A planned conversion of a public golf course in Sydney to a cemetery has been put on hold after an 11th-hour intervention. Metropolitan Memorial Parks (MMP) had secretly planned to transform the Carnarvon Golf Club into a burial site, a decision that was only revealed after an investigation by this masthead. The decision was met with concerns about community resistance, leading to its postponement. While no official decision has been made, the possibility of the golf course becoming a cemetery remains open.
An 18-hole public golf course in suburban Sydney was earmarked for conversion to a cemetery before an 11th-hour intervention from the premier delayed the announcement.
Adjacent to Rookwood Cemetery, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest necropolis, 75-year-old Carnarvon golf course was considered suitable, given its location and the fact it is on Crown land, meaning the government would avoid the cost of compulsory acquisition, sources familiar with internal deliberations told theFaith leaders involved in consultation to find a cemetery site were advised of Carnarvon’s selection in November.
Members of MMP’s community engagement committee confirmed they had been told about the new site, though Ora issued an edict to members not to speak to media after being contacted by theShe said the investigation considered various options, including “Crown land, private land, green space and much more”, and that finding additional land was imperative to resolve the burial site supply crisis.
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