The Cemeteries and Crematoria Association of Victoria (CCAV) is a professional non-profit association dedicated to assisting a membership consisting of 160 Cemetery Trusts in Victoria. CCAV provides members with an open forum where they can openly express their views, exchange information and communicate with likeminded professionals.

In addition, CCAV facilitates training, professional development and the dissemination of up-to the minute information effecting cemeteries and crematoria in Victoria.

The annual program of activities for the association includes: bi-monthly meetings held throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria; an annual general meeting, seminar and trade exhibition; a country conference, and training sessions. CCAV has developed a range of guidelines to assist Cemetery Trusts to manage the cemeteries and crematoria in their care; and represents members in many public, government and industry forums.

The key areas in which CCAV has collective experience to assist Cemetery Trusts relate to Trust Governance, Cemetery Management, and Cemetery Administration.

Trust Governance

• The Cemetery Trust
• Legislation
• The Role of Government
• Officers of the Trust
• Trust Meetings

Cemetery Management

• Procedure for a Burial
• Burial Conducted by a Family
• Burial of a Stillborn Child
• Burial of Poor Persons
• Cremation
• Cemetery Monuments
• Plaques and Headstones for Lawn Area Graves
• Mausolea
• Memorials for Cremated Remains
• Obtaining Additional Cemetery Land
• Development of the Cemetery
• Closure of a Cemetery for Further Burials
• Perpetual Maintenance Obligations

Cemetery Administration

• Application for Burial and/or Grant of Right of Burial
• Order for Cremation
• Cemetery Records
• Risk Management
• Financial Management
• Taxes
• Conditions of Work
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Industry Associations and Contacts