Save Karrakatta’s HeadstonesThe Cemeteries Act 1986 allowed the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board to “redevelop” Karrakatta and other cemeteries under its control.

These graves are not the last resting place of strangers. They are your parents and grandparents. They are soldiers who decided to be buried with their loved ones. They are 120 years of this State’s history - of the real people who built it. If you think your family has a 99 years lease, think again. The Act says:

“a right [of burial] … extending more than 25 years after [1 January 1987], … shall be varied by … this clause so that the right expires on [1 January 2012].

At the moment, remains will not be moved, but the Board has an absolute discretion to do so – no conditions. For now, the Board will bury people in walkways between existing graves, but headstones are removed – destroyed if in “disrepair” with a few moved to other areas. These headstones were destroyed. Were they in “disrepair”?

If this outrages you, we need your help. Please sign our petitionto stop the destruction of memorials. If you want more information, visit Facebook:

“Saving family headstones at Karrakatta”