WELCOME TO MACQUARIE PARK CEMETERY & CREMATORIUM Sydney's leading memorial park.
Essential in th e celebration of our diverse communities’ life
A beautiful parkland
Situated within rolling natural parkland in Sydney’s leafy north west, Macquarie Park has been acknowledged across the diverse communities it serves as the cemetery and crematorium of choice for almost 90 years.
The Macquarie Park Trustees recognise that this most beautiful parkland memorial site is primarily a place for the living, a tranquil environment where current and future generations can share cherished memories, pay their respects and celebrate the lives and achievements of those who have gone before.
Do you need help?
If you need to make funeral arrangements and want assistance selecting a grave site, understanding burial options, cremation procedures, or appropriate memorials you have arrived at the right place.
You and your family are most welcome at Macquarie Park, regardless of your beliefs or cultural background. We strive daily to maintain our vision of being a caring and responsive organisation, an integral part of our diverse community and to maintain our position at the forefront of world class memorial parks.
Please accept our invitation to attend a private viewing or participate in one of our regular open day tours. Simply call your sympathetic Family Consultant on 02 9805 0499 or complete an on-line enquiry right now to receive all the help you need.
Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium is an Australian public trust cemetery situated on 65 hectares of Crown Land owned by the New South Wales Government, administered by the Department of Lands and managed by successive honorary Boards of Trustees as a not for profit community service in perpetuity since the first burial within the grounds in 1922.
Why choose Macquarie Park as your final destination
A funeral recognises that a person's life has been lived, not that their death has occurred. Within these pages, you will gain an insight into the roles of those who deliver the many and varied interment related services at Macquarie Park. You will come to appreciate that, at your time of greatest need, the compassionate individuals and consummate professionals at Macquarie Park are here to offer you support and advice to ensure a fitting tribute to your loved one. Development of this historic Sydney cemetery is a continual process, the Trust maintain a significant schedule of works that will ensure that Macquarie Park’s facilities carry on serving the evolving needs of our diverse community by making and preserving our community’s history with trust, dignity and compassion.
Funeral Planning- a celebration of a loved one’s life & your time to say goodbye
Most families are generally unsure of the correct procedures to follow when faced with organising a funeral. In association with your Funeral Director, Macquarie Park offers comprehensive funeral planning advice including what you need to know, and do, plus who can assist when dealing with grief and help your family cope. Our first recommendation is that you contact a Macquarie Park Family Consultant, as you will find their compassionate and professional approach a great help in your time of need. Call 02 9805 0499, or use the ‘would you like us to call you now?’ button.
Comprehensive park facilities so you never need to leave the park
The Cemetery is acknowledged as Sydney’s, and one of New South Wales’ most beautiful memorial parklands. You will discover nothing short of world class facilities at Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematoriu m, Sydney-sider’s final resting place of choice for almost 90 years.
The Cemetery’s expansive facilities include a modern crematorium and chapel complex with a huge choice of interment options set among the peaceful gardens. At Macquarie Park all your needs are catered for within our excellent function facilities, plus experienced family consultants will look after all your funereal needs.
Unparalleled client support facilities ensure that all your logistical needs are catered for without needing to leave our beautiful memorial parklands. The Cemetery’s support infrastructure comprise of excellent reception rooms, a welcoming café, an expert funereal florist and accomplished on-site bereavement catering specialists.
Understanding your memorial options
The memorial you choose to dedicate to the memory of your loved one is a unique and special choice. Depending on whether the deceased is to be buried, cremated or laid to rest in a mausoleum you have a vast array of memorial options to consider at Macquarie Park. Memorials not only respect the life of the person or persons who have passed away, they provide a real and tangible means of coping with grief. Memorials also play an important and lasting role in recording the history of a society and the character of families within its various communities.
Practical help when dealing with loss
The loss of a loved one is a traumatic experience and the effect it can have should not be underrated. Following the death of a family member or close friend, you will often be overwhelmed by feelings of grief and bereavement. We all react differently to these emotions, you will often go from periods of numbness to extreme outpourings of emotion. As time goes by you might expect that the grieving process would become less painful, however, this is not always so. Some people feel less able to cope a year or more after the death than they did when it occurred.
There are many in the community who are trained to help you and who are more than willing to do so. Speak to a Macquarie Park Family Consultant, use the ‘Would you like us to call you?’ button, sign on to your local Bereavement Support Program and/or call your chosen funeral director, as you never need to cope alone!
The park’s calendar of events attracts the spirited participation of numerous community groups, families and religious denominations. The beautiful parklands, chapels and modern amenities attract large numbers to share in popular religious festivals, memorial services, nondenominational celebrations and fascinating tours.
The Park Trustees open the park regularly to the public to dispel the funereal industry’s many mysteries. You are encouraged to walk freely throughout the cemetery grounds and participate in one of the Behind the Scenes tours of Sydney’s most modern crematorium and function centre.
The entertaining, fascinating and unusual Historical Night Tours are an extraordinary way to bring to life the stories of the many notable and celebrated individuals buried within the Park’s extensive cemetery.
Discover your family history
Since the first burial at Macquarie Park on the 20th April 1922, the Trust has kept detailed records of each individual that has been entrusted to and remain in its care.
The records can be searched on the genealogy search page to determine whether your relatives found their final resting place at Macquarie Park. Your search will provide their date of death and interment plus the service type and location details should you wish to visit their grave. Make your appointment with your funeral experts
You can be assured that you and your funeral director will be assisted in every way possible. In addition to equipping you with all the knowledge you need about Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, your Family Consultant can also provide information about the applicable areas in the cemetery for the deceased’s interment, chapel facilities, pre-purchase options and even help you with cremains niche memorial design and the finer points of funeral etiquette.
A telephone call to a sympathetic Family Consultant on 02 9805 0499 is your first step to a memorable funeral service, Alternatively complete an on-line enquiry right now to receive all the support you need.
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