The Melbourne General Cemetery is a large (43 hectare) necropolis located 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the city of Melbourne in the suburb of Carlton North. The cemetery is notably the resting place of four Prime Ministers of Australia, more than any other necropolis within Australia. Former Prime Minister Harold Holt's headstone is a memorial, as his remains have never been discovered. The cemetery was established in 1852 and opened on 1 June 1853, and the Old Melbourne Cemetery (on the site of what is now the Queen Victoria Market) was closed the next year. The grounds feature several heritage buildings, many in bluestone, including a couple of chapels and a number of cast iron pavilions. The gatehouses are particularly notable. Five Prime Ministers of Australia are memorialised at Melbourne General Cemetery. Three are interred in the cemetery's 'Prime Ministers Garden': Sir Robert Menzies (including Dame Pattie Menzies), Sir John Gorton, and Malcolm Fraser.[1] Harold Holt's (including his wife Dame Zara Bate) is a memorial, as his body was never recovered after he disappeared at sea. Dame Zara is buried at Sorrento Cemetery, the closest burial ground to where Holt disappeared. James Scullin (including Sarah Scullin) is buried in the Catholic section of the cemetery. There are eight Premiers of Victoria buried at Melbourne General Cemetery, more than any other necropolis around the state. Premiers George Elmslie, James Francis, Duncan Gillies, Richard Heales, William Nicholson, Sir John O'Shanassy, Sir James Patterson, and James Service. Sir Robert Menzies served as Deputy Premier of Victoria between 1932 and 1934. The first Premier of Tasmania is interred at Melbourne General Cemetery, William Champ. There is one Governor of Victoria, Sir Charles Hotham, and one Governor-General of Australia, Sir Isaac Isaacs, buried at Melbourne General Cemetery.

Well maintained cemetery and was opened in 1852 taking forty two acres. This grave yard has the largest memorial to Elvis in the Southern hemisphere, also there is a small memorial to the Australian Prime Ministers by the main entrance. The cemetery has quite a number of graves that date back over a hundred years. There is only a small number of on site parking by the main entrance. Is great there are night tours a few times a year that maybe of interest. The mausoleums are beautify maintained in light stone. there is a set of public toilets also available. Due to the size of the place one can loose a day strolling through. This place has a lot of history with the burial of one of the Most famous aboriginal men called “Darimut”. Please be sure to be respectful.

I've visited quite a few cemeteries during my extensive travels around the world, including the Fairview Cemetery in Nova Scotia, Canada where the largest number of victims of the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April, 1912 are buried. However, this historic and iconic cemetery in central Melbourne, has special significance. Opened in 1853, the cemetery has a number of significant people buried here including several Prime Ministers and Burke and Wills of the ill-fated expedition to cross the Australian continent. It's a well laid out cemetery with curved pathways, trees and shrubs, gate lodges and rest pavilions, and is very peaceful and well maintained. There's lots to see. A visit is highly recommended.

2022003211500 Note: Visiting the grave site of Derrimut (or Derremart or Terrimoot) ( c. 1810 – 20 April 1864 ), a headman or arweet of the Boonwurrung (Bunurong) people from the Melbourne area of Australia. Terrimoot informed the early European settlers in October 1835 of an impending attack by "up-country tribes", the visit gave me cause to ponder over the next few thousand steps taken. On the day of my visit, to the best of my knowledge, Terrimoot is the only 100% first nation Australian interned at the MGC. Melbourne General Cemetery (MGC) provides hundreds of interesting sites to ponder while taking 10,000 or so steps per day.

Well maintained cemetery and was opened in 1852 taking forty two acres. This grave yard has the largest memorial to Elvis in the Southern hemisphere, also there is a small memorial to the Australian Prime Ministers by the main entrance. The cemetery has quite a number of graves that date back over a hundred years. There is only a small number of on site parking by the main entrance. Is great there are night tours a few times a year that maybe of interest. The mausoleums are beautify maintained in light stone. there is a set of public toilets also available. Due to the size of the place one can loose a day strolling through.

I have several relatives buried here. A lovely place to go and reflect on the people of the past. It is fascinating to look at all the old headstones, knowing that they represent someone’s entire life. It can get muddy when it rains and there are some hazardous pathways, but you can’t expect an entire cemetery to be completely maintained. The office staff are very helpful when it comes to located graves. Many of the headstones are still standing and most are well maintained by staff and volunteers.

