plan of management | 2018 -2023...adelaide cemeteries authority po box 294 enfield plaza sa 5085 abn...

plan of management | 2018 -2023

Adelaide Cemeteries AuthorityPO Box 294

Enfield Plaza SA 5085

ABN 53 055 973 676T (08) 8139 7400

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CONTENTS

ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY

- INTRODUCTION 3

- GOVERNANCE & KEY LEGISLATION 4

- CHAIR'S MESSAGE 5

- KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS 6

- CONSULTATION PROCESS 7

SMITHFIELD MEMORIAL PARK

- OVERVIEW 8

- STATISTICS 14

- LOCALE MAP 15

- HERITAGE & HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE 16

- ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY HERITAGE & MONUMENT COMMITTEE 17

- SIGNIFICANT PLACES POLICY 18

- SIGNIFICANT PLACES 19

- PREVIOUS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2013 – 2018 21

- IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 2018 – 2023 24

ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY ACT 32

ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY POLICIES 33

- RETENTION OR REMOVAL OF EXISTING HEADSTONES 33

- RE-USE OF BURIAL SITES 34

- SCALE AND CHARACTER OF NEW MEMORIALS OR MONUMENTS 34

- PLANTING AND NURTURING OF VEGETATION 35

- PILYU YARTA: NATURAL BURIAL AREA PROMINENT PLANTS 36

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Established in 1987, the natural aesthetic of Smithfield Memorial Park is based around a system of lakes which supports a range of flora and fauna

INTRODUCTIONFormed in 2001, the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority is a self-funded State Government owned business entity responsible for managing four major cemeteries in the Adelaide metropolitan area. The Authority provides sensitive, high-quality burial, cremation and memorial services to the South Australian community.

Governed by a Board reporting to a Minster in the South Australian Government, the primary functions of the Authority under the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 are:

“The administration and maintenance of the following as public cemeteries • Cheltenham Cemetery; • EnfieldMemorialPark; • SmithfieldMemorialPark;and • West Terrace Cemetery. The administration and maintenance of any other cemetery established or acquired by the Authority; The burial or other disposal of human remains in an Authority cemetery; ActivitiesassociatedwiththeheritageorhistoricalsignificanceofanAuthoritycemetery;and AnyotherfunctionassignedtotheAuthoritybyorunderthisoranyAct,orbytheMinister.”

The Authority provides more than 3,000 burial and cremation services annually, generating over $10M in revenue that funds operating expenses and capital development at our four cemeteries. When setting annual fees and charges, the Authority seeks to balance community expectations with the necessary financial provisions for the long-term sustainability of its cemeteries. Annual surpluses are invested with Funds SA for the purpose of funding future cemetery developments and to meet long-term maintenance obligations. The Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 (the Act) requires the Authority to prepare Plans of Management for each cemetery under its care and control. In summary, the PlansofManagementmust:

• Coverfive-yearperiods;

• Takeintoaccounttheheritageandhistoricalsignificanceofthecemetery; • Establish policies relating to retention or removal of existing headstones; • Establishpoliciesrelatingtothere-useofburialsites; • Establish policies relating to the scale and character of new memorials or monuments; • Establish policies relating to planting and nurturing of vegetation in the cemetery; • Consult with the relevant local government council; • ConsultwiththeadministrativeunitofthePublicServiceresponsibleforStateheritage matters; • Consult with other persons who, in the opinion of the Authority, have a particular interest in the management of the cemetery; and • If the cemetery is, or includes, a State heritage place (within the meaning of the DevelopmentAct1993),beapprovedbytheMinisterbeforeittakeseffect.


3Established in 1987, the natural aesthetic of Smithfield Memorial Park is based around a system of lakes which supports a range of flora and fauna

GOVERNANCE The following diagram illustrates the governance structure of the Authority:

The South Australian Government Minister responsible for the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority is the Minister for Planning.

The Authority’s Board of Directors are appointed by the Governor on the nomination of the Minister as per section 12 of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 (SA), Division 2 – Board.

All Sub-Committee appointments are made by the Board, with the exception of the Heritage & Monument Committee. Members of the Heritage & Monument Committee are appointed by the Minister as per Section 19 of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001. The Authority’s Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee is convened as per the requirements of Section 31(2) of the PublicCorporationsAct1993(SA).

The Chief Executive Officer reports directly to the Board. KEY LEGISLATIONThe Authority is required to comply with the following Acts and Regulations:

• Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 (SA)• Burial and Cremation Act 2013 (SA)• Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 (SA)• PublicCorporationsAct1993(SA)• PublicCorporations(General)Regulations2008• PublicFinanceandAuditAct1987(SA)• PublicFinanceandAuditRegulations2014(SA)• Heritage Act 1993 (SA)• HeritagePlacesRegulations2005(SA)


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• Development Act 1993 (SA)• AdelaideParkLandsAct2005(SA)• WorkHealthSafetyAct2012(SA)• WorkHealthSafetyRegulations2012(SA)• ReturntoWorkAct2014(SA)• ReturntoWorkRegulations2015(SA)• Statutes Amendment (PublicSectorEmployment)Act2006(SA)

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Performance & Remuneration

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• Development Act 1993 (SA)• AdelaideParkLandsAct2005(SA)• WorkHealthSafetyAct2012(SA)• WorkHealthSafetyRegulations2012(SA)• ReturntoWorkAct2014(SA)• ReturntoWorkRegulations2015(SA)• Statutes Amendment (PublicSectorEmployment)Act2006(SA)

CHAIR'S MESSAGEIn association with the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority’s Strategic Plan and the Smithfield MemorialPark20-YearMasterPlan, the PlanofManagement2018-2023 will support Smithfield Memorial Park to respond to funeral trends worldwide and meet the specific needs of one of the youngest and fastest growing communities in the state. A key challenge over the next five years will be raising public awareness of the cemetery, its services and facilities, and finding innovative ways to connect Smithfield Memorial Park with the life of the community.

