The Governing Body adopted amendments to the Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw on 26 June 2025.

Changes come into force on 1 August 2025 and include consolidating and clarifying relevant rules in the Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw 2014 and revoking the Cemeteries and Crematoria Code of Practice 2014.

The changes are structural and there are no changes to the current use of council cemetery services.

You can view the Governing Body decisions in the agenda and minutes of its meeting on 26 June 2025, Item 10.

We are proposing to update our rules for managing cemeteries.

Public feedback has now closed. You can view the timeline for decisions, meeting dates and feedback under the appropriate heading on the right side of the page.

The meetings are open to the public to listen however there is no further opportunities for the public to provide feedback.

Details on how to listen to the Cemeteries and Crematoria Bylaw review deliberations online on 13 June 2025.