They replanted the entire boundary with weeping Cyprus Pines thereby missing a golden opportunity to plant native species and provide habitat and food resources for native birds. The birds` cheerful song would have been appreciated by the cemetery's residents and visitors alike. There seems to be no effort, at all, in creating a bird or bee friendly environment. No green credentials demonstrated by the Trust. It needs modern management and philosophy.

I visit the Melbourne General Cemetery regularly however, on my recent visit on 19 May '23 I needed assistance to locate the grave of my great great grandparent. Previous attempts failed. With the assistance of office staff member Bonnie, I was easily able to locate the specific grave with the map and clear instructions that were provided. Thanks go to Bonnie for the warm, friendly service. Bonnie was a delight to deal with. Regards K Duke

My work in the funeral industry has brought me to Melbourne General many times. I have made two recent visits to search for the grave of my great, great grandfather and grandmother. They came as assisted immigrants from Scotland in 1849. I found their unmarked grave with the information and grave map from the cemetery staff. It was a very important event for me and I now have a greater appreciation of Melbourne General.

I've been dying to visit and its been worth it because it was heaven to see. It's in the dead centre of Melbourne and good to bury yourself in its rich history or even just lie around. Ive been putting off going but the memory of this place just haunts me. It closes a bit early which was a grave concern but this place always puts me in good spirits. I had a hell of a time.

One of Melbourne's oldest cemeteries. Unusually for a cemetery it is located very close to the city centre.. surrounded by parks and the University of Melbourne. Sections for various religions and cultures. Tall iron metal fence around its perimeter. Great place to search for historical facts and gives you a good sense of how differing cultures remember the deceased.

We went looking for G.G.grandfather, his son & 5 of his grandchildren all buried in the same plot. We got plot numbers from the office that morning so we thought we were in for a good chance. NO such luck, although we had the section No. & Grave No. not too many of the graves were numbered so after walking up & down the aisles for over an hour, we went home.

A deathly quiet place to be alone with your thoughts and have a nice walk. There are graves ranging in area of religion, and ethnicity dating as far back as the mid 1800's to as recent as last year, creepy but beautiful

I agree with others. It's beautiful, it's a nice walk. It is well maintained. The grounds are beautiful, lots of flowers. The graves are interesting, definitely makes you appreciate being alive.

So beautiful and serene, take a tour, it's just too large to be covered in one go. Love the epitaphs, very serene experience, just take a leisurely stroll through it if you want some quiet...

I've been to A LOT of cemeteries from the US to Canada to the UK. I love walking here. It's beautiful. Clean and quiet. Large. Interesting. It seems like I see something new every time I go.

Always a special place for those of us with family buried here and I have a few generations so I visit every time I come to Melbourne, kept beautifully clean too.

Bonnie who works in the front office, was sensational with her help in locating the burial places of some of my distant ancestors from times past. Thankyou

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• Pretty good atmosphere. • food was pretty good. • one too many dead people for my liking. Wait, this isn’t Puckle street Grill’d.

Strange in the fact that it's quite near the centre of town. You might say its in the dead centre. Really joyful place though.

Ignore the footpath and walk the cemetery's broken trails and pathways while reflecting on the impermanence of our existence.

The history enclosed by the walls is enough to give it a five star rating alone. Had a walk around for a couple of hours.

Peaceful place for walking with some important historic graves which are easy to find using the information boards.

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Absolutely fascinating to read the headstone inscriptions dating back to the early history of Melbourne.

There’s some famous people buried or memorialised here! Loads of old graves. It’s creepy and cool.

Excellent historical walks and to contemplate that amount of time you will be dead for.

Quite fascinating to read the older headstones. Historical peaceful and quiet ⛪

Beautiful traditional cemetery, old graves, old styles. Smell the history.....

Greg Ham from men at work is buried here and some day I plan to see his grave.

Interesting historical walk. Good place for a sunrise.

Historical graves and the people keep to themselves.

Mostly well maintained with good opening hours.

love this cemetery, wonderful customer service

its not a very lively place. it's a bit dead.

Pretty dead as far as cemeteries go

Quite and beautiful place to walk

This cemetery doesn't close at 5.

Place of peace. Rich in history.

perfect place for a first date!

The quiet is very scary there!

Creepy but peaceful and nice.

The dead centre of Melbourne.

People are dieing to get in!

Melbourne General Cemetery

Beautiful place to walk

Lot's of history here.

Michelle, thank you.

Ive been dying to go

Bit of a dead end.

It's dead quiet

Respect

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