Secure a Muslim Burial Ground - Carnarvon

The issue

OVERVIEW: Sydney faces a critical shortage of burial space, particularly impacting Muslim families due to specific Islamic burial requirements. Rookwood Cemetery is nearly full. The proposed Carnarvon Memorial Park offers a solution by providing up to 70,000 plots, ensuring space for decades while preserving green areas and accessibility for all.

 

 

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The Lebanese Muslim Association is committed to supporting Metropolitan Memorial Parks’ consultation to address Sydney’s burial crisis and actively advocates for a modern memorial park at Carnarvon in central Sydney.


Sydney urgently needs more accessible and affordable burial and interment space in the heart of Sydney. The NSW Government has tasked Metropolitan Memorial Parks with identifying options to significantly increase the supply of new burial space, including assessing options at existing sites and potential new sites. 


Information on this proposal can be found at www.metropolitanmemorialparks.com.au/haveyoursay 


The website is available in over 250 different languages, including Arabic. 
To support the LMA in preparing our formal submission to Metropolitan Memorial Parks, please show your support by signing this petition now.
Our submission is required to Metropolitan Memorial Parks by 19 October, so we can be heard. 

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Lebanese Muslim Association .Petition starterAs Australia's oldest Islamic non-profit organisation, the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) has been serving communities since 1962. With over 1,000 members and 40 staff delivering 400 initiatives around NSW.

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The issue

OVERVIEW: Sydney faces a critical shortage of burial space, particularly impacting Muslim families due to specific Islamic burial requirements. Rookwood Cemetery is nearly full. The proposed Carnarvon Memorial Park offers a solution by providing up to 70,000 plots, ensuring space for decades while preserving green areas and accessibility for all.

 

 

Would you like to add your voice to our cause by signing this petition? Please read on.


The Lebanese Muslim Association is committed to supporting Metropolitan Memorial Parks’ consultation to address Sydney’s burial crisis and actively advocates for a modern memorial park at Carnarvon in central Sydney.


Sydney urgently needs more accessible and affordable burial and interment space in the heart of Sydney. The NSW Government has tasked Metropolitan Memorial Parks with identifying options to significantly increase the supply of new burial space, including assessing options at existing sites and potential new sites. 


Information on this proposal can be found at www.metropolitanmemorialparks.com.au/haveyoursay 


The website is available in over 250 different languages, including Arabic. 
To support the LMA in preparing our formal submission to Metropolitan Memorial Parks, please show your support by signing this petition now.
Our submission is required to Metropolitan Memorial Parks by 19 October, so we can be heard. 

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Lebanese Muslim Association .Petition starterAs Australia's oldest Islamic non-profit organisation, the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) has been serving communities since 1962. With over 1,000 members and 40 staff delivering 400 initiatives around NSW.
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Petition created on 9 September 2025