The Genealogical Society Gladstone District Inc. and the Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages are helpful places to look for family history.
Flowers, vases, memorabilia and tributes
Gladstone Regional Council understands the need to show love and remembrance through the placement of floral and ornamental tributes. These guidelines clearly outline what kind of tributes can be left at graves, ashes plots and memorial sites at Gladstone Region Cemeteries.
Grave site restoration
If you are considering completing grave restoration work in any of the memorial sections of Gladstone Regional Council's cemeteries you will need to contact the relevant cemetery administration office.
Cemetery listing
Gladstone Regional Council has a combined total of thirteen cemeteries (listed below) across the region including a crematorium at Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands.
Gladstone Cemetery
Port Curtis Cemetery (Gladstone)
Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands
Calliope Cemetery
Mount Larcom Cemetery
Nagoorin Cemetery
Many Peaks Cemetery Builyan
Raglan Cemetery
Targinnie Cemetery
Bororen Cemetery
Miriam Vale Cemetery
Rosedale Cemetery
Rosedale-Baffle Creek Cemetery (Flinders Cemetery
Gladstone Cemetery
Location Cnr Dawson Highway and Cemetery Road - Situated between Gladstone Racecourse and Kmart Shopping Complex.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access all day.
The earliest recorded burial is 1859.
Restricted Cemetery (Closed for new grave site purchases - reserved site interment only).
Port Curtis Cemetery
Location Aerodrome Road, Gladstone.
Operating Hours Open for pedestrian access all day. Vehicle access available between Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm. These times may vary on Public Holidays and weekends.
Opened in 1985.
The cemetery has a Lawn Section for coffin burials and an ashes columbarium wall and memorial garden for ashes interments.
Plaques can be arranged through your funeral director.
Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands
Location Pioneer Drive, Boyne Island.
Operating Hours 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 6pm on weekends.
The parklands opened in 2007 and has a crematorium, chapel and teahouse onsite. There are a range of options available such as, crypt burials, free standing ashes plots and walkway ashes plots.
Plaques and Memorialisation urns can be arranged through your funeral director.
The Chapel
The Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands includes an open plan chapel building that is appealing to the wider community regardless of religious beliefs. The Chapel is sited to take advantage of a serene bushland outlook across the river inlet. It has seating for 80-100 people indoors. The open verandah design allows additional capacity for larger services. Extra chairs can be arranged on request. The chapel has a modern sound system and audio visual equipment. For further information about the Chapel contact our Cemeteries Section.
The Teahouse
The Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands also includes a Teahouse designed to allow family and friends to gather for tea and coffee following a service. In keeping with the intent, the teahouse has a small kitchen with basic tea and coffee making facilities and a small fridge. There are 50 chairs available at the teahouse if required. For further information about the Teahouse contact our Cemeteries Section.
Calliope Cemetery
Location 60 Morcom Street, Calliope.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access every day.
The earliest recorded burial was 1884.
The cemetery has both a monumental and lawn section:
Monumental Section - Closed for new grave site purchases - reserved site interment only;
Lawn Section - Open for new grave site purchases.
The newer section of the Calliope Cemetery has crypt burials and walkway ashes plots available.
Plaques can be arranged through your funeral director.
Mount Larcom Cemetery
Location 47 Popenia Road, Mount Larcom.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access every day.
The earliest recorded burials were in the early 1900's.
The cemetery has both a monumental and lawn section. It also has a dedicated Russian Orthodox Section.
Monumental Section - Closed for new grave site purchases - reserved site interment only;
Lawn Section - Open for new grave site purchases.
Plaques can be arranged through your funeral director.
Nagoorin Cemetery
Location 33 Gentle Annie Road, Nagoorin.
Closed Cemetery There have been no burials in this cemetery for many years. There are very few graves and Council has no burial records.
Many Peaks Cemetery Builyan
Location 6695 Gladstone-Monto Road, Builyan.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access every day.
Closed Cemetery There have been no burials in this cemetery since the early 1900's. There are very few graves.
Raglan Cemetery
Location 75 Hourigan Creek Road, Raglan.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access every day.
The earliest recorded burials were in the late 1890's.
The cemetery is maintained by a Trust.
Targinnie Cemetery
Location 433 Targinnie Road, Targinnie.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access every day.
Closed Cemetery There have been no burials in this cemetery since 1938. There are very few graves.
The earliest recorded burials were in 1922.
Bororen Cemetery
Location Bruce Highway, Bororen.
Operating Hours Open for pedestrian access every day.
The earliest recorded burial was in 1887.
The cemetery has both a monumental and lawn section:
Monumental Section - Closed for new grave site purchases - reserved site interment only;
Lawn Section - Open for new grave site purchases.
Ashes Columbarium Wall - single and double plots available.
Plaques can be arranged through your funeral director.
Miriam Vale Cemetery
Location Blomfield Street, Miriam Vale.
Operating Hours Open for pedestrian access every day.
Closed Cemetery - Historic Site The last recorded burial was in 1959.
Tranquillity Walkway is a 1 - 2km walking trail which leads to the Miriam Vale Cemetery from the Miriam Vale Township.
Rosedale Cemetery
Location Ferry Road, Rosedale.
Operating Hours Open for Pedestrian Access every day.
The cemetery has both a monumental and lawn area:
Monumental Section - Closed for new grave site purchases - reserved site interment only;
Lawn Section - Open for new grave site purchases.
Plaques can be arranged through your funeral director.
Rosedale Baffle Creek Cemetery (Flinders Cemetery)
Location Barnetts Road, Rosedale.
Closed Cemetery