The Andrews Labor Government is delivering upgrades and maintenance to Victoria’s cemeteries, ensuring these important spaces where Victorians reflect and remember those no longer with us continue to be preserved.

More than 70 Cemetery Trusts across Victoria will share in the latest round of funding through the 2021-22 Cemetery Grants Program.

Berwick and Harkaway Cemetery Trust will receive a $7,000 grant as part of the almost $750,000 Labor Government program supporting Victorian cemeteries.

The funding will be used to install a ramp and handrails at the Berwick Cemetery. The project will provide a much-needed upgrade to the accessibility infrastructure at the cemetery – benefitting staff, visitors, and the wider community.

The grants program provides financial support to help cemeteries, many of which are volunteer run, continue to function as peaceful and welcoming places of remembrance for the whole community.

The latest funding round will help secure the long-term future of these sites and provide them with the modern facilities expected by the community.

In total, $748,868.62 was awarded through round one of the 2021-22 Cemetery Grants Program, with applications for round two now open.

Quotes attributable to Member for Eastern Victoria Harriet Shing MP

“The Andrews Labor Government recognises the important role cemeteries play in our communities, and these grants will provide cemeteries like Berwick Cemetery with an opportunity to get those much-needed upgrades.”

“It is so important that communities have access to peaceful places where they can remember and grieve loved ones. This funding will help to provide the infrastructure and accessibility upgrades our cemeteries need – allowing all members of our community access to a place to pay their respects to those no longer with us and to give them a meaningful way to preserve the memory of those they have lost.”