About the Strategy
The Cemetries Management Strategy guides the planning, management and operation of Cassowary Coast Regional Council controlled cemeteries for the next ten years.
The strategy applies to operation and management of Local Government cemeteries only including: Innisfail; Tully; Cardwell; and Murrigal. It does not apply to traditional owner cemeteries/burial grounds, cemeteries on private property or burials on private property.
When developing the strategy, Council officers engaged with key stakeholders. These stakeholders included the Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully cemetery sextons as well as local funeral directors.
Extensive research was also undertaken throughout the development of the strategy including population growth, average age, religion and cultural diversity.
Current Services Provided at Cemeteries by Council
Council undertakes a number cemetery-related activities ranging from administration processing of applications, and customer assistance, to setting up for burials and general cemetery maintenance.
Other activities include:
- Burials including lawn grave, plaque or headstone sections: generally a grave site can accommodate up to two interments, however in certain circumstances only a single burial may take place
- Ashes interments including graves or columbarium walls: generally a grave site can accommodate up to six (6) ash interments, and a niche within a columbarium wall can accommodate up to two interments and
- Other including mausoleum/family chapels, full grave slabs (single and double) and wall vaults.
