Friends Of Toowong Cemetery

What we do

The Friends of Toowong Cemetery:

• research the history of Toowong Cemetery, its headstones, and the stories of the people remembered here.
• share our discoveries with the community through our guided tours, published stories, museum, publications, and data.
• contribute stories of people remembered at the Toowong and Paddington cemeteries to other publications, biographical databases, and information signs around the cemetery.
• clean and conserve headstones.
• search for buried headstones in archaeological digs in the cemetery grounds.
• consult with the Brisbane City Council on future plans and the restoration of graves.
• locate marked and unmarked graves.

What we've done

The Friends of Toowong Cemetery have:

• established the Federation Pavilion, which commemorates the contribution of the delegates who attended the 1891 Australian Federation Convention that are buried at the Toowong Cemetery.
• commemorated the 140^th Anniversary of the cemetery. We received an Award from the National Trust of Queensland for our work.
• provided stories for information signs at significant grave sites.
• renamed cemetery roads after notable people buried nearby, and added the road names to Google Maps to make it easier to for you to find your way around the cemetery.
• shared the history and stories of Toowong Cemetery through monthly guided tours.
• published books, a DVD and this website.

What we're working on

Currently we are:

• planning to erect an honour board at the cemetery's main entrance to commemorate people who have served their nation in military uniform and now rest in Toowong Cemetery.
• photographing every headstone in the cemetery.
• encouraging the community to volunteer  through simple one-off tasks shown on this site.

Join in

Friends of Toowong Cemetery meet at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens Auditorium on the last Wednesday of the month (except December and January) from 6pm to 7pm.

To join in, complete the Application form and pay the annual membership subscription (includes GST):

• $11 Individuals
• $5.50 Students and Pensioners