Gungahlin memorial hall and condolence lounge


Current update

The new memorial hall and condolence lounge are complete. To stay up to date and make a booking request go to the Canberra Memorial Parks website.

Page last reviewed 08 Apr 2026

Project description

Complete: Gungahlin memorial hall and condolence lounge.

Gungahlin Cemetery opened in 1979 and features a large lake, native habitat for wildlife as well as landscaping. It provides a beautiful final resting place.

It is the largest cemetery in Canberra and accommodates various faiths. It also provides the broadest range of burial, interment and memorial options out of all the cemeteries in the ACT. The current memorial hall and chapel were built in 1978 and extended in 1994 with new public toilets. The facility is aging and in need of an upgrade.

A new non-denominational memorial hall and condolence lounge has been built.

Key features

  • A new location for the memorial hall and condolence lounge which accommodates up to approximately 150 people including overflow into the courtyard from the memorial hall
  • New public toilets
  • Kitchen
  • Stage and a catafalque, which is a raised structure supporting a stand that usually holds a coffin
  • Audio visual equipment for playing memories, photos and music
  • Covered external bay, which will be large enough for a hearse to be out of the weather
  • Covered outside deck

Completion photos

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The front exterior of the Gungahlin memorial hall and condolence lounge.

Seating lined up in a hall in front of a lectern.

Outdoor seating at a memorial hall.

A tree growing in a large indoor space.

Artist impressions

New site plan

site map plan showing Separable Parts PART 1: 1A - BUILDING WORKS ONLY (excludes external works, landscape, group 3 items and infrastructure). PART 2: External works including car parks area, roads, Porte Cochere, landscaping and courtyars. Part 3: Site infrastructure enabling works, including electrical, hydraulic and civil documentation.

Internal courtyard

artist impression of 2 people walking inside the internal courtyard

Entry to the lounge area

artist impression of a person walking towards the entry to the Lounge Area

Porte Cochere

artiest impression of the outside of the Porte Cochere

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.

To see how we are building stronger relationships with the Traditional Custodians of the ACT view the Reconciliation Action Plan.