The Board understands that these goals, and any assessments of community needs, can only be achieved through proper community consultation. This PlanofManagement is the result of a range of community consultation initiatives including face-to-face meetings with stakeholders, online surveys, and public meetings. To facilitate this process the Authority will establish a Community Consultative Committee on the occasion of the public tabling of this plan, a requirement under section 20 of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001.

Among the community engagement plans outlined in this plan is the potential to make some of Smith-field Memorial Park’s fallow land available for medium-term community use until such time as it is re-quired for cemetery purposes. Currently the cemetery only uses six of its nineteen hectares. The bush aesthetic and environmental credentials of the cemetery, which combines lakes and natural vegetation with pockets of formal burial and memorial areas, also has enormous potential value to the community as part of the proposed greenbelt between the City of Playford and the Town of Gawler, and as a learning and recreational resource.

Although Smithfield is still a young cemetery compared with the other cemeteries, the Authority believes it is important to continue to identify and preserve graves and significant features. These sites including the cemetery’s first burial plot, the graves of local identities and examples of unusual monumental ma-sonry, have been included on the Authority’s SignificantPlacesList and are detailed in this plan. The Au-thority recognises that the importance of this cemetery to the cultural life and heritage of the community will continue to grow, not just in the next five years but for many more to come.

Catherine SchultzChair, Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Board

The Gazebo Memorial Garden

KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPSThe following key groups and people were included in the consultation process for the Smithfield Memorial Park PlanofManagement2018-2023.

• Interment Right Holders

• Community Groups

• Local Residents

• Minister for Planning

• Minister for Multicultural Affairs

• Board of Directors

• Authority Staff

• Monumental Masons Association South Australia

• The South Australian RSL

• Multicultural SA

• Funeral Directors

• Office of Australian War Graves

• Department of Communities and Social Inclusion

• City of Playford

• Town of Gawler

• Gawler Land Owners Group

• Hazara Community

• Russian Molokan Community


6Banksias in flower at Smithfield Memorial Park


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CONSULTATION PROCESSAs a South Australian State Government business entity, the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority is committed to effective stakeholder and community engagement.

Community consultation is pivotal. It allows the Authority to assess the community’s needs and wishes, while at the same time communicating the administration’s plans and decision-making processes to interested individuals, stakeholder groups and the wider community.

These conversations also enable the Authority to expand its thinking around what Smithfield Memorial Park can provide and to imagine other ways to position it in the life of the local community. This is of particular importance when it comes to developing a long-term program to develop the cemetery’s facilities and services.

In keeping with this, a range of stakeholders have been consulted for the preparation of this Plan of Management. A list of these stakeholders is provided on the previous page.

The Authority’s commitment to community engagement is not new. A key outcome of the previous Plans of Management has been an improved awareness and understanding of community, religious and ethnic groups who use each cemetery. The Authority has also identified emerging and developing communities who will potentially require cemetery facilities in the future. This is of particular relevance in the Northern Suburbs where recent censuses have identified clear demographic changes.

The establishment of Community Consultative Committees for both the West Terrace and Cheltenham Cemeteries will be extended to Smithfield Memorial Park in 2018. Furthermore, the Authority’s commit-ment to genuine community engagement is reflected in our appointment of a full-time Community En-gagement Consultant in 2016. To support this, the Authority has taken action to ensure that the diversity of its workforce can readily facilitate communication and establish working relationships with a range of community groups.

The Community Consultative Committee will meet 2-3 times a year. Its key responsibilities will be:• Commenting on plans for Smithfield Memorial Park;• Acting as an Ambassador for the cemetery in assisting the Authority to improve its appeal and

attracting new visitors; • Promoting the cemetery's community value; and• Identifying suitable community events for the cemetery.

Input from the various stakeholders has directly guided the tasks and actions outlined in the plan for implementation. Their feedback has been considered, along with balancing the logistical and financial imperatives of operations, with the practical, cultural, spiritual and emotional needs of the community. This is central to the thinking required for long-term sustainable cemetery management.

Underpinning the consultation process was a survey of Funeral Directors undertaken in March 2017. Their responses have been considered in the drafting of all four PlansofManagement. The key comment from Funeral Directors regarding Smithfield Memorial Park in the survey was that people are not aware of the cemetery “most people don’t even know it exists”. This has been identified as a key challenge for the Authority.

OVERVIEWSmithfield Memorial Park in Evanston Gardens to the north of Adelaide is located on the edge of the Town of Gawler’s boundary with the City of Playford. It was established in 1987 under the administra-tion of the local government based Northern Metropolitan Regional Organisation, at that time compris-ing the Salisbury, Gawler, Elizabeth and Munno Para councils.

Since the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority took over responsibility in 2002, Smithfield Memorial Park has set down solid foundations for its future. In particular, it has become a model for more environmentally sustainable approaches to interring and memorialising the dead. This is reflected in the overall aes-thetics of the cemetery. Serpentine roads with open swales wind past lakes, turfed areas and bushland, while clusters of more formal burial areas and memorial gardens are screened by stands of native trees and shrubs.

