Meet our trustees and staff

You will see uniformed members of our Outdoor Teams at work throughout our park, maintaining and renewing our various sections, carrying out burial duties and other special services. Most visitors though, will have more contact with our Customer Services Team members who work in our office. They can help you select a burial site - simply make an appointment so enough time is dedicated to discussing your plans so you select a site that is appropriate to your wishes.

The Trustees

Harold Sharp
Chairman
of the Trust

David Lusby
Trustee

William Crowe
Trustee

John McDonald
Trustee

Nadia Caravello
Trustee

Tish McMullen
Trustee

Bill Lee
Trustee

Management Team

Ross Davis
Chief Executive Officer

Pauline Tritton
Operations Manager

Our Team

John Vic Trinos
Family Consultant

Agnes Yiu
Family Consultant

Michelle Fisher
Family Consultant

Juv Mato s
Family Consultant

Julie Layton
HR/Finance

Adrienne Spano
HR/Finance

Tom Sweeney
Community
Relations Officer

Karen Perrone
Receptionist

Patricia Ferris
Administration Assistant

Noeline Paul
Administration Assistant.

Our team makes the difference

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The gardens and landscape you enjoy are a tribute to the work of many.

Then there are our Customer Service Team members who work in our office; they offer numerous services... They can help you select a burial site. Simply make an appointment so enough time is set aside to discuss your plans so you select a site that is appropriate to your wishes. Can't visit a loved one? A Customer Services Team member will happily place flowers and take an instant photo of your loved one's site for a small fee. Please ask for details.

Complimentary vases. Macquarie Park is a beautiful landscape for all to share. We supply vases, free, on request.

Searches: please call our family consultants if you require any assistance.

Literature. Need help with advice on issues such as dealing with grief, explaining death to young ones and coming to terms with the healing process? We have free material that's professionally prepared... just ask.

We also produce brochures on selected areas within our park as well as quarterly newsletters that keep you up to date on what's happening. Available from our office or from the special newsletter boxes throughout our park.

Our grounds are open every day of the year from 6am to 7pm. Our office opens 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm Saturday.

Public Transport. Bus service 545 runs regularly from Chatswood Station.

A Brief History of Macquarie Park

Our parklands have served the needs of Sydneysiders since the early 1900's... the first burial within our grounds took place in 1922.

Macquarie Park Cemetery is a public cemetery situated on Crown Land administered by the Department of Lands and managed by a Board of Trustees.

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CEMETERIES in NSW

CEMETERIES in NSW can be broadly divided into three categories:

Cemeteries under the Administration of the Minister for Lands under the Crown Lands Act - eg. Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium

These cemeteries are on Crown Land for which a honorary Trust Board has been appointed and is responsible for the care, control and management of the land.

Trust cemeteries are not-for-profit organisations responsible to the Department of Lands to ensure that they are effectively and efficiently administered.

Interment rights are mostly issued in perpetuity however it is best for families to check with individual cemeteries.
Cemeteries under the Administration of the Minister for Local Government

Across NSW many other cemeteries are on Crown Land however the care, control and management of these has been vested in the relevant local Councils as the Trustee
Private Cemeteries

There are a number of large corporate cemeteries in the Sydney, Wollongong and Newcastle areas owned by a public company listed on the Stock Exchange - these are not controlled by the NSW Government.