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Metropolitan Memorial Parks

A statutory corporation cemetery operator in New South Wales, Australia, operating eight memorial parks across Sydney and Newcastle.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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Overview

Metropolitan Memorial Parks is a statutory corporation cemetery operator in New South Wales, Australia. It operates eight memorial parks across Sydney and Newcastle, offering burial options, ash memorials, chapels and ceremonial venues, and interment rights. Its parks include Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park and Crematorium, Field of Mars Cemetery, Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery, Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery, Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium, Rookwood General Cemetery and Crematorium, Sandgate Cemetery, and Woronora Memorial Park and Crematorium.

History

Metropolitan Memorial Parks is a statutory corporation cemetery operator in New South Wales, Australia. It operates eight memorial parks across Sydney and Newcastle. On Thursday, 20 November 2025, Rookwood Crematorium marked its 100th anniversary with a formal commemoration honouring its legacy as Australia’s oldest and longest-serving crematorium, hosted by Metropolitan Memorial Parks.

Products and positioning

Celebrating life by creating remarkable places to reflect, connect and remember.

  • Burial options

    A range of beautiful and serene burial options to suit your family's needs and preferences, including traditional inground burial, above ground monument, or a more contemporary option.

  • Ash memorials

    A variety of beautiful and serene locations for cremation memorials among picturesque gardens and commemorative niche walls.

  • Chapels and ceremonial venues

    Chapels offer a unique space for families to come together, honour traditions, and celebrate a life well-lived.

  • Interment rights

    A legal agreement between you and a cemetery operator that gives the holder the exclusive right to a specific burial place or place for cremated ashes including in the earth, mausoleums, crypts, vaults and niche walls.

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