Cemetery records go digital in West Wimmera

Published on 12 November 2025

The West Wimmera Shire Cemeteries Trust has completed a major digitisation project to improve record-keeping and public access across the Edenhope, Kaniva and Lillimur, and Goