Footscray General Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Geelong Road at Yarraville, in Melbourne’s inner west. Established in the 1850s and set among mature trees and heritage monuments, it reflects the diverse history of Melbourne’s western suburbs and offers a quiet, dignified setting for funerals, memorial services and ongoing remembrance. The cemetery is managed by the Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
Candlepines, a Melbourne funeral service business, conducts funerals and memorial services at Footscray Cemetery. We are known for our caring and professional approach to funeral arrangements, providing services that respect each family’s wishes and cultural and religious traditions. Families at Footscray Cemetery can choose from a range of options, including traditional graves, family monuments, lawn burial and cremation memorials.
When Candlepines conducts a service at Footscray Cemetery, we manage every part of the funeral or memorial ceremony in line with the family’s wishes and the cemetery’s requirements – arranging the burial or cremation, coordinating the service, and supporting and guiding the bereaved family throughout. To learn more about the services Candlepines provides at Footscray Cemetery, or to arrange a funeral service, please contact us. We can give you specific information about services, pricing and the facilities at Footscray Cemetery.
Address
503-511 Geelong Rd,
Yarraville VIC 3013
Phone Number
(03) 9688 0299
Open Times
7:00am to 5:30pm