Memorial tenure and lease extensions
As part of ensuring our cemeteries remain cared for and sustainable for future generations, interment rights are granted for a set period of time. When this tenure is approaching its expiry, families have the option to extend the interment right.
Extending the tenure allows families to continue to maintain their existing site for future use, visitation, or memorialisation. We will contact the interment right holder (and their nominated contact) well before the tenure expires to provide information and guidance about the renewal process.
If you have been contacted regarding an expiry notification, the renewal process is listed below.
Tenures and lease extensions
If your lease has expired, we are here to help guide you through your options. You are welcome to extend your lease and keep your site active, or if you feel the time is right, you may return your plot into the care of the Trust.
Extending your current memorial
We offer the opportunity to extend your site's tenure in five-year increments, Cremation, traditional and lawn sites can be extended for up to an active 50 years, while vaults may be extended for up to an active 99 years. Extending your tenure ensures your site remains in licence and as a lasting place of reflection. If you wish to extend, please follow the process detailed below.
Surrendering the Plot
If you find that you no longer wish to continue with the upkeep of a plot, you are welcome to return your site into the care of the Cemetery. Before the process is finalised, we offer the ability to collect any monuments or plaques from the site. When you feel ready to take this step, please reach out to our office to request a Surrender Form — our team is here to guide you through the process. When the site is eventually purchased by another family any interments will be carefully and reverently lowered within the site, and all records will be preserved for future generations.
Perpetual memorial alternatives
Our perpetual memorial areas at Payneham and Dudley Park Cemeteries offer a lasting place of remembrance without the ongoing responsibilities. These special spaces are cared for in perpetuity, providing peace of mind for families who wish to honour their loved ones. Perpetual memorials are also a permanent thoughtful option if you wish to memorialise someone who is buried elsewhere or may have had ashes scattered.
Steps to renew your memorial
Renewing your tenure is a simple process with extensions being available in five-year increments, with cremation, traditional and lawn sites extendable up to an active 50 years, and vaults and mausoleums up to an active 99 years.
Each five-year block is available at a cost of $860. Anyone with interest in the site has the ability to add tenure, it does not have to be the interment right holder.
Confirm the Extension years
Contact us and request the number of years you would like to extend the site by.
The current expiry date can be found on your Interment Right Document.
Frequently asked questions
Our frequently Asked Questions section provides clear, helpful information to guide you through the process — whether you’re planning ahead or arranging a service at the time of need.
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