Cremation Options and Services in Melbourne
Cremation offers a range of meaningful ways to honour a loved one, whether arrangements are needed immediately or years in the future. Families in Melbourne can choose a service for cremation that involves scattering, interring, or incorporating the ashes into a permanent memorial tribute to be cherished for generations.
The Cremation Process: What is Cremation and How it Works
Cremation is a dignified and increasingly popular choice for a final farewell. It involves gently reducing the body to ashes using controlled heat in a specialised facility called a crematorium. At Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Bunorong Memorial Park, we operate on-site crematoriums that have been serving Melbourne families with the utmost care and professionalism for many years. Choosing a cremation with a funeral allows families maximum flexibility to honour and remember their loved one in a truly personal way.
Why Choose Cremation?
In Australia, cremation is a popular choice, valued for its simplicity, affordability, and versatility. This process offers significant flexibility, allowing families to choose how and where to memorialise their loved one immediately or at a time in the future. The options for the ashes allow for a wide range of personal tributes, including:
- Scattered in a peaceful garden
- Interred ashes in a permanent memorial site
- Placed in a decorative cremation urn
- Incorporated into a personalised tribute
This wide array of cremation options ensures that the final resting place is a true reflection of the individual and their values.
Memorial Options after Cremation
A cremation memorial offers a profound and meaningful way to celebrate a life well-lived. At our Springvale Botanical Cemetery and Bunurong Memorial Park, families have access to a full range of service, including dedicated crematorium facilities.
Our memorials are available in a variety of traditional and contemporary styles, thoughtfully placed throughout our peaceful gardens and grounds to reflect personal values, cultural traditions, and the unique legacy of each individual.
If you'd like to learn more or discuss what might be right for you or your loved one, we invite you to book an obligation-free appointment with our friendly team.
Nature memorials
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park, Melbourne General Cemetery, Cheltenham Memorial Park
Ashes can be interred near roses, shrubs, or trees within tranquil garden settings, creating a peaceful and enduring space for remembrance, reflection, and connection across generations.
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Exclusive memorials
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park, Cheltenham Memorial Park
Exclusive memorials include a range of contemporary and unique cremation memorial options designed to reflect the meaningful preferences and connections of a loved one.
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Scatter Gardens: A Final Farewell and Recorded Tribute
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park
A scatter garden is a peaceful, dedicated place to farewell a loved one. This option provides a final, natural placement for the ashes, with the option to record a permanent tribute in a Book of Remembrance.
Mausoleum niche memorials
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne General Cemetery, Bunurong Memorial Park, Cheltenham Memorial Park
Located in one of our stunning mausoleums, niche memorials allow for the placement of ashes behind a permanent plaque tribute. This traditional option provides a place of distinguished reflection for future generations.
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Other niche memorials
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery
A niche memorial permanently holds a cremation urn behind a commemorative plaque. There are many varieties of niche memorials, each becoming an enduring destination of reflection.
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Token memorial options
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery
Families can create a permanent memorial for a loved one, even if the ashes are located elsewhere. This creates a special and permanent place to visit and reflect.
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Cremation urns
Cremation urns are vessels that hold ashes and can be used for keepsakes, memorials, scattering, or burial. Available in various sizes and styles, urns may contain full or partial ashes and can be shared among family members as personal tributes.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Cremation Options
Other service options
Mausoleum Burial Services in Melbourne
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery +3 other locations
Built to provide an enduring place of rest where descendants can visit and honour family members for generations to come.
Burial Options and Services in Melbourne
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery +2 other locations
Traditional and natural burial options are available, including lawn, headstone, and monumental graves.
How to Organise a Plaque
- Springvale Botanical Cemetery +10 other locations
Learn how to arrange a memorial plaque, including size, wording, and personalisation options.
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