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Penrith General Cemetery

Contact: Penrith City Council
Tel: 02 4732 7640
Fax: 02 4732 7879
Email
Website: http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=2630

The first burial at Penrith Cemetery occurred in 1910. The old as well as the newer graves are well maintained by Penrith Council. In ground burial is offered as either lawn, headstone lawn or full monumental. The lawn section is now non-denominational apart from the Catholic lawn section. Ashes may be placed in the columbaria wall or in the pupose built garden. Some interesting statues and monuments form part of the old cemetery.

Indicative prices

The following prices (1 July 2008) are given as a guide only and cannot be relied on. Contact the cemetery for up-to-date and comprehensive information which is avaialable on Council's website at www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=2630. Prices are reviewed annually. All prices include GST.

A. In-ground burial

All rights of burial ie lawn, monumental lawn and monumental, are $2,000 including GST plus a permit/registration charge of $200 and a first interment charge of $1,125. There is a $1,000 surcharge if you reside outside the Penrith local government area. The plaque for the lawn grave, including installation and GST is $720.  Other monumentation is at your own expense and requires the payment of a $140 permit fee. ie: Lawn grave = $4,045 local price;Headstone lawn and monumental Grave = $3,465 local price plus monument.

There is an 'out of area' surcharge of $1,000.

B. Ashes

Single niche installed with plaque and permit $1105. Vase additional $115
Single site in ash garden, installed with plaque and permit $1,035
Family boulder with family name and 6 sites $2,535. Installation of each plinth, plaque, installation and permit $620

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