
Cemetery Application for Perpetual Interment Right (Reservation) | [275 KB - PDF] |
Inverell Shire Council 2024/2025 Fees and Charges (Pages 27-30) | [3 MB - PDF) |
Inverell Shire Council - Price Breakdown for Basic Adult Burial | [240 KB - PDF] |
Inverell Shire Council - Price Breakdown Basic Ash Internment | [238 KB - PDF] |
PUBLIC CEMETERY APPLICATION FORMS
Please refer to the sections below for information and conditions relating to these relevant applications:
- Application for a Perpetual Interment Right (Reservation):
This application should be completed by an applicant that seeks to acquire a perpetual interment right at any of Council’s public cemeteries.
Perpetual Interment Right application fees must be paid in full at time of application.
Following receipt of completed application form and appropriate fees Council will issue a certificate of perpetual right to the nominated right holder/s stating all the details of the site such as row and grave number etc. Council advises that this certificate should be kept for your records.
- Application to Erect a Memorial or Headstone:
This application should be completed by an applicant who wishes to erect a headstone or memorial on a specific grave/niche within any of Council’s public cemeteries.
- Appropriate fees are to be paid in full at the time the application is lodged details of the headstone, such as size and the material the headstone is made of, need to be provided with the application. Headstones/Memorials in the New General Lawn Section are to be erected in accordance with Council’s Memorial Specifications
- Following receipt of completed application form and appropriate fees Council will issue approval in writing.
Any other Cemetery Application enquires should be directed to Council’s Civil & Environmental Services Division on 02 6728 8200, Staff will assist with enquiries such as the following:
- Transfer of Perpetual Rights (Reservations)
- Cancellation of Perpetual Rights
- Interment Applications
- Confirmation of Perpetual Rights
- Cemetery Record Enquiries (see information below also)
CEMETERY REGISTER
Burial records within the Inverell Shire are now accessible to the public via Council online Cemetery Register.
The register covers ashes interments and burials within the Inverell Shire. This register will be updated monthly with new ashes interments and burials plus any amendments/additional information received.
Please be advised that this register is a work in progress. Records are being added as they are verified with the records Council maintains. If you have any queries with the register, please contact Council’s Civil and Environmental Services Department on (02) 6728 8200.
Cemetery Maps
Locations of religions and divisions can be found within the Cemetery Maps below.
Cemetery | Location | Map |
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Ashford Cemetery | 76 Ashford Cemetery Road Ashford NSW 2361 | View Ashford Cemetery Map |
Bannockburn Cemetery | 2146 Yetman Road Oakwood NSW 2360 | View Bannockburn Cemetery Map |
Bonshaw Cemetery | 12 Spark Street Bonshaw NSW 2361 | Currently not available |
Delungra Cemetery | 153 Delungra Cemetery Road Delungra NSW 2403 | View Delungra Cemetery Map |
Elsmore Cemetery | 1113 Elsmore Road Elsmore NSW 2360 | View Elsmore Cemetery Map |
Graman Cemetery | 3846 Yetman Road Graman NSW 2360 | View Graman Cemetery Map |
Gum Flat Cemetery | 965 Copeton Dam Road Gum Flat NSW 2360 | View Gum Flat Cemetery Map |
Inverell Cemetery | 245 Ashford Road Inverell NSW 2360 | View Inverell Cemetery Map |
Little Plain Cemetery | 8371 & 8627 Gwydir Highway Little Plain NSW 2360 | View Little Plain Cemetery Map |
8371 Gwydir Highway Little Plain NSW 2360 | View Little Plain New Cemetery Map | |
8627 Gwydir Highway Little Plain NSW 2360 | View Little Plain Old Cemetery Map | |
Nullamanna Cemetery | 1218 Nullamanna Road Nullamanna NSW 2360 | Currently not available |
Tingha Cemetery | 21-23 Garnet Street Tingha NSW 2369 | View Tingha Cemetery Map |
Wallangra Cemetery | 6647 Yetman Road Wallangra NSW 2360 | Currently not available |
Yetman Cemetery | 17506 Bruxner Way Yetman NSW 2410 | View Yetman Cemetery Map |
Updated on 23-Dec-2024