Because of this, Smithfield Memorial Park supports a range of wildlife including water birds attracted to the lakes, which are home to fish and turtles. Indeed, from some aspects the ambience of the cemetery is more akin to that of a bush park or nature reserve. Benches scattered throughout encourage visitors to sit and reflect on the cycles of life on display around them.


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The lakes within the cemetery provide habitat for fish, turtles and various bird species

The Authority believes the cemetery’s bush aesthetics and the adherence to strong environmental prin-ciples will develop its reputation as the cemetery of choice for people from across greater metropolitan Adelaide who are seeking more ecologically sustainable alternatives to those offered by other ceme-teries. A key component of this is Pilyu Yarta (Kaurna: ‘peaceful ground’), a natural earth burial section planted with wild flowers and other plants indigenous to the local area. Based on Enfield Memorial Park's Wirra Wonga, Pilyu Yarta opened in 2015, extensions are planned in 2021. While landscaping such as this has allowed the cemetery to blend almost seamlessly into the environment, making it perfect for inclusion in the green belt between Gawler and the City of Playford, over the period of this Plan of Management the Authority will escalate its efforts to raise the cemetery’s profile in the minds of the public. To help achieve this the Authority is seeking to organise a series of appropriate community events at the cemetery to add to its value as a community resource and heighten awareness of its presence and the facilities it offers.

According to the most recent ABS statistics, the City of Playford is one of the fastest growing areas in the state, with a lower median age and significantly fewer people over 65 compared with other areas in metropolitan Adelaide.

OVERVIEW SMITHFIELD MEMORIAL PARK

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Adelaide's second natural burial ground, 'Pilu Yarta', established in 2015

OVERVIEW

On the basis of these factors it is conservatively estimated that Smithfield Memorial Park has enough available land for the next 100 years. To date, just one third of the total land area of 18.94 hectares hasbeen developed for cemetery purposes. The remaining land is currently leased out for cropping until such time as it is required, but the Authority hopes to work with the new community consultative commit-tee to investigate other possible community uses for the land.

While the Authority will continue to highlight the cemetery’s bush aesthetic, it is also committed to offering a wide range of burial and memorial options. These include traditional headstone and beam areas, a full monumentation section with elaborate granite or marble structures, and lawn cemetery areas with granite tablets set into the ground. Cremation memorials are also available in rose gardens, in existing memorial walls, in a contemporary ashes memorial wall to be completed during the first year of this plan, and in the extensive garden beds around the three lakes. In addition, the Authority has planted out a Pear Tree Grove based on Enfield Memorial Park’s extremely popular Pavilion Garden. The first burial took place there in 2016 and it is expected to become increasingly popular as the trees in the grove become more established.

There are also extensive turf areas throughout dating from the cemetery’s establishment in 1987. These were originally planted with Santa Anna, a grass that requires intensive irrigation and is unsuited to the cracking clay soils that predominate in the area. The Authority has embarked on the process of replant-ing these areas with more resilient turf, but water consumption remains an issue. The previous managers of the cemetery quickly discovered that irrigation from the on-site bore left stains on monuments due to its high iron content. This also blemished the cemetery’s early reputation. The Authority has resolved this issue by utilising 100% mains water. A new irrigation system has been installed and is clearly marked both for maintenance purposes and in preparation for the introduction of alternative water sources in the future.


102016 saw the completion of Pear Tree Grove - a formal burial area where plots are located around trees

Other features of the more structured sections of the cemetery include:

• Science Park, an area dedicated to those who have bequeathed their bodies to teaching or research institutions;

• Muslim and Russian Molokan burial sections managed in consultation with representatives of their respective communities; and

• Three aboveground family mausoleums or capellas. Of these, one is privately owned, one is currently leased for 99 years, and the third is owned by the Authority. Each has space for nine coffins in separately sealed crypts below the floor. Owners or lessees of these capellas have exclusive access to their respective buildings.

Also of note is Porta Del Paradiso, the first public mausoleum in South Australia. This is currently privately owned and managed in partnership with the Authority, but this agreement will be subject to negotiation during the life of this plan of management. Porta Del Paradiso offers aboveground burial crypts, faced in high quality granite, with inscriptions either in bronze lettering or incised and embellished with gilt. As with burial plots within the cemetery, leases in the mausoleum vary in length from 50 to 99 years. A key difference between Smithfield and other metropolitan cemeteries is its low density and the intent to craft a landscape of contrasts that expands the range of visitors’ experiences. Screen plantings enclose each burial and cremation section to create privacy and intimacy, while elsewhere open spaces enhance the sense of distance. Another development currently in its planning stages is the extension of the lake system to envelop an island accessible only by boat. This will be the location of a premium option for burial and cremation plots.


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The Porta Del Paradiso Mausoleum at Smithfield Memorial Park

Potential also exists for the property to be extended west to Main North Road. This would add to the cemetery’s long-term viability and give it a more prominent frontage. The Authority has initiated discussions with the Town of Gawler, the current landowners, to investigate the possibility of this. In 2017 the Authority joined the Gawler Land Owners Group, a collective of property owners in the Kudla, Hillier and Evanston Gardens areas who share a common interest in the future land uses in these semi-rural ar-eas. It is hoped that membership of this group will allow Smithfield Memorial Park to further its interests in accordance with those of other land-owners in the area.

