THE days of being able to leave your late loved ones a gift or adornment at their grave site are over.
The Junee Lawn Cemetery is set to become a clutter-free zone as Junee Shire Council staff aired concerns over what they believe is a cluttered cemetery.
At Tuesday’s ordinary council meeting, all councillors voted in favour of adopting a maintenance policy to ensure the cemetery remains neat and tidy.
The policy will mean any adornments, such as photographs, toys or personal items that spoil the neat and clean appearance of the site will be removed.
Flowers will also be removed once they are wilted, and plastic flowers removed after one month.
Flowers will only be permitted to be placed within the vases provided.
Until now staff members have been reluctant to move the items, which include pot plants, loose flowers, and in some instances beer bottles.
A sign will be erected at the cemetery entrance advising visitors that any items other than flowers will be removed.
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