MURCHISON Cemetery Trust are amongst five Goulburn Valley cemeteries to receive funding from the State Government for upgrades and maintenance works.
The 2021-22 Cemetery Grants Program will provide financial support to help cemeteries, many of which are volunteer run, to continue to function as peaceful and welcoming places of remembrance for the whole community.
Murchison Cemetery received $2,750 to conduct an aerial survey of the site, giving a clear bird’s eye view of the cemetery grounds online.
“Now when someone is searching for a particular grave, they are able to use the search function to look up a name or year and see exactly where that person is buried and any other details that are available,” said Murchison Cemetery Trust treasurer Sue Brown.
“I am really delighted with the grant and delighted with how the system looks online.”
This new software will save visitors and cemetery caretakers time in searching for relatives or resting places, while ensuring Murchison Cemetery can maintain modern records and continue to digitise their burial information for efficient retrieval.
Explore Murchison Cemetery online by going to their Chronicle page, available at https://map.chronicle.rip/murchison-cemetery
