Tours

With such a diverse range of notable interments, there is sure to be a tour whatever your interest.

We aim to undertake regular guided walking tours of each cemetery on a range of themes.  You'll be entertained, informed and want to come back for more!

We also cater for private groups wanting something different.

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Past tours

Past cemetery tours have included the following themes:

• 'History in the Making' general theme tour of the Pioneer Cemetery featuring the most notorious land boomer from the 1880s and '90s, the first chairman of the Country Roads Board (VicRoads), the 'father' of Sandringham, pioneers from Brighton, Moorabbin, Cheltenham and Dingley, a well-known artist, a decorated military figure, the founder of Victoria's Maternal and Child Health Centres and three tragic events.

• '75 Years On' general theme tour of the Cheltenham Memorial Park.  This tour covers the history of the Cemetery, 75 years on from its foundation in 1933.  Subjects include a champion Australian Rules footballer known as the "Prince of Moorabbin", Australia's finest Modernist female artist, a victim from Australia's worst industrial accident, the legend of 'Garryowen', a police constable shot whilst on duty,  Australia's greatest tight-wire circus walker; the Premier who was a 'John Wren' man, a champion jockey acknowledged by his peer as the world's best big race jockey, and the inspiration behind the bid for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.