Although the cemetery has yet to generate an annual operating profit, the Authority is strongly committed to its long-term viability and it is anticipated that within the timeframe of this plan the cemetery’s finances will move into surplus.

As developments come to fruition in its other cemeteries, the Authority will turn its attention more fully to Smithfield Memorial Park in preparation for the coming decades. A crucial part of this will be our continuing efforts to raise public awareness of the cemetery, its facilities and services, and, through the establishment of a community consultative committee, to increase the cemetery’s ability to respond to the community’s needs and aspirations today and into the future.


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The Rose Garden Memorial area: Scheduled to be upgraded in 2018-19

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Aerial view of Smithfield Memorial Park. The Authority's focus on Smithfield Memorial Park is anticipated to increase over the next decade. At present only one third of the cemetery is developed.

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PROPERTY INFORMATION Location Smith Road, Evanston GardensCouncil Area Town of GawlerZoned Special Use (Cemetery)Land Titles Allotment 2 Filed plan 17401 In the area named Evanston South in the Hundred of Munno ParaFirst Interment 1986Cemetery Area 18.94 hectaresCurrent Land in Use 6.0 hectares (32%)Remaining Fallow Land 12.94 hectares (68%)

INTERMENTS AT 30 JUNE 2017 Burial Sites 3,470Total Burials 2,760Cremation Memorial Sites 3,166Cremated Remains Interred 1,866Mausoleum Interments 21

INFRASTRUCTURE840 Metres Of Sealed Bitumen Roadways In TotalVarious Winding like paths; Block Paved, Saw Dust and GravelOperations workshop, Storage Sheds, Staff Facilities and Compound.Entry Statement and Gates

OTHER FACILITIESPublic ToiletsScience Park (Body Donation Program Memorial)Three Lakes

TYPES OF INTERMENTS Porta Del Paradiso Mausoleum BuildingFull Monumentation Burial AreaEarth BurialsUnderground Concrete Burial VaultsAshes Memorial Garden Beds

STATISTICS

Memorial WallsLawn, Headstone & Beam BurialsPear Tree Grove Burial AreaRussian Molokan SectionPilyu Yarta Natural Burial Ground


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SMITHFIELD MEMORIAL PARKLOCALE MAP

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The location of Smithfield Memorial Park and transport services to the cemetery can be sourced at:www.aca.sa.gov.au/Find-Us

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HERITAGE & HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCEThe heritage and historical significance of cemeteries is widely acknowledged. They are open-air archives rich with stories of accomplishment, tragedy, family, friendship, romance, heroism and everyday endeavour. They chart attitudes to death over history and the changing ways lives have been memorialised.

With the growth of interest in the tracing of family histories, cemeteries are also increasingly regarded as storehouses of genealogical information and a visit to a cemetery is often an important part of the research experience.

The preservation of selected gravesites and the careful, detailed documentation of any scheduled for re-use will remain the task of the Smithfield Memorial Park management.

Part of this will entail exploring new ways to present archival information and to make it readily accessible to those who seek it; and to further enhance the experience of visiting the cemetery.

HERITAGE LISTINGSThe identification of people, places, plans and artifacts of significant historical and heritage fabric is an ongoing process conducted through three legislated tiers of heritage listings in South Australia. These are:

Commonwealth, State & Local Heritage Listings

National (Department of the Environment & Energy). The Register of the National Estate was closed in 2007 and was replaced in 2012 by the “Australian National Heritage List” and the “Commonwealth Heritage List” (for places owned or controlled by the Commonwealth). There are currently no grave or memorial sites at Smithfield Memorial Park listed on the Australian National Heritage List.

State (Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources). There are currently no grave or memorial sites at Smithfield Memorial Park listed on the South Australian State Heritage List.

Local (Town of Gawler). There are currently no graves or memorial sites in Smithfield Memorial Park included on the council’s Local Heritage List.


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ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY HERITAGE & MONUMENT COMMITTEEIn addition to taking the advice of the relevant local, state and national bodies responsible for determining historical and heritage value, the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 sets a requirement for the Authority to have its own Heritage & Monument Committee, with the following func-tions:

“To advise the Authority on heritage and historical matters relating to Authority cemeteries; ToadvisetheAuthorityonactivitiesassociatedwiththeheritageorhistoricalsignificanceof Authority cemeteries; To advise the Authority on the establishment and implementation of policies relating to monuments, headstones and memorials; AnyotherfunctionassignedtotheCommitteebyorunderthisAct,orbytheMinisterorthe Authority.”

The committee is a formal Sub-Committee of the Board of the Authority.


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Memorial seats complement Smithfield Memorial Park's 'bush' aesthetic

SIGNIFICANT PLACES POLICYIn April 2011, following a recommendation from the Heritage & Monument Committee, the Board ad-opted the Authority’s first Significant Places Policy. The objective of this policy, originally drafted as the Authority’s Heritage Policy, is to conserve built facilities, monuments and sites of significance to the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority at each of the cemeteries it manages for the benefit of present and future generations. The Significant Places PolicyCOR016 is available on the Authority’s website www.aca.sa.gov.au.

To do this, the Authority established a Significant Places List to identify monuments, places, sites, cemetery features and historical documents for conserving and preservation. It is the role of the Authority’s Heritage & Monument Committee to identify, evaluate and recommend items for inclusion on the Authority’s SignificantPlacesList to the Authority’s Board. Individuals or organisations may also make recommendations for inclusion on this list.

