Our Whitsunday Cemeteries Strategy - Shape our sacred spaces

Whitsunday Regional Council is currently developing a Cemeteries Strategy and Masterplan for three cemeteries that are managed by Council within the Whitsunday region. This study, which is being delivered with the assistance of outdoor spaces consultant, Xyst, will provide guidance for future planning and design.

Cemeteries play an important role in our society. They support our sense of community and reflect the history of local people and cultures that founded and influenced the Whitsunday region. They provide a place where family and friends can care for and mourn the loss of loved ones consistent with their culture and beliefs and reflect on the life shared with them.

Whitsunday Regional Council is inviting public input on their burial and cremation preferences. We appreciate your ideas and feedback and aim to incorporate these into the final report and any future planning and design for the cemeteries. These cemeteries include:

• Bowen Cemetery
• Collinsville Cemetery
• Proserpine Cemetery

While we acknowledge that there are other inactive Council-owned cemeteries across the region, this network capacity review and site analysis will focus on the three Council owned and managed open cemeteries, as listed above and shown on the map.

To have your say:

Complete the online survey (below) or complete a hard copy survey and drop off at Council Customer Service Centre.

The survey will be open until Sunday, 20 April 2025.

For more information, please contact Eykolina Benny at Xyst on eykolina@xyst.com.au or Whitsunday Regional Council on info@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au or 1300 972 753.