Wingecarribee Council maintains eight fully operational cemeteries across the Shire and provides a range of bereavement services for the community.
To obtain application forms or enquire about ash placements, reserving an allotment, locating a grave, memorialisation options, or interment rights, please contact:
Email: irene.sheppard@wsc.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 4868 0887
Wingecarribee cemeteries are located in a variety of locations in tranquil settings to commemorate and celebrate the life of your loved ones.
Cemeteries are also an important source of local history and are of great heritage significance to present and future generations. A number of other cemeteries are considered historic or closed cemeteries.
There are bushfire mitigation measures and closure triggers in place for Penrose Cemetery, Welby Cemetery, Robertson Cemetery, Bundanoon Cemetery, and Berrima Cemetery.
These cemeteries may be closed depending on the current bushfire danger rating from the Rural Fire Service for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district. Please refer to the RFS website for the current fire danger rating.
Please note that the rating below overrides any general facility opening status shown elsewhere.
| Facility Closure Rating |
| Asset |
Moderate |
High |
Extreme |
Catastrophic |
- Berrima Cemetery
- Bundanoon Cemetery
- Penrose Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
- Welby Cemetery
|
Open |
Caution |
Mitigation actions are required:
1. Hold over the burial where possible.
2. Relocate graveside services to alternative venues.
3. Limit the number of people at a burial.
4. Undertake activities in the early morning.
|
Closed:
Hold over burials.
|
Berrima Cemetery is located at 583 Berrima Road, Berrima NSW 2577.
There are bushfire mitigation measures and closure triggers in place for Berrima Cemetery, which means the cemetery may be closed depending on the current bushfire danger rating from the Rural Fire Service for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district. Please refer to the RFS website for the current fire danger rating.
Please note that the rating below overrides any general facility opening status shown elsewhere.
Berrima Cemetery Facility Closure Rating
|
| Asset |
Moderate |
High |
Extreme |
Catastrophic |
|
Berrima Cemetery
|
Open |
Caution |
Mitigation actions are required:
1. Hold over the burial where possible.
2. Relocate graveside services to alternative venues.
3. Limit the number of people at a burial.
4. Undertake activities in the early morning.
|
Closed:
Hold over burials.
|
109 Kangaloon Road, Bowral NSW 2576.
Bundanoon General Cemetery is located at Ferndale Road, Bundanoon NSW 2578.
There are bushfire mitigation measures and closure triggers in place for Bundanoon Cemetery, which means the cemetery may be closed depending on the current bushfire danger rating from the Rural Fire Service for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district. Please refer to the RFS website for the current fire danger rating.
Please note that the rating below overrides any general facility opening status shown elsewhere.
Bundanoon Cemetery Facility Closure Rating
|
| Asset |
Moderate |
High |
Extreme |
Catastrophic |
|
Bundanoon Cemetery
|
Open |
Caution |
Mitigation actions are required:
1. Hold over the burial where possible.
2. Relocate graveside services to alternative venues.
3. Limit the number of people at a burial.
4. Undertake activities in the early morning.
|
Closed:
Hold over burials.
|
Closed, ash placements only.
Burradoo Rd, Burradoo NSW 2576.
Church St, Burrawang NSW 2577.
Kangaloon Rd, East Kangaloon NSW 2576.
Closed, ash placements only.
Tourist Road, Glenquarry NSW 2577.
75 Berrima Road, Moss Vale NSW 2577.
Existing rights only/ash placements.
Myra Vale Road, Wildes Meadow NSW 2577.
Penrose Cemetery is located at Victoria Street, Penrose NSW 2577.
There are bushfire mitigation measures and closure triggers in place for Penrose Cemetery, which means the cemetery may be closed depending on the current bushfire danger rating from the Rural Fire Service for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district. Please refer to the RFS website for the current fire danger rating.
Please note that the rating below overrides any general facility opening status shown elsewhere.
Penrose Cemetery Facility Closure Rating
|
| Asset |
Moderate |
High |
Extreme |
Catastrophic |
|
Penrose Cemetery
|
Open |
Caution |
Mitigation actions are required:
1. Hold over the burial where possible.
2. Relocate graveside services to alternative venues.
3. Limit the number of people at a burial.
4. Undertake activities in the early morning.
|
Closed:
Hold over burials.
|
151 Missingham Parade, Robertson NSW 2577
There are bushfire mitigation measures and closure triggers in place for Robertson Cemetery, which means the cemetery may be closed depending on the current bushfire danger rating from the Rural Fire Service for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district. Please refer to the RFS website for the current fire danger rating.
Please note that the rating below overrides any general facility opening status shown elsewhere.
Robertson Cemetery Facility Closure Rating
|
| Asset |
Moderate |
High |
Extreme |
Catastrophic |
|
Robertson Cemetery
|
Open |
Caution |
Mitigation actions are required:
1. Hold over the burial where possible.
2. Relocate graveside services to alternative venues.
3. Limit the number of people at a burial.
4. Undertake activities in the early morning.
|
Closed:
Hold over burials.
|
Existing rights only/ash placements.
869 Old South Road, Mittagong NSW 2575.
Welby Cemetery is located at 50 Meranie St, Welby NSW 2575.
There are bushfire mitigation measures and closure triggers in place for Welby Cemetery, which means the cemetery may be closed depending on the current bushfire danger rating from the Rural Fire Service for the Illawarra/Shoalhaven district. Please refer to the RFS website for the current fire danger rating.
Please note that the rating below overrides any general facility opening status shown elsewhere.
Welby Cemetery Facility Closure Rating
|
| Asset |
Moderate |
High |
Extreme |
Catastrophic |
|
Welby Cemetery
|
Open |
Caution |
Mitigation actions are required:
1. Hold over the burial where possible.
2. Relocate graveside services to alternative venues.
3. Limit the number of people at a burial.
4. Undertake activities in the early morning.
|
Closed:
Hold over burials.
|
Wingecarribee Shire Council manages the following public cemeteries:
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The Cemeteries Information Sheet outlines the terms of management for all Wingecarribee Shire Council public cemeteries, as well as fees and charges.
This information is for:
- People who intend to or have purchased a right of burial or interment of ashes
- Funeral directors and other professional people involved with the use of the cemetery
The Information Sheet also ensures that the conduct of cemetery visitors is in accordance with reasonable and practical standards.
Cemeteries Information Sheet 2022-2023(PDF, 736KB)
To obtain application forms or enquire about ash placements, locating a grave, memorialisation options, or interment rights, please contact:
Email: irene.sheppard@wsc.nsw.gov.au
Phone: 02 4868 0887