Community support

Brisbane City Council maintains 12 cemeteries and three crematoria in the Brisbane area. Our facilities provide venues for burials and cremations and many of our cemeteries offer memorials for ashes. Our memorial chapels with function rooms are available for private services.

Use Council's online grave search to find a person's grave location details. The grave location search tool can assist people researching their family history and genealogy.

Find information and support for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Brisbane, including our new residents guide, citizenship information and details on the Translating and Interpreting Service for non-English speakers who need to contact Council.

Homeless initiatives support Brisbane people who are experiencing homelessness or live in unsafe or insecure accommodation.

Find information for seniors in Brisbane including Council activities and events, concessions and remissions, free immunisation and more.

Find programs and resources to help students and teachers and online games, registration for programs, excursion ideas and how to become a greener school.

Find information and events for young people in Brisbane, including links to Council's Youth Strategy and information on Visible Ink and other youth spaces.

Information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs, Stylin' Up and Aboriginal culture trails.

Find information on community organisations and services available to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) residents in Brisbane.

Council manages 12 cemeteries and three crematoria catering for burials, cremations and memorials for ashes. The Hemmant, Mount Gravatt and Pinnaroo cemeteries offer a range of burial options. The remaining nine cemeteries are historic sites with limited burial options.

Information for new Brisbane residents about Council's services and programs and how you can get involved in your community.

Find information on Council grants aimed at building capacity and resilience within communities, as well as links to community organisations who provide services to the Brisbane City Council community.

Council has established the Inclusive Brisbane Professional Advice Alliance to provide pro bono high-level advice on development, infrastructure and organisational sustainability issues that may be relevant to your organisation.

Read about Council's variety of accessible and inclusive facilities, programs and services. You can also find out about the Access and Inclusion Plan.

Find out about our vision and strategy for a creative Brisbane, as well as information on funding, opportunities, partnerships, sponsorship, performance spaces, public art and urban design, events and more.