Memorial wall completed

By Lachlan Ellis

A local cemetery has just finished its latest project – a memorial wall acknowledging locals who have passed, but are not buried at the cemetery grounds.

After approving the concept at a meeting on 13 February this year, the Maddingley General Cemetery Trust agreed to name a new wall at the cemetery ‘The Allan Comrie Wall – For Plaques Acknowledging the lives of People whose Ashes are Scattered Elsewhere’.

Trust Member Rick Dickson said the Wall both acknowledges those who had passed away and had their ashes scattered, and honours a long-serving volunteer at the cemetery.

“Not only are we honouring the 40-year voluntary service of Allan Comrie to the Cemetery Trust, we have also created a place whereby the remembrance of a departed loved one can be recorded for eternity,” Mr Dickson told the Moorabool News.

“We already have had a number of enquiries for this unique manner in remembering a loved one following the permanent scattering of their ashes.”

For further information on how a plaque can be installed on The Allan Comrie Wall, contact the Maddingley General Cemetery on 0493 474 924.