The term SignificantPlacesList was preferred for the Authority’s heritage list to avoid confusion between the Authority’s policy and existing statutory heritage related legislation.

The policy applies across the four cemeteries administered by the Authority and seeks to draw together the four functions noted in Clause 19 (4) of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001.

As part of the redevelopment process, the heritage value of each grave and monument is assessed according to a range of criteria. If initially identified as having some potential heritage value, a site is referred to the Heritage and Monument Committee for evaluation against the criteria of the SignificantPlacesPolicy.

In August 2012, the Heritage & Monument Committee identified monuments and features at Smithfield Memorial Park for consideration for inclusion on the Authority’s SignificantPlacesList.

By October 2012, the Board of the Authority had endorsed the listing of 14 sites, features or documents identified and evaluated by the Heritage and Monument Committee.

Among these are: • The first burial interment site at the cemetery; • The three capellas; • Porta Del Paradiso Mausoleum; • Science Park Memorial Area; • The Original Landscape Plan; and• The Authority’s Purchase Agreement for the Cemetery.

A full list of all sites and items at Smithfield Memorial Park is provided in the table on the following page.


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PREVIOUS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2013–2018REVIEW OF ACTIONS

The Smithfield Memorial Park Plan of Management for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2018 has 57 actions identified under the following four headings:

• Product Development (14 Actions);• Community (17);• Heritage (6); and• Infrastructure (20).

Of these actions, as of 31 October 2017;• 26 have been “Completed” (46%);• 17 are “In Progress” (30%); and• 14 have “Not Started” (24%).

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PREVIOUS PLAN

Over the period July 2013 to June 2018, a number of actions of the previous Plan of Management were completed. Some of these achievements are highly visible. Others, although beneath the surface, are no less important to the future of the cemetery.

The most prominent development of Smithfield Memorial Park Plan of Management 2013-2018 was the completion of a new premium interment area Pear Tree Grove in 2015. This is based upon the successful Pavilion Garden interment are a at Enfield Memorial Park, a grove of stately ornamental pear trees that provides a peaceful and serene setting for the commemoration of loved ones. Burial sites are arranged neatly around the base of each tree and a variety of ashes memorial options are available.

Another new interment development completed in 2015 is the natural burial ground Pilyu Yarta (Kaurna: ‘peaceful ground’). Pilyu Yarta features plantings of eucalypts and colourful native wild flowers to create a rich, diverse and self-sustaining ecosystem. This environmentally sustainable option involves interment in a bio-degradable casket or a simple shroud, with the remains returning to the earth naturally. While there no physical monuments in Pilyu Yarta, each burial site is micro-chipped to allow current and future generations to locate their loved ones.

Regular visitors to Smithfield Memorial Park will also notice that the original full monument area has been significantly upgraded. What was previously a rather barren area now features designated pathways, rose garden beds and boundary plantings.

With the projects noted above and the ongoing extension of the cemetery burial areas, Smithfield Memorial Park now has a considerable inventory of interment options available for the next 3 - 5 years.

Visitor facilities at Smithfield were also enhanced with the construction of new public toilet block in 2014. As well as serving to improve the visitor experience, the design and sustainable principles of the new facilities are more in keeping with the aesthetics and sensibilities of Smithfield Memorial Park. Less obvious to the casual observer are substantial improvements to the cemetery’s entire irrigation system. Commencing with a major upgrade of the water supply at the Smith Road gate, the cemetery’s ageing underground irrigation infrastructure has been replaced with a larger and more durable poly-pipe sys-tem. Unlike the older network of pipes, the new system has also been marked clearly on the cemetery’s plans. With the greater water pressure and more reliable underground pipework and sprinkler fittings, watering the cemetery grounds will now be more reliable and more water-efficient.


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Smithfield Memorial Park is a contemporary cemetery. It is an accessible community space that is forecast to be able to meet northern Adelaide's cemetery needs for the next 100 years.

PREVIOUS PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2013 – 2018Similarly, over the last five years, the plant and equipment provided on site for the Authority’s Operations Team have been replaced to provide greater efficiencies, and enhanced safety and comfort. And finally, the on-line presence of Smithfield Memorial Park has been significantly enhanced via the upgrading of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority website. Qualitative information and images of the cemetery are now readily accessible at www.aca.sa.gov.au.

TASKS IN PROGRESS AND NOT YET STARTED TASKS

Plans in the Smithfield Memorial Park Plan of Management 2013-2018 that have been evaluated as be-ing either “In Progress” or “Not Yet Started” generally relate to three key tasks that recur in each of the years in the plan.

The task of establishing a Smithfield Memorial Park Community Consultative Committee, like those suc-cessfully established at the West Terrace and Cheltenham cemeteries, is noted in year four of Smithfield’s 2013-2018 Plan of Management. To date this has not formally occurred. As noted previously, the Author-ity has joined the Gawler Land Owners Group, a collective of property owners in the Kudla, Hillier and Evanston Gardens areas, who are seeking to lobby the Town of Gawler on future land use and planning guidelines for these areas. Membership of this group, along with recent interactions with Gawler and Playford Councils, will ensure the Community Consultative Committee is initiated in 2018.

Master planning for the site with a twenty-year horizon will need to be revisited and revised during the life of this plan. A key action identified in both the Master Plan and the 2013-2018 Plan of Management was the extension of the existing lakes system to provide a new interment area that includes a “burial island” and premium ashes memorial sites. This action was not completed in the previous Plan of Man-agement, but will be progressed throughout the period 2018 to 2023.

