Police Memorial
A place of remembrance for those that have given everything in the line of duty. Springvale Botanical Cemetery’s unique Police Memorial honours members of the police force and their families.
A place of remembrance at Springvale
At Springvale Botanical Cemetery, the Police Memorial is a monument dedicated to officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. Since its construction in 1999, the memorial has stood as a lasting tribute to their sacrifice.
Our yearly tradition includes laying a wreath of flowers and lighting candles at the foot of the monument and placing a blue ribbon from the Victoria Police Blue Ribbon Foundation on each grave within the Police Memorial area. We will also lower both the Australian flag and the Victoria Police flag to half mast for the day as a sign of respect.
The Police Memorial provides Police Officers, their families and friends with a private and spiritual place in which they can pay their respects.
Plaques proudly bearing each officers name who passed in the line of duty are located around a central rock with the police insignia.
Garden beds along the pathway to the Police Memorial are filled with annual flowers and Golden Holstein roses which provide lightly scented blooms in attractive clusters of yellow, wavy petals.
These beds allow for the placement of plaques and cremated remains in remembrance of police officers and their families. Lawn graves adjacent to the Police Memorial are available as the final resting place for members of the Police Force and their families.
29 September National Police Remembrance Day
To honour the memory of Police Officers who have given their lives in the line of duty, Springvale Botanical Cemetery hosts the official close of National Police Remembrance Day each year in September at the Police Memorial.
Honouring the legacy of service: on National Police Remembrance Day 2024
- 10 January 2024
At Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (SMCT), we are honoured to care for the Police Memorial at Springvale Botanical Cemetery—a tribute to the brave officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, ensuring their stories live on.
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Honouring duty and service on National Police Remembrance Day 2023
- 9 December 2024
Last month, on National Police Remembrance Day, Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust hosted the annual End of Day Reflection service in partnership with Blue Ribbon Foundation and Victoria Police.
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Honouring service and sacrifice on National Police Remembrance Day 2021
- 29 September 2021
We recognise the courage and selflessness of these officers by remembering their stories, honouring their sacrifice, and commemorating their legacy.
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It’s not always easy to understand the dedication that police officers have for their work and the sacrifices they make. The Police Ode written by Fr Barry May OAM former WA Police Chaplain puts it beautifully.
As the sun surely sets: Dawn will see it arise,
For service, above self, Demands its own prize.
You have fought the good fight: Life’s race has been run,
And peace, your reward, For eternity begun.
And we that are left, Shall never forget,
Rest in peace friend and colleague
For the sun has now set.
We will remember
We will remember
Hasten the dawn
