Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park Updates

Drone use in the cemetery

The following activities are prohibited (As per section 9.5(2) of the 2016) unless the prior written approval of the Administrator is obtained: Operating any photographic or video device for commercial purposes and flying of drones or similar. Any person who carries out these activities is committing an offence and will be penalised.

Severe weather event on Christmas Eve

Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park was impacted by a severe weather event on Christmas Eve, 24^th December 2023, that delivered heavy rain and flash flooding. As a result of this, unfortunately, some of the general mini vaults along Frost Avenue, and our gardens throughout the park have been damaged. Our team have worked to ensure all vaults have been temporarily secured and are in the process of undertaking assessments to determine damage that will require further repair work to be conducted. We will be in contact with impacted families accordingly to work through this repair process. Our grounds team are also working across our park to clean up the widespread damage done to our gardens.

We thank you for your understanding and patience, and welcome any further enquires by 
phone 9661 5655 or email esmp.info@mmplm.com.au.

Pioneer Caretakers Site development

Our Built Environment team, in collaboration with the Lighthouse Project Group, has partnered with civil construction contractors to commence work on the Pioneer Caretakers site at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park.

This project entails the development of new Monumental and General Lawns,  which will encompass the development of 705 double-depth interment plots, the installation of a new subterranean stormwater drainage system, the establishment of a dedicated Hearse parking bay, and the addition of water facilities.  

Work will run from October 2023 to approximately March 2024. 

General One construction works

As of February 14th, construction has commenced on a new Full Monumental Burial area between Chapel Avenue and the florist at Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park. Fencing will be in place during the construction period, with as little disruption as possible to surrounding areas. 

Conflict in the Middle East

Due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas and the resulting impact on our community, we have developed an incident response plan to mitigate any threats that may arise across our memorial parks.

While we do not anticipate any immediate threats, we understand the ongoing conflict is upsetting for all parties involved, and our utmost priority is to ensure the safety of our stakeholders, visitors and employees.

We have been informed that the NSW Police Force have established a centralised command centre to assess potential threats and engage with relevant stakeholders.  While the police do not possess any intelligence indicating likely threats, it is evident they are taking proactive measures to consider potential scenarios. 

During this time, we ask that our stakeholders remain vigilant regarding any threat that is identified within our memorial parks.  There is significant representation of both Jewish and Muslim community at some of our memorial parks. 

If you identify any threats while visiting one of our parks, please report this to a member of staff who will escalate to management.