Cremation Memorial Options

There are three main types of memorialisation - permanent memorialisation, alternative memorialisation and scattering.

Permanent Memorialisation

This involves the internment of the cremated remains in a permanent memorial. You may need to consider whether a memorial should be created in which other family members' cremated remains can be placed in the future. Great Southern Gardens of Rememberance offers a variety of single, double and family memorials.

Permanent memorials include:

Columbarium wall: the columbarium wall is a traditional style of memorial where cremated remains are placed in a niche in the wall and a personal memorial plaque placed on the wall.
Rose garden: The cremated remains are interred in the garden and memorialised with a small granite pillar and a personalised plaque.
Bushrock memorial: The cremated remains of your loved one are interred near the waterway. A personalised plaque with a special message can be placed on a rock situated in the waterway.
Memorial seat: The memorial garden seat allows you to sit in the tranquil environment of the memorial garden. A number of generations can be placed in the surrounding garden, each with their own memorial plaque fastened to the seat.
Garden rockery: Family garden rockeries are indiviually designed and personalised. You may choose a single, double or larger rockery for a number of family members.
Family tree estate: The family tree estate is specially designed and personalised to your family's requirements and is suited for many family members. It is an ideal way to have a lasting family memorial for you to visit.
Life's memories memorials: Complete freedom. Unlimited scope for wording and photos, allowing you to celebrate the life of your loved one exactly as you wish.

Alternative Memorialisation

This usually involved having a memorial in your home and includes full size urn containing all of your loved one's cremated remains and keepsakes memorials containing a small portion of cremated remains.

Full size memorials: A full size urn holds the cremated remains and allows you to keep them with you. These memorials come in a variety of shapes, sizes, colours and materials such as ceramics, custom wood, solid timber, marble and solid bronze. They range from traditional rectangular shapes to individually crafted memorials.

Memorials can also look like ornaments or photo frames which allows you to have a private memorial in your home as a meaningful tribute for your loved one.

Keepsake memorials: Keepsake memorials are similar to full size memorials but contain only a portion of the cremated remains. There are a variety of keepsake memorials to choose from and they are available in ceramic, solid timber, cast bronze, gold or silver jewellery, picture frames and remembrance cabinets.

As keepsake contain only a portion of cremated remains, you may wish to use them in combination with other memorialisation options.

You may like several members of your family to have a keepsake memorial so each person can have something as a remembrance of their loved one.

You can choose a keepsake memorial and permanent memorial at Great Southern Crematorium and Cemetery to give you the benefits of providing an everlasting place for your loved one while still giving you something to have with you as a remembrance.

Many families like to have a keepsake memorial so they always have part of their loved one close to them and then scatter the remaining cremated remains in a special place.

Scattering

Some families choose to scatter the cremated remains of their loved one. Scattering is irreversible so needs to be considered carefully.

If you decide to scatter the cremated remains of your loved one, a number of options are available. Scattering can be done almost anywhere including at the crematorium, on your family property, in the ocean, on mountains, or a place that holds special memories.

You can still choose a permanent memorial without cremated remains by placing a plaque in the memorial gardens.

Keepsake memorials are valuable if you choose to scatter the cremated remains of your loved one. Before scattering, a small potion of cremated remains can be placed in the memorial so you can always have a remembrance near.

War grave Memorials

Great Southern Garden of Remembrance provides provision for an official commemorative plaque for eligable veterans to be placed in our Servicemans Section.