Cemeteries and Memorials
Find out all the information you requier on cemeteries and memorials in Rockingham:
- East Rockingham Cemetery
Located on Mandurah Road, East Rockingham, this historical cemetery was first used in 1867.
- Rockingham Regional Memorial Park
Located on Baldivis Road, Baldivis, this new cemetery opened on 12 September 2007.
- Memorials within the City of Rockingham
Find out where and what type of memorials can be placed around the City.
- Roadside Memorials
Creating a memorial for an unfortunate occurance on our roads.
In 2007 the name of this cemetery was altered to include the word “Pioneer” to better reflect the historical significance of the cemetery to the Rockingham region. On 01 November 2007 an agreement was made with the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board for the undertaking of burials and placing of ashes at East Rockingham Pioneer Cemetery. All enquiries in relation to burials or the placing of ashes should now be directed to the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.
However horticultural and maintenance issues are still the responsibility of the City of Rockingham.
To serve the community the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board has establishing a new facility, Rockingham Regional Memorial Park, in Baldivis Road, Baldivis, close to the Kwinana freeway entrance at Mundijong Road. This new facility is designed to provide a regional facility for generations to come. All enquiries in relation to burials or the placing of ashes should be directed to the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board.
The City has in place policies to govern the placing of memorials to allow for the placing of:
- Memorial Seats and Memorial Plaques at Waikiki
- Memorial Plaques at Rockingham Memorial Wall
- Roadside Memorials
Copies of the policies for the placing of memorials can be found below:
- Policy for placing Memorial Seats (76kb file size)
- Policy for placing Memorial Plaques (78kb file size)
- Policy for placing Roadside Memorials (80kb file size)
For assistance over the telephone please call 9528 0331.
Families have the opportunity to place Memorial Seats in suitable locations within the City such as on foreshores on in parks. An example of a Memorial Seat and application form can be downloaded below:
The Waikiki Memorial Wall was originally designed as a feature wall with the placing of memorial plaques suggested by a resident. Since this time it has proven to be very successful and well received by residents.
The Wall is located at Waikiki Foreshore just a few metres south of the Safety Bay Road and Malibu Road intersection. It has rapidly filled up since its inception with the last space on the wall being reserved in 2005. Therefore no further space is available on this wall apart from the reserved plaque locations, however you can now Download a Catalogue of Plaques at Wakiki Memorial Wall (Large file size of 16.4mb).
As the wall at Waikiki reached 100% capacity, Council approved the use of another wall at Rockingham Foreshore that is actually a granite seawall incorporated into the promenade between Railway Terrace and Val Street, Rockingham.
You can now view photographs and an application for below:
- Photo Catalogue of Memorial Plaques at Rockingham Memorial Wall (4.8mb)
- Application form for placing Memorial Plaques at Rockingham Memorial Wall (233kb)
It is an unfortunate occurrence that loved ones are lost to traffic accidents within the City. Council has a policy in place to allow the placing of Roadside Memorials following the loss of family of friend.
If you wish to place a roadside tribute to a lost loved one, please download the following files:
- Policy for Placing Roadside Memorials (80kb)
- Application form for placing a Roadside Memorial Plaque (227kb)
If you would prefer to speak to someone or or further information on Memorials please phone 9528 0331.
