World Class Upgrade for Hay Cemetery

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Written By Tertia Butcher

By Tertia Butcher

Council’s Public Cemeteries Policy is being amended to reflect changes in the Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2013 No 105 and its regulations.

Council said the policy amendments also include a variety of other issues that staff has faced in the past five years.

These include parking on graves, overnight camping in the reserve and animals on graves.

Three new facilities have been created since Council adopted its current master plan in 2021 – columbarium, memorial bridge and pet memorial plaques.

The columbarium features a cross made from recycled bridge timber. It will consist of granite slopes spaced throughout the pebbled area at the base of the cross, with ashes inserted beneath. 

Up to two containers may be placed in each niche.

The memorial bridge was built specifically as a structure to memorial plaques, following feedback from the community.

It was constructed of recycled bridge timber on the sides, to which the plaques can be attached.

The pet memorial is strictly for plaques only. No animal can be interned in Hay Cemetery.

General Manager, David Webb said the expansion has delivered an additional 216 graves and 54 columbarium niches, all which have been funded by Council.

The amended policy will be exhibited for a period of 28 days.

Tertia Butcher

Tertia is South-African born where she worked as magazine journalist before moving to Australia on Winter Solstice 1980.

She began her newspaper career with the Pastoral Times in Deniliquin in February 1981. Initially she was employed in sales, while waiting for a position on the editorial team.

After two years in sales, while also writing the social column, Tertia was offered a cadetship with the McPherson Group.

She completed the cadetship in 1985, followed by the Country Newspaper Journalism course with Deakin University.

In 1991 Tertia moved to Hay and began her career with The Riverine Grazier. She was appointed editor in 1995 and became a partner in the business in 2000.

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