Works at Children's Lawn

We are improving the A. J. A Gardner Children’s Lawn, to enhance the area, providing peaceful, accessible and welcoming space for visitors to honour children. The works focus on improving the garden’s appearance, access to memorial plaques, and the overall health of the landscape, while respecting the importance of this special area.

What the works include

• Removal of existing shrubs that have become overgrown, or limited access to plaques.
• Planting new taller, flowering “standard” plants, selected for their beauty and seasonal colour, while allowing clear, unobstructed access to the plaques below.
• Plaque lifting and levelling to improve the appearance of plaques, access and safety.
• Mulching to improve soil health and support new plants.
• Turf restoration, including repair and renewal, where needed.

These improvements will create a more open, tranquil and lower-maintenance landscape that can be enjoyed all year round.

Works schedule

• Start date: Monday 11 May 2026
• Duration: Approximately 8 weeks

The area will be open during the works and visitors may still attend memorials and place floral tributes in vases.

Caring for mementos during works

We understand that many families leave meaningful items like toys, photos, flowers and other tributes to honour their children. These items are important, and we are committed to handling them with care and respect.

To complete this work safely, these areas will need to be temporarily cleared of mementos. This allows our team to correctly level plaques and allows new turf and plants to be established properly.

If you are able to do so, we ask any personal items are collected prior to Monday 11 May.

For holders or right who are not able to visit, our team will carefully collect items from the work area.

• Items will be labelled and stored with care and can be collected by Holders of Right on request.
• Living tributes (such as potted plants) cannot be stored with other items, they will be labelled and temporarily stored adjacent to the works area.

Stay in touch

If you are a holder of right of interment in this area, please contact us on 1300 466 904 to ensure your contact details are up to date.

We will continue to provide updates as the project progresses, and our team is available to answer any questions you may have.