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Lawn Maintenance
RPCV strive for our memorial parks to be welcoming and inviting places for all people to honour and celebrate their loved ones. RPCV have a 10-day lawn mowing program to maintain lawn memorial areas to meet the expectations of our community and deliver inviting spaces for people to reflect and remember. Due to the recent wet weather, the lawn mowing program has been delayed. RPCV are working to trim lawn areas as soon as possible and thank you for your patience and understanding at this time. We are looking to add more resources in the coming weeks to enhance our lawn maintenance program.
Dying to Know More - by Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
Information tables, guest speakers and crematorium tours. Local experts on dying, death and grieving will be in attendance to answer your questions and discuss options for end of life planning.
Beautification Works - Bendigo Chinese Section
Beautification and landscaping works will be taking place around the Chinese section at Bendigo - Graves will not be disturbed.
Deepest sympathies on the passing of Elaine McNamara
As the inaugural chair of the Trust for 24 years, Elaine's contribution was an integral part of establishing the crematorium and cemetery services for the Bendigo community.
New Services and Updated Fees and Charges
RPCV would like to thank members of the community, stakeholders, and our industry partners for their feedback on the recent exposure Draft New Service and Updated Fees and Charges published on the RPCV website in April 2022.
Scheduled Works - Eaglehawk Memorial Lake
Memorial Lake Eaglehawk Cemetery Planned Works (Next 2 to 8 weeks) The City of Greater Bendigo Council will be conducting works over the next two to eight weeks in the Eaglehawk Cemetery Memorial Lake. Works will include reshaping the edge of the lake and ridding the lake of Cumbungi weed which has been causing issues with flooding. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please contact 1300 266 561 if you have any questions.
Reminder: Submissions close Tuesday, 3rd May 2022
If you would like to make a submission about the draft changes outlined on the New Services and Updated Fees and Charges page please do so no later than midnight on Tuesday, 3rd May 2022.
Season's Greetings & Holiday Office Hours
RPCV wish you a safe and merry holiday season. Our administrative office will close at 12pm 24th December 2021 and 3pm 31st December 2021. The office will be closed for the public holidays during this period. For all other days, RPCV will maintain its standard operating hours.
Public Notice
Old monuments considered unsafe or at risk of falling
RPCV is now seeking to appoint suitably qualified persons to its volunteer Community Advisory Committee
RPCV is seeking to form a CAC to establish a network of community contacts. These will allow RPCV to build a deeper understanding of our communities and their diverse range of cultural, religious and spiritual perspectives.
Applications Invited for the Appointment of Members to Class A Cemetery Trusts
The Minister for Health, Martin Foley MP, is pleased to invite applications for part-time trust member positions on the following Victorian Class A cemetery trusts: • Ballarat General Cemeteries Trust • Geelong Cemeteries Trust • Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust • Remembrance Parks Central Victoria • Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
Latest News: Office open for appointments, 20 funeral attendees allowed
Our office is currently open for appointments, please contact us via phone or email to book a time.
The Board (Trust) Update
Read about the recent changes to The Board (Trust) of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
RPCV to be responsible for management & operations of the Sunbury Cemetery
Remembrance Parks Central Victoria are pleased to announce that as of 1st October 2020, we will be responsible for management & operations of the Sunbury Cemetery.
Face Coverings to be worn on all RPCV Sites
In line with the Premier’s announcement on 30 July face coverings will become mandatory in regional Victoria from 11.59pm, Sunday 2 August for all visitors and staff on all RPCV sites.
RPCV Office Now Open for Appointments
RPCV is very pleased to advise that the Eaglehawk administration office is planning to re-open to the public for appointments from 1 June.
St Aidan’s Grave Beautification Project
The St Aidan’s Grave beautification project at the Bendigo Remembrance Park is well underway.
Recycled Water Main Extension Project
RPCV’s recycled water main extension project has started
An important message from the Victorian Government
Help manage the spread of coronavirus by respecting physical distancing.
Social distancing in Remembrance Parks - Infographic
Infographic
Latest Update - COVID-19 Restrictions
The team at RPCV are committed to providing quality and caring service with compassion during these uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 Update
- Our Eaglehawk office is now closed. We are still available to assist you with all enquiries including plaque arrangements, pre-purchases, memorialisation options, historical research and any other ways we can assist. This just means we will be assisting via phone, email or through the mail rather than by appointment in our office.