The other major action item noted in each of the five years of the previous plan that has not progressed as desired is the plan to “Promote and Market Smithfield Memorial Park”. The Authority has identified this as a priority action in this current Plan of Management. Linked to this is the establishment of a Smithfield Memorial Park Community Consultative Committee, noted previously, and the planned improvement of the Authority’s presence on the Main North Road frontage adjacent to the Smith Road intersection. These actions have all been referred for inclusion in the Smithfield Memorial Park Plan of Management 2018 -2023.


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Entry Stone at Pilyu Yarta

SMITHFIELD MEMORIAL PARKIMPLEMENTATION PLANS 2018 – 2023Projects and actions to be undertaken at Smithfield Memorial Park between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2023 are listed in tables over the following pages. Each table provides a list of the actions for each Financial Year of the five year PlanofManagement.

In keeping with the previous format, actions identified in the 2018-2023PlanofManagement have been listed under the following headings:

• Product Development • Community• Heritage • Infrastructure

To reflect the growing importance and relevance of information technology and communications, an additional fifth heading “Digital Transformation” has been added for Action Lists for each of the 2018 – 2023 years.

SUMMARY OF ACTIONS

As with each cemetery’s PlanofManagement actions, projects for Smithfield Memorial Park have been considered with due reference to the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority’s overarching business priorities for the next five years. With respect to Smithfield Memorial Park the following assumptions have guided the drafting of the actions and projects outlined over the following pages:

• Smithfield Memorial Park will not have significant increases in annual interments within the next five years;

• There is a suitable level of inventory to meet community interment demands over the next five years; and

• Expansion of the working areas of Smithfield Memorial Park and its facilities is anticipated to become a priority for the Authority in the next five-year PlanofManagement2023–2028.

The main focus of this five-year Plan of Management is on promoting the cemetery, to increase community awareness of its presence and natural bush aesthetic.

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IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 2018 – 2023KEY PROJECTS IN THE PLAN OF MANAGEMENT 2018-2023Key projects identified for the five-year period commencing 1 July 2018 include the following:

• Improving the cemetery’s presence and presentation along Main North Road via either enhanced signage or the procurement of additional land abutting this major thoroughfare;• Identifying potential uses for the existing 13 hectares of fallow land currently not used for cemetery purposes, with the goal of generating new sources of revenue for the Authority and raising its community profile;• Establishing a new ashes memorial garden in anticipation of the depletion of available space in the Gazebo Rose Garden established in 2012;• Initiating an annual event to raise awareness of the cemetery;• The Commencing plans to extend the existing lakes system and include a dedicated burial and ashes memorial interment island in the design. This would be unique to South Australia, if not Australia;• Continuing to implement annual asset and infrastructure upgrade and replacement programs;• Undertaking a major review of the long-term facility needs in terms of an operations compound, Visitors Centre, and function venue; and• Extending Pilyu Yarta.


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Entrance wall of Smith Road, Evanston Gardens

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 2018 – 2023RELATIONSHIP TO THE AUTHORITY’S ANNUAL BUDGET

The actions and projects listed for each year in the tables overleaf will be reviewed as part of the Authority’s annual budget setting process. Years noted for tasks in this PlanofManagement are provided as a guide only and their actual scheduling may be brought forward or delayed as part of the Authority’s annual budget deliberations. Some projects, after further analysis, or due to changes in circumstances, may not even proceed.

The actions and projects have been cross referenced with the Authority’s rolling FiveYearFinancialPlan and 20-YearCapitalProjectsProposals document.


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A view across the lakes of Smithfield Memorial Park

ACTIONS 2018-2019Implementation Schedule for Year One: 2018-2019

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

1. Revise and update 20 Year Smithfield Memorial Park Master Plan

2. Design options to upgrade Main North Road frontage

3. Upgrade Children's Garden section

4. Enhance the Rose Memorial Garden

5. Expand the Gazebo Garden

COMMUNITY

6. Resolve rights of interment tenure issue with the Russian Molokan community

7. Establish and hold inaugural meeting of Smithfield Memorial Park Community Consultative

Committee

8. Continue membership of the Gawler Landowners Group

9. Analyse impact of installation of Smith Road/ Main North Road traffic lights for opportunity to

promote Smithfield Memorial Park

10. Build relationships with the Town of Gawler and the City of Playford

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

11. Install new public touchscreen facility

12. Develop access to Smithfield Memorial Park for the public via a range of digital methods

13. Develop access to Smithfield Memorial Park for Funeral Directors and other stakeholders via a

range of digital methods

HERITAGE

14. Complete annual review of SignificantPlaceslist

INFRASTRUCTURE

15. Implement annual plant and equipment replacement program

16. Develop proposal to utilise 13 hectares of fallow land for alternate uses until required

17. Continue turf replacement program

18. Improve presentation of the external perimeter of cemetery


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ACTIONS 2019-2020Implementation Schedule for Year Two: 2019-2020

