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 complete a Monumental Works Application form
Cemetery listing
Gladstone Regional Council has numerous cemeteries across the region including a crematorium at Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands.
Open cemeteries
Bororen Cemetery
Located near the Bruce Highway, Bororen
Pedestrians can access every day
Earliest recorded burial in 1887
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 a funeral director
Boyne Tannum Memorial Parklands
Pioneer Drive, Boyne Island
Operating hours 8am-6pm Monday to Friday; 10am-6pm weekends and public holidays
Opened in 2007 with parklands, crematorium, chapel and teahouse on site
Options available such as free standing ashes plots and walkway ashes plots
Plaques and memorialisation urns can be arranged through a funeral director
Open plan chapel building appeals to the wider community regardless of religious beliefs
Chapel offers serene bushland outlook across the river inlet
Seating for 80-100 people indoors
Open verandah design allows capacity for larger services
Extra chairs can be arranged on request
Chapel has a modern sound system and audio-visual equipment
Teahouse allows family and friends to gather for tea and coffee after a service
Teahouse features small kitchen, small fridge, basic tea and coffee making facilities
50 chairs available
Enquiries about the Chapel or Teahouse contact our Cemeteries Section
Calliope Cemetery
60 Morcom Street, Calliope
Pedestrians can access every day
Earliest recorded burial in 1884
Monumental Section – closed for new grave site purchases, reserved site interment only
Lawn Section – open for new grave site purchases
Newer section has crypt burials and walkway ashes plots available
Plaques can be arranged through a funeral director
Mount Larcom Cemetery
47 Popenia Road, Mount Larcom
Pedestrians can access every day
Earliest recorded burials in early 1900s
Monumental Section – closed for new grave site purchases, reserved site interment only
Lawn Section – open for new grave site purchases
Dedicated Russian Orthodox Section
Plaques can be arranged through a funeral director
Port Curtis Cemetery
Aerodrome Road, Gladstone
Pedestrians can access every day
Vehicle access Monday to Friday 7am-6pm (times may vary on public holidays and weekends)
Opened in 1985
Lawn Section – for coffin burials
Ashes Columbarium Wall
Memorial Garden – for ashes interments
Plaques can be arranged through a funeral director
Rosedale Cemetery
Ferry Road, Rosedale
Pedestrians can access every day
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 a funeral director
Restricted Use Cemetery
Gladstone Cemetery
Cnr Dawson Hwy and Cemetery Rd, Gladstone
Pedestrians can access every day
Earliest recorded burial is 1859
Closed for new grave site purchases, reserved site interment only
Closed/Historical Cemeteries
There are five cemeteries across the Gladstone Region deemed to be historical.
Most are pedestrian accessible but are closed to all interments and reservations.
Builyan Cemetery (originally Many Peaks Cemetery)
6695 Gladstone-Monto Road, Builyan
Pedestrians can access every day
No burials since the early 1900s
Very few graves
Miriam Vale Cemetery
Blomfield Street, Miriam Vale
Pedestrians can access every day
Last recorded burial in 1959
A one to two-kilometre walking trail, Tranquillity Walkway, leads to Miriam Vale Cemetery from Miriam Vale township
Nagoorin Cemetery
33 Gentle Annie Road, Nagoorin
No burials for many years
Very few graves
Council has no burial records
Rosedale Baffle Creek Cemetery (Flinders Cemetery)
