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The sidebar features a menu system to aid navigation. Rolling your mouse cursor across the menu headings causes a sub-menu to pop up. Click on items in the sub-menu to go to the relevant page.

The site map is accessed from a link on the shortcut bar at the top of the browser window. It lists all the pages in the side, arranged by relevant areas.

All major photographs have a caption attached. A longer description of the photograph may be obtained by clicking on the image.

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Pages on this web site are grouped into relevant areas. If you are having trouble finding specific information, first try the Site Map and look for a page that may contain such information. Otherwise, read the section For More Information below.

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Use the Deceased Enquiries page to search our database of deceased in the Memorial Parks. The form searches in Fawkner Memorial Park, Northern Memorial Park and Coburg Cemetery. The cemetery is shown in the 'detailed information' obtained by clicking on the surname of deceased in the 'search results page'. To display the detailed information in a format suitable for most printers, click the printer icon on the search results page. Then use your web browser to print the page as normal.

At minimum, you must know the correct spelling of the surname and an initial letter of the first name of the deceased you are searching for, for example, T Smith. The surname field searches for exact matches whereas the first name field searches for names beginning with what you type, for example "Tr" would return "Trevor", "Tristan" and so on.

It is necessary to enter something in the first-name field to limit the number of results returned, as some last names are very common. For example, searching for the surname 'Smith' would return some 3,843 records. As we divide the response into pages of 20 lines, this would produce 193 pages of data to browse. Refining the search to first names beginning with A still returns 442 records on 23 pages. We believe that this is the maximum reasonable amount of data to provide to our Website users.

Successful searches will return a list of matches. Clicking on the surname of deceased in the list will show detailed information and other deceased in that location if applicable.

Please read the search facility disclaimer: Click Here.

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There are several ways to find an upcoming service.

Clicking on Today's Services in the shortcut bar at the top of the browser, or using the menu option Today's Services lists all services for the current date.

Using the menu option Next Seven Days lists all services in the coming 7 days (including the current day).

Using the menu option Search for a Service allows you to search for a funeral service by either date or surname of deceased.

A successful search will return a list of deceased detailing date and service location. Clicking on the surname shows detailed information. Clicking on the location links to a map of the park. If a location is shown as Burial then the detailed information will specify where the service is to take place.

Please read the search facility disclaimer: Click Here.

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During business hours funeral Enquiries are welcome at the front gatehouse. Assistance with location of graves, memorials, cremation or burial arrangements can be provided at the main office. Grounds staff are also happy to assist with general enquiries, though formal identification enquiries should be made at the main office.

Emergency exit gate details are located at the front entrance to both Fawkner and Northern Memorial Park. Public telephones are located at Fawkner Railway Station and Sydney road.

To help maintain the peace and dignity of Fawkner Memorial Park, Northern Memorial Park and Coburg Cemetery for all visitors, Trust Regulations made under the Cemeteries Act (1958) determine lawful behaviour on this property. Visitors are obliged to comply with this Act. Some key points are as follows:

• Cemetery Roads are Private Roads and as such the State Traffic Act and the Trust Regulations both apply. Road signs must be obeyed. The maximum speed is 20 kilometres per hour. Vehicles must be driven attentively, being mindful of the general environment, pedestrian traffic and road conditions. Vehicles are not permitted off road unless authorised by the Trust.
• Visitors are required to dress and behave respectably and not act in a loud or offensive manner. Bathing or wading in any watercourse is not permitted.
• Please respect the cemetery environment and use the bins provided. Dumping of any domestic or industrial garbage within the cemetery is an offence.
• No one may damage plants, nor kill or interfere with any animals. This includes feeding, or dumping any animals (wild or domestic) or poaching fish, yabbies or any other wildlife.
• Dogs may only enter the cemetery if they are held on a leash and fully controlled at all times.
• No person may interfere with any existing grave or memorial without the approval of the Trust.
• Monumental work may only be carried out by registered monumental masons and all work must be specifically approved by the Trust.
• Business, promotional or research activities of any time (unless authorised in writing by the Trustees) may not be conducted within the cemetery.
• The law respects your right to privacy. If you are disturbed by any person seeking to conduct any business activity within the cemetery, please notify our office staff as soon as possible.
• Non-approved objects, including ornaments, glass jars, plastic flowers, wooden crosses etc., will be removed for aesthetic and safety reasons.

Unfortunately everyone does not consider the cemetery sacred and theft of valuable items from graves and even from within locked cars does occur. Keep valuables out of sight at all times.

Uniformed and non-uniformed police and security officers do patrol these premises. We also have a range of video surveillance cameras operating throughout the cemetery.

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A person's name is seldom unique and cemetery records often contain details of a number of people with the same name. When using the search facilities on this site you should be sure that you have accurate identifying detail including the correct cemetery, name and age of the deceased and the date of the funeral service. These particulars can be ascertained from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages. Please note that the information in our records was given to us at the time of service and may differ from that given to other record keeping agencies.

The information returned from the search facility on this site is given in good faith.

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Information on this web site is restricted by the Privacy Policy. Should information you need not be shown on this web site, please e-mail enquiry@fcmp.com.au, phone Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park or drop in to our office.

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You can find the advanced deceased search here

Searching
The surname search type is begins with. Eg, entering "SMITH" in the field would produce results for SMITH, SMITHSON, SMITHFIELD and so on. A surname is a required to search.

The given name field is optional and is an anywhere type search. Eg entering "JOHN" would return results like JOHN, JOHNNY, WILLIAM JOHN etc

Click SEARCH to begin the search.

Click on a surname in the search results to open a window containing a photograph of the area and a map of the location (where available).

Tenure
Cremation and Memorials
The tenure period will depend on the date on which the memorial was purchased.

Memorials purchased prior to 1st January 1984 are not subject to the 25 year tenure period. It is the intention that they will remain in perpetuity.

Memorials purchased after 1st January 1984 are subject to a renewable 25 year tenure period, beginning at purchase, but starting afresh at each placement of cremated remains. It would cease (i.e. become renewable) 25 years after the designed capacity of the memorial is reached, or when and if 25 years have elapsed since the previous placement (if any).

Burial plots and crypts, once used for at least 1 burial or entombment of bodily remains (i.e. not cremated remains) exist in perpetuity.

Glossary

Register Number - The unique identifier given to each deceased buried, entombed or cremated at Fawkner Crematorium and Memorial Park

Date of Birth, Date of Death - These details are provided to the cemetery when the burial/entombment/cremation is booked. For many of our early records this information is not complete.

Service Date - The date that the burial/entombment/cremation took place

Gender - This information is provided by the funeral director.
For many of our early records this information is not complete

Age - The age of the deceased at death. This information is provided by the funeral director

Service Type - Cremation, Burial or Entombment in a crypt

Funeral Director - The funeral director who performed the service

Location - The location of the deceased remains or a memorial to the deceased.
Cremated Remains are often collected by family and not interred at the cemetery

Location Type - A short description of the memorial type

Tenure Expiry - See the section above on tenure

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