In simple terms, a “Grant of Right of Burial”, or Grant, is a Tenure Agreement over a stated burial plot which confers upon the holder of the Grant, known as the Grantee, the right to authorise burials, inter ashes and erect a monument within the burial plot.
Whether it be the first or a subsequent burial, the Grant held over a nominated burial plot must be current at the time a burial is conducted, ashes placement or monumental works take place.
Once a Grant expires, official ownership of the plot reverts to the Bunbury Cemetery Board. The 25 year tenure will commence upon the purchase date of the Grant of Right of Burial.
If the former holder of the Right of Burial is deceased, they may have bequeathed the Right of Burial to another person/s.
Please contact the Bunbury Cemetery Board office for further information on your family grave.
Families wishing to secure a preferred burial site are advised that additional graves can be reserved or pre purchased by family members wishing to be buried in close proximity to the first interment burial site.
Pre-purchasing a preferred burial location is simple and removes the stress from grieving family members. When a burial is booked and, if no Pre-Need agreement is in place, the grave is allocated by the Bunbury Cemetery Board. It is unlikely that graves in the same area will be available for purchase at a later date.
The Bunbury Cemetery Board or your Funeral Director can provide further information to assist you when making a decision or planning for your funeral.
The Bunbury Cemetery Board has established a Natural burial area. With a natural burial, the body is returned to nature in a biodegradable coffin and materials made from natural fibres.
The Natural Burial grave site is located in secluded bushland. There is no physical identification on the site of the burial, but names of those interred there, may be recorded on a communal memorial wall at the entrance to the area.
It is a unique environmental alternative to traditional burial.If you are considering this natural alternative and would like more information please contact our office or your funeral director.
The news broadcast depicted by Seven Media on the 16/9/2026 is not factual and mispresents the Bunbury Cemetery Boards Code of Conduct and standard practises as it relates to the removal of tributes and memorials on site.
It is not consistent with the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice, and the Bunbury Cemetery Board is making an official complaint to Seven News Media.
It has been documented in 2 other news articles that the family removed the mementos and broke the limestone blocks to be cleared, not Bunbury Cemetery Board staff.
The Bunbury Cemetery Board is committed to providing safe and neat memorial gardens and cemetery grounds. They are a safe place of peaceful reflection and give all who visit the ability to grieve in their own personal way.
To keep the memorial gardens and cemetery safe, tidy and fair for everyone, an audit is being conducted on all memorial and grave sites throughout the cemetery and memorial gardens over the coming months. Clients will be notified, with current contact information, of non-compliant items.
Please contact us to update your contact details to ensure we have the correct contact information, and if there are any queries.
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