Hazelwood Cemetery
Established 1879
In memory of the 13 victims of disastrous bushfires in 1944
Section layout 2021
In memory of the 13 victims of disastrous bushfires in 1944
Hazelwood Public Cemetery
Established in 1879, with over 5000 interments arranged in sections:
Plaque Lawns
Monument Lawn (headstones and lawn)
Remembrance Gardens
Children's Garden
Denominational sections (monuments):
Church of England
Greek Orthodox
Methodist
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Burial plots and Remembrance Garden plots are purchased in perpetuity with no time limit or extra payments for extensions on sites.
Grave numbering
The oldest sections of Hazelwood Cemetery have been renumbered over the years. Large family blocks were originally given a single number, and now each plot has its own number.
New numbers are printed on the kerb of the internal roads;
Old numbers are printed on metal plates attached to the external fence.
Location
Cemetery Avenue, Hazelwood, between what was the Hazelwood Power Station and the Hazelwood Pondage. This section of road is known as the Yinnar Road. Entry via the black security gates on Cemetery Avenue.
From Morwell, turn right off Monash Way towards the Hazelwood Power Station. Continue on Brodribb Road past the Power Station then turn right onto Cemetery Avenue. Proceed through security gates, turn right at the end of the road and enter via the granite Memorial Gates on Cemetery Avenue.
Contact
Hazelwood Cemetery Trust
Office Hours
Tuesday & Wednesday
9-30am to 1-30pm
Secretary
Ms Rose Mildenhall
Phone: 03 5133 9183
Mob: 0402 39 11 64
Events & Announcements
MAY 2025
The following steps will help to find information on grave sites at Hazelwood Cemetry on the REGISTER PAGE:
1: Find the first initial of the person's surname using the down arrow E.G. C for Cusack
2: If known, select the DATE OF DEATH year using the down arrow on that column eg. 2023. If not sure of the year select ALL at the top of the list.
3: It can narrow the list down using the DATE OF DEATH TO column eg. between 2000 and 2025.
4: At times if using the ALL setting it may be necessary to use the SHOW MORE facility at the bottom of the page as only 200 names can be listed per page.
April 2025
On a recent visit to Hazelwood Cemetery on a magnificent Autumnal day with the lawns neatly trimmed, flowers real and artificial lending great colours, the cemetery was indeed a place to celebrate life and to reflect on the lives of loved one resting peacefully in the quiet and beautiful setting. Note from a woman and her mother at Hazelwood Cemetery to view a family plot.
Comments such as these reflect the excellent ongoing maintenance at Hazelwood Cemetery by groundskeepers Peter Hendriks and Krystal Bond, ably assisted by Chairperson Leo Billington as well as other Trust members from time to time.
Historical News
An article & photographs by our chairperson/historian Leo Billington on the ABOUT page regarding past prominent Morwell citizen, John Barton Hoyle is very interesting and informative.
Cemetery Extension
It is pleasing to announce that an extension to the Hazelwood Cemetery with almost 2000 burial sites has been drawn up. The extension known as K2 is to the south of the current cemetery. The area of land being generously provided by GDF Suez now known as ENGIE.
The Lone Pine
"Nothing was as bad as Lone Pine" – Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead. Lone Pine veteran. Commander of the Australian 9th Division, "Rats" of Tobruk.
The Battle of Lone Pine took place between August 6 and 10 in 1915 during the eight-month Allied Gallipoli Campaign. Known as Plateau 400 or Lone Pine at Gallipoli, the fortified ridge position was marked by a single pine tree at the top.
Sgt. Keith McDowell of the Australian 23rd Battalion retrieved a cone from the actual Lone Pine tree’s blasted branches. Sgt. McDowell carried the cone for the rest of the war and on his return to Australia gave it to his aunt at Grassmere near Warrnambool in Victoria.
In June 1933 a tree propagated from the cone was planted at the Shrine of Remembrance in the Kings Domain in Melbourne. This iconic Lone Pine lasted for decades but was removed in 2012 after storm damage and failed health.
Hazelwood Cemetery Trust Lone Pine
Provided April 2016