Friends of Coburg Cemetery Inc.

10/08/2026

Update: CANCELLED
Capture Coburg Cemetery: Learn to Take Stunning Photos with Your Phone. A hands-on photography workshop led by photographer Peter Dapiran. Walk around the cemetery learning about composition, lighting, perspective and using light and shadow to create striking photos. He'll demonstrate using an iPhone, but the techniques are relevant to other smartphones and digital cameras. No photography experience is needed.

Saturday 12 September, 4.00–6.00 pm
$30 ($25 for FoCC members)
Limited to 15 participants
Photo Challenge: $50 gift voucher for the winning photo
Bookings essential: [email protected]

Send a message to learn more

01/08/2026

See behind the scenes at Fawkner Cemetery this coming Saturday…

Have you ever thought about whether you’d like to be buried or cremated?

This Dying to Know Day, we’ll be taking 20 people behind the scenes with our experienced burial and cremation teams. A guided experience designed to start conversations about end-of-life choices.

When: Saturday, 8 August
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Where: Fawkner Memorial Park
Cost: Free

For more information and to register, visit: https://yoursay.gmct.com.au/gmct-events/D2KD-Fawkner

26/07/2026

National Tree Day at Fawkner Memorial Park was a great success, with plenty of volunteers, native seedlings and sunshine. 🌱 Here’s Phil doing his bit planting along Merlynston Creek. Well done to GMCT and everyone who took part! They’ll be doing it again next year - see you there!

07/07/2026

May be of interest to our Brunswick friends?

07/07/2026

Celebrate National Tree Day on Sunday 26 July by joining this community planting event at Fawkner Memorial Park. Volunteers will be planting native trees and shrubs along Merlynston Creek to enhance biodiversity and the cemetery's beautiful parklands.

This year, we’re celebrating National Tree Day by planting new native trees at Fawkner Memorial Park – and we want you to join us!

Come along to plant a tree and have an impact on parklands that will serve generations to come. Gardeners of all ages and experience levels are welcome, including kids. Complimentary coffee and refreshments will be on hand.

When: Sunday 26 July, 10am – 1pm.
Where: Fawkner Memorial Park
Cost: FREE

For more information and to register, visit: https://yoursay.gmct.com.au/gmct-events/national-tree-day-2026

11/06/2026

See the latest edition of Buried Treasures, the newsletter of the Friends of Coburg Cemetery, now available on our website:
https://friendsofcoburgcemetery.com/news-%26-newsletters
This issue is packed with fascinating stories, photographs and discoveries from Coburg Cemetery's rich past. Whether you're interested in local history, genealogy, notable residents or the cemetery's heritage, there's something to enjoy.
Happy reading!

Check out the listings of tours of Coburg Cemetery as we announce them either via our page or on the "Events and Links" page of this website.

17/05/2026

15/05/2026

US: How often do you visit a loved one's grave?

Would revitalising Melbourne cemeteries encourage people to visit more often?

Share your thoughts on the comments below 👇

04/05/2026

Some of you may remember this remarkable old heritage rose from past Buried Treasures newsletters, or from having it pointed out on one of our cemetery tours. Believed to be the French tea rose Madame Lambard, introduced in the 1870s, its soft double-petalled blooms are putting on a lovely display again. After careful pruning by FoCC members last year, removing old dead wood and clearing back the oldest trunk growth, this living piece of Coburg Cemetery history is thriving once more.

25/04/2026

This ANZAC Day, we remember not only the soldiers who fought, but also those who served in other vital ways. At Coburg Cemetery lies the grave of Sister May Dickson, an Australian nurse whose wartime service took her from Australia to England, caring for sick and wounded soldiers during World War I. After becoming seriously ill herself while serving in a military hospital, May returned home but died in Melbourne in 1917 before reaching her family in Sydney. Her funeral drew huge crowds and she became the first woman in Australia to be buried with full military honours.