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

1. Commence design works to extend the existing lakes system to include a fourth lake, with an

island that provides burial and ashes memorial interment options

2. Construct concrete beams to extend the headstone and beam section

3. Implement plans to upgrade Main North Road frontage

4. Develop plans for a new ashes memorial rose garden

COMMUNITY

5. Upgrade presentation of Science Park area including the refurbishment of bronze plaques

6. Continue to support the Smithfield Memorial Park Community Consultative Committee

7. Analyse and identify key user groups and potential user groups for Smithfield Memorial Park

8. Continue to engage with the Town of Gawler and the City of Playford

9. Initiate a suitable annual community event unique to Smithfield Memorial Park

10. Research and identify emerging cultural, religious and community groups


11. Improve Wi-Fi connectivity at the site for visitors

12. Enhance access to Smithfield Memorial Park for the public via a range of

digital methods

13. Expand and develop access to Smithfield Memorial Park for Funeral Directors and

other stakeholders via a range of digital methods

HERITAGE


INFRASTRUCTURE

15. Upgrade all signage in the cemetery

16. Implement the annual plant and equipment replacement program

17. Develop proposal to utilise 13 hectares of fallow land for alternate uses until required


19. Continue the ongoing improvement of the external perimeter of the cemetery


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ACTIONS 2020-2021

Implementation Schedule for Year Three 2020-2021

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

1. Finalise designs and timelines to extend the existing lakes system to include a fourth lake,

with an island that provides burial and ashes memorial interment options

2. Construct new ashes memorial rose garden

COMMUNITY


4. Continue promotion marketing of Smithfield Memorial Park

5. Make presentations to the Town of Gawler and the City of Playford in preperation for next

Plans of Managment

6. Develop an expanded program of community events at Smithfield Memorial Park

7. Work with the identified emerging community groups to establish new sections to meet thier

sepecific needs


8. Enhance Wi-Fi connectivity at the site for visitors

9. Continue to expand and develop access to Smithfield Memorial Park for the public via a range

of digital methods

10. Continue to expand and develop access to Smithfield Memorial Park for Funeral Directors and


11. Investigate alternative technology based enhancements for monuments and memorials at

Smithfield Memorial Park

HERITAGE


INFRASTRUCTURE

13. Implement the annual plant and equipment replacement program

14. Implement approved plans to utilise 13 hectares of fallow land for alternate uses until required




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ACTIONS 2021-2022Implementation Schedule for Year Four: 2021-2022

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

1. Revise and update 20 Year Smithfield Memorial Park Master Plan

2. Extend the exisiting lakes system to include a fourth lake.

3. Extend the natural burial ground, Pilyu Yarta.

COMMUNITY



6. Continue to engage with the Town of Gawler and the City of Playford


7. Continue to expand and develop access to Smithfield Memorial Park for the public via a range

of digital methods



HERITAGE

9. Complete annual review of SignificantPlacesList

INFRASTRUCTURE

10. Undertake a review of the operations compound and staff facilities to identify the long-term

needs and preferred permanent location within Smithfield Memorial Park. Findings to be

referred to the 20 Year Master Plan review




14. Review and evaluate lawn beam section expansion requirements

15. Review and evaluate headstone and beam section expansion requirements


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ACTIONS 2022-2023Implementation Schedule for Year Five: 2022-2023

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

1. Commence the project to extend the existing lakes system to include a fourth lake, with an

island that provides burial and ashes memorial interment options

2. Consider and respond to the outcomes of the revised 20 Year Master Plan

COMMUNITY


4. Continue membership of the various community groups


6. Continuing to engage with the Town of Gawler and the City of Playford


7. Monitor technological innovations to identify potential new ICT based services and facilities



HERITAGE

9. Complete annual review of SignificantPlacesList

INFRASTRUCTURE




13. Construct second public toilet facility


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ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY ACTUnder Section 20(3) of the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority Act 2001 (the Act), each Plan of Management must include proof of the establishment of policies relating to the:

• “Retention or removal of existing headstones; • Re-useofburialsites; • Scale and character of new memorials or monuments; and • Plantingandnurturingofvegetationinthecemetery.”

The Authority’s policies and practices for these four cemetery management issues are provided over the following pages.

Of significance is that on 1 February 2014, new cemetery legislation came into effect in South Australia. The Burial and Cremation Act 2013 and the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 represented the first major changes to cemetery legislation in South Australia in 80 years.

As the entity responsible for over 80 hectares of cemeteries in the Adelaide metropolitan area, the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority provided significant input into the drafting of the new cemetery legisla-tion. An outcome of the consultation process was that core elements of the Authority’s former policies relating to the removal of headstones and to the re-use of burial sites were incorporated into the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 and the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014. This means that many of the Authority’s long-standing practices in relation to these matters became enshrined in legislation. As a consequence, the content of the Authority’s key operational policy, OPE003Re-UseofBurialandCrema-tion Sites, has been reduced and simplified with reference to the new legislation.

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Paths and pedestrian bridges provide walking trails throughout the cemetery

ADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY ACTADELAIDE CEMETERIES AUTHORITY POLICIES

The Authority's policiesOPE003Re-UseofBurial and Cremation Sites and OPE005 Monuments and Memorials policies were reviewed by the Heritage & Monument Committee in August 2017 as part of the drafting of the Plans of Management.

However, there may be further amendments to OPE005which provides standards and specifications for memorial structures for respective sections within each cemetery as a result of Standards Austra-lia's 2017 review of AS4425-1996AboveGroundBurialStructuresandAS4204-1994HeadstonesandCemetery monuments. The Authority is part of the working committee appointed to review and revise the standards.

Relevant policies sections are referenced throughout the Plans of Management. Full copies of all Authority policies are available at www.aca.sa.gov.au.