Our Eaglehawk office is currently open for appointments only
Our Eaglehawk office is currently open for appointments only.
COVID-19 Response
The health and safety for all who visit or work at RPCV is our primary concern. Please read our notice in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Day of Code Red Fire Danger - 21/11/2019
Thursday 21/11/2019 has been declared a day of Code Red Fire Danger by the CFA To ensure the safety of our community, all RPCV sites will be closed For any concerns please call 1300 266 561 In case of emergency contact 000
Media Release - White Hills Heritage Grant
This next twelve months will see the restoration of the historic gates and fence at the White Hills Remembrance Park. The cast iron fence and gates situated at the Holdsworth Road entrance are representative examples of typical nineteenth century cemetery features and were designed by Bendigo Architect William Charles Vahland in 1881.
Media Release - Victorian Cremations
The following media release provides some detail surrounding how you know a Crematorium is operating in your best interest and the benefits of local cremations in Victoria. This comes in response to a recent report by the ABC Four Corners program which revealed a disturbing trend of funeral directors moving bodies interstate for NSW cremations, where profit was prioritised over care of the deceased.
CCAV Conference to be held this 4th May at RPCV
There will be increased traffic at our Eaglehawk, Bendigo and White Hills sites
Media Release - Management of Pine Lodge & Kialla West Cemeteries
Remembrance Parks Central Victoria has been consistently working with the Greater Shepparton City Council over the past 12 months regarding the transfer of management of two of Shepparton’s cemetery trusts: Pine Lodge and Kialla West. The transfer of management for both cemeteries to Remembrance Parks Central Victoria will be effective on 1 July, 2019
Scheduled Development of Backhaus Lawn Area (White Hills)
Remembrance Parks Central Victoria have scheduled required infrastructure works to take place at the Backhaus Lawn at the White Hills Remembrance Park commencing late March 2019. Please read our notice for further details.
Holiday Operating Hours
Please note our operating hours for the holiday season
Works Scheduled near the Grenfell Lawn Area at Eaglehawk
Remembrance Parks Central Victoria have scheduled required infrastructure works to take place near the Grenfell lawn area at Eaglehawk Remembrance Park.
Dean McElroy appointed CEO of Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
Remembrance Parks Central Victoria is pleased to announce the appointment of Dean McElroy as their new Chief Executive Officer following the conclusion of a comprehensive recruitment program.
National Volunteer Week 2018
In conjunction with ‘National Volunteer Week’, Remembrance Parks Central Victoria (RPCV) is hosting a commemorative morning tea on Monday the 21st of May, 2018 for the 34 volunteers that currently operate within the business. This function will be held at the Eaglehawk Remembrance Park and will run from 11.00am – 12.00pm.
Mortuary Chapel Update at Bendigo Remembrance Park
Thank you again to the Victorian Government for the Living Heritage Grant RPCV received to complete Stage One of this project.
RPCV - CEO Resignation
Please see attached Media Release, as today our CEO Mr Graham Fountain announced his resignation after a five-year tenure. Graham leaves RPCV in a far better condition than when he joined, for which he is rightly proud and the Board are grateful. We are extremely thankful for Mr Fountain’s dedicated service and are in a very strong strategic and organisational position going forward.
Clean up YOUR Cemeteries Day 2018 - Wrap up
RPCV would like to thank all community members that volunteered their valuable time and participated in this year ‘Clean Up YOUR Cemeteries Day 2018’ on Sunday 4th of March 2018.
Contracts and Logistics Administrator Position
Job Advertisement and Key Selection Criteria
Tree removal notice
The Safety of visitors to our Remembrance Parks is our First priority
Seasons Greetings
Main Eaglehawk administration office hours for the Holiday Season.
Grave subsidence - Why do graves sink?
Grave subsidence refers to the appearance of graves ‘sinking’. This is an entirely natural process caused by loosened soil settling into place. Heavy and prolonged rainfall in particular will contribute to increased levels of grave subsidence.
Notable Graves Launch
Launch of self-guided 'Notable Graves' tour.
Reseeding occurring at Besnard Lawn
Bendigo Remembrance Park
Bendigo Carpark redevelopment
Commencing tomorrow you will see some works taking place around the main car park in the Lawn section of the Bendigo Remembrance Park.
Temporary road closure at Bendigo Remembrance Park.
Temporary fencing has been placed around the chapel, the fencing closes the road at the front left of the chapel.
Mortuary Chapel
An update of whats happening to our Mortuary Chapel.
