9.6 TORONTO CEMETERY #
Action
Priority
1
Views and vistas: Maintain and extend bushland boundary.
High
Responsibility
Engage suitably qualified people to develop a landscape plan to improve the visual amenity. Consider implications and recommendations of the Draft Toronto Masterplan 2020 for the Toronto Cemetery. 2
Landscape, vegetation, gardens and plantings: Undertake weeding, mowing and regular maintenance.
High
Remove dead trees, dead branches and invasive weeds on the perimeters, in particular the western. Extend plantings as in view and vistas.: 3
Headstones and grave furniture: Source funding for conservation works on older headstones.
Moderate
4
Significant graves: Source funding to undertake conservation works.
High
5
Unmarked burials: If warranted - consider a GPR study to identify unmarked graves.
Low
6
Gates and fences: Install or upgrade existing fencing to ensure the gateway is the sole entry point for vehicles. Adequate sign to identify the Toronto Cemetery on road approaches.
High
Regular maintenance. 7
Signage: Provide additional denomination/ row # signage at end of each row.
High
Provide cemetery plan adjacent to the front gate. Install heritage interpretation sign/s. 8
Heritage interpretation: Develop and install accurate, informative, engaging heritage interpretation sign/s.
Moderate
9
Environmental factors: Maintenance plans to include removal of hazardous trees and undergrowth, grass regularly mown in high-risk seasons.
High
10
‘Friends of’: Encourage groups to advance heritage research on interments. Assist in grounds and memorial maintenance working under National Trust Guidelines for Cemetery Conservation.
Moderate
11
Specific community groups burial practices: Consider the possibility in developing specific infrastructure or areas to accommodate differing burial practices. Discussions with the local Aboriginal community could determine if a place for smoking ceremonies would be valued.
High
Draft Lake Macquarie City Council Cemeteries – Conservation Management Plan. Volume 1. 2021
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