News & Events

Please note GMCT receptions will operate on a modified public holiday timetable on Friday 29 September.

Please note there has been a temporary change to the publication time of daily funeral listings on the GMCT website.

The winner of GMCT's 'Win flowers for a year' competition for 2017 is Grace Vierneza of Sunshine West.

The historic tearooms at Fawkner Memorial Park have reopened following a power outage on the weekend of 9-10 September 2017. 

Recent flooding at Williamstown Cemetery has cleared and the area is now accessible to visitors. Thank you for your patience.

Keilor Cemetery extension was officially opened this week at a special event featuring speeches, multilingual poetry readings and the unveiling of a commemorative plaque.

A Father's Day remembrance service will be held at Lilydale Memorial Park on Sunday 3 September 2017 at 10.00am.

Congratulations to GMCT CEO Jacqui Weatherill who has been named one of Victoria’s Top 50 Public Sector Women.

GMCT’s team of hard-working horticultural experts keep our 19 cemeteries looking beautiful year-round. Their knowledge and insight was recently shared with 17 members of Encouraging Women in Horticulture Australia, who visited Fawkner Memorial Park for a tour led by outdoor senior supervisor Helen Linehan.

David Crowe, director operations at GMCT, was recently voted in as president of the Cemeteries and Crematoria Association of Victoria.