Statement by Graham Fountain CEO, Remembrance Parks Central Victoria (1)
Statement by Graham Fountain CEO, Remembrance Parks Central Victoria
ON THIS DAY... Angus Mackay (1886)
The 2017 'Scots Day Out' Scottish Heritage Tour this year will provide historical information about various pioneers of Scottish Heritage who are buried at Bendigo Remembrance Park including the Hon. Angus Mackay.
ON THIS DAY... Carl Unmack (1902) & Charles Julius Unmack (1917)
Carl Unmack, one of the earliest partners in the butchery trade in Sandhurst, died in 1902 and was buried at the Bendigo Cemetery on 21st of January. His son Charles Julius Unmack died on 21st January 1917 and was also buried in the Bendigo Cemetery on the 23rd of January, 1917.
ON THIS DAY... George Edward Thomson (1889)
George Edward Thomson died on the 17th of January 1889 and was buried in Bendigo Remembrance Park on the 18th of January, 1889.
ON THIS DAY... Lewis Francis Dallas (1901)
Bendigo Stationmaster and Victorian Football League life member Lewis Francis Dallas was buried in Kangaroo Flat Cemetery January 3rd 1901.
ON THIS DAY... John Bain Wilson (1909)
J. B. Wilson was buried in the Bendigo Cemetery on 2nd January 1909 after passing away on New Years Eve in 1908. He was a well know and outstanding local Monumental Mason as well as a committed member of his local community.
ON THIS DAY... John Snaith Rymer (1806)
John Snaith Rymer was born on the 5th December 1806 and was a founding member of the Church of England in White Hills who was very passionate about all matters relating to the development of White Hills. He was buried at the White Hills Remembrance Park with his wife in 1876.
ON THIS DAY... Thomas Flanagan (1899)
On 18 November 1899 Thomas (Tom) Flanagan, co-founder of the Kalgoorlie goldfields in 1893, was buried in the White Hills Cemetery.
ON THIS DAY... Henry Avery (1883)
Henry Avery (one of the first Councillors elected when Eaglehawk became a Borough in 1863) died on 29th October 1883 and was interred in the Bendigo Remembrance Park on October 31st, 1883.
ON THIS DAY... George Duncan Guthrie (1910)
On September 23rd, 1910 - The Bendigo Pottery founder George Duncan Guthrie was interred in Bendigo Remembrance Park.
ON THIS DAY... The Red Ribbon Agitation (1853)
The Anti Gold License Association was formed in Sandhurst in June 1853 under the leadership of George Edward Thomson, ably assisted by William Dixon Campbell Denovan.
ON THIS DAY... John Snowball (1858)
Today, August 8th is the anniversary of the Funeral and Burial of John Snowball in 1858.
Damage at White Hills Cemetery
On behalf of the CEO Remembrance Parks Central Victoria, Graham Fountain please be advised of memorial damage to 11 graves at White hills cemetery earlier this week.
'Garden of Angels' Rejuvenation - Bendigo Remembrance Parks
The 'Garden of Angels' at Bendigo Remembrance Parks will be rejuvenated over the next couple of weeks as part of an improvements project that has been made possible with a grant from the Francis and Harold Abbott Foundation.
Eaglehawk Chapel Upgrade - Eaglehawk Crematorium
Starting Tuesday the 19th of April, Remembrance Parks Central Victoria will begin a series of works and improvements designed to upgrade the Eaglehawk Crematorium Chapel and its facilities.
RPCV's new Decoration Policy Guidelines
Consistent with its vision of nurturing enduring remembrance and to facilitate its mission to create and maintain enduring and accessible remembrance into perpetuity whilst delivering quality and caring service with compassion, RPCV has established these guidelines to enable achievement of its vision and mission.
Options to reflect on the departed
Remembrance Parks – Central Victoria, RPCV, [formerly Bendigo Cemeteries Trust] continues to evolve its services and products to meet the needs of a changing community.
ANZAC Commemorative Poppy Tile
In recognition of the ANZAC's and to commemorate the centenary of World War I, The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust in conjunction with the Returned Services League (RSL Victorian Branch), has produced a poppy tile that can be fixed to your plaque or post box etc.
Expired and Expiring Memorials at our Remembrance Parks
Have you got a loved one that was interred in one of our remembrance parks between 1970 and 1990? A recent look into cremated remains memorials has shown that some limited tenure memorials are expired or will be expiring.