Located on Sewell Street the Brookton Cemetery has been in use from 1908 and includes most denominations and a non-denominational section.

Services can be held in local churches, halls or on site - however note that there are no toilet or refreshment facilities at the Cemetery.

Please contact Shire staff for additional information on:

• purchase of graves for burials
• sinking of graves and re-openings
• permission to erect headstones, monuments or kerbing
• interment of ashes
• plot and niche reservations
• plaques and vases

Burials

Burials are usually arranged by the funeral director and can be conducted on any day. Hand-filling can also be arranged.

Niche Wall

The Brookton Cemetery does not have a crematorium, however ashes can be interred in the Niche Wall. Forms are available from the Shire staff.

Monuments

Monuments can be installed one year after burial. A request is to be made in writing and the company constructing the monument usually does this. There is a fee, and monuments are to be approved by the Principal Works Supervisor.

Reservations

Families may reserve up to 8 plots at a time – otherwise Council approval is required. All reservations must be paid for at time of reservation.

Fees and Charges

Funeral Directors Licence -                 $ 75.00                                                                             Niche Wall

Single Funeral permit -                      $ 25.00                                                                              Internment single compartment             $115.00  plus cost of plaque

Internment (Mon-Fri)                         $565.00                                                                             Double compartment (1st internment)    $225.00  plus cost of plaque

(w/ends, P/holidays, RDO)                 $790.00                                                                             Double compartment (2nd internement) $115.00

Family filling in grave by hand            $360.00                                                                             Ashes removal - exhumation                 $115.00

Re-opening of grave with headstone   $340.00 (over and above interment charges)                        Reservation of Niche                             $115.00 Valid for 25 years

Internment of ashes in a grave          $115.00

Land (cost of plot)                            $115.00

Permission to erect a headstone        $ 60.00

Exhumation Fee                               $340.00

Reservation of plot                           $115.00     (includes Cost of Land) Valid for 25 years

For a listing of all grave sites in the Brookton Cemetery please follow the below link:

http://www.ozburials.com/CemsWA/waus.htm - and follow the link to Brookton.

Many thanks to Lorraine and Blue Larment who produced this comprehensive list free of charge.