RETENTION OR REMOVAL OF EXISTING HEADSTONESSpecific provisions for cemetery authorities to re-use graves are prescribed in the following sections of the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 and the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014:

• Section 38 of the BurialandCremationAct2013,(entitled“Re-UseofIntermentSites”);

• Section 42 of the BurialandCremationAct2013,(entitled“Powerofrelevantauthority todisposeofunclaimedmemorial”);

• Regulation 33 of the BurialandCremationRegulations2014(alsoentitled“Re-Useof Interment Sites; and

• Regulation 42 of the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 (entitled “Disposal of unclaimed memorials”).

OPE003Re-UseofBurialandCremationSitesis underpinned by the Burial and Cremation Act 2013 (S.A.) and the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 (SA).

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RE-USE OF BURIAL SITESAs noted, the revision of OPE003Re-UseofBurialandCremationSites is informed by the changes to the Burial and Cremation Act 2013(SA) and to the Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 (SA). The legislation now prescribes specific procedures and compliance requirements for cemetery authorities that elect to reclaim and re-use expired tenure interment sites.

As a relatively young cemetery, Smithfield Memorial Park differs from the Authority’s other three cemeteries. The first interment right was issued in 1987 for a period of 50 years and, as a result, the first date for expiry of an interment right at this cemetery will be in 2037. Therefore, it will be some time before the re-use of graves, with its inherent concerns regarding the retention or removal of existing headstones, becomes an issue.

The Burial and Cremation Regulations 2014 contains two regulations directly pertaining to monuments and memorials in:

• Regulation 34 - DisposalofUnclaimedMemorials; and

• Regulation 36 -Registers,RecordsandPlanstobekeptbyRelevantAuthorities (Section 53 of Act).

These Regulations are also based an previous policies and practices of the Authority that have been retained and amended to comply with the new legislation.

SCALE AND CHARACTER OF NEW MEMORIALS OR MONUMENTS To ensure monuments installed throughout the Authority’s cemeteries are appropriate for each specific area, the Authority defines the dimensions and character of new burial memorials.

Extracts from the Authority Policy OPE005MonumentsandMemorialsstate:

“Sites with Specific Monument Requirements

All foundations for monuments/memorials erected at the Authority’s Cheltenham and West Terrace CemeteriesmusthavepiersinaccordancewithAustralianStandardAS4204-1994.MonumentalMasonsmustcheckonspecificrequirementsinotherareasatEnfieldMemorialParkandSmithfieldMe-morialPark;

Temporary Grave Markers

Temporarygravemarkers,includingwoodencrossesarepermittedinallareas.Temporarygravemarkersmaybeusedforamaximumperiodofthreemonths.Attheexpiryofthisperiod,temporarymarkersaretoberemovedbythegrantholder.Intheeventthegrantholderfailstocomplywiththisrequest,themarkerswill be removed by the Authority;

OthermarkersmaybepermittedasdeterminedbytheAuthority.”


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PLANTING AND NURTURING OF VEGETATIONThere is no prescribed policy for the planting and nurturing of vegetation at Smithfield Memorial Park. Developed using a plan based around a natural environment theme with three artificial lakes, serpentine roads, and schematic plantings of native trees and shrubs, the cemetery possesses a bush like, natural environment aesthetic. Future landscaping will maintain the bush feel of the cemetery using an expanded selection of native species suited to the local climate and soil types.

The ethos is aligned with the Authority’s EnvironmentalManagementPlan, which has identified that it is important that future cemetery developments be less water dependent. To this end, plantings of indigenous species have been undertaken in recent years as part of the work to support both the cemetery aesthetic and its long-term sustainability.

Issues considered when designing new areas, or upgrading existing sections within Smithfield Memorial Park include:

• Continuing to develop boundary vegetation plantings using local endemic plant species in an effort to retain and restore the local gene pool and provide examples of plants endemic to the local area;

• Giving preferences to the use of drought tolerant turf species, with the long-term goal of replacing all areas of Santa Anna grass with more sustainable grass species;

• Prioritising use of Australian native plant species in garden developments/redevelopment wherever possible in an effort to provide ecologically sustainable environments;

• Planting only native plants in Pilyu Yarta;

• Enhancing the natural environment to provide suitable habitat and encourage local native wild life species, with a particular focus on boundary vegetation screens and wildlife corridors; and

• Preference is given to installing automated sub-surface drip system which can be remotely engaged or dis-engaged in response to weather conditions.

Full copies of all Authority policies are available on request or from our website www.aca.sa.gov.au.


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Xerochrysum brac-teatum Strawflowers (mixed colours)

Rhodanthe chlorocephalla ssp. Rosea Pink & White Everlastings

Swainsona Formosa Marlu (Sturts Desert Pea)

Themeda triandraKangaroo Grass

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulataMount Lofty Grass Tree

Austrostipa spp Spear Grass

Olearia ramulosa Twiggy Daisy Bush

Dodonea viscosa Sticky Hopbush

Correa decumbens Spreading Correa

Acacia acinaceae Gold Dust Wattle

Hardenbergia violaceae Native Lilac

Hakea laurina Pin Cushion Hakea

Vittadinia cuneate Fuzzy New Holland Daisy

Eucalyptus porosaMallee Box

Eucalyptus Dumosa White Mallee

PILYU YARTA: NATURAL BURIAL AREA PROMINENT PLANTS

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Dodonea viscosa Sticky Hopbush

Hakea laurina Pin Cushion Hakea

Springtime in the Rose Memorial Garden- a popular "ashes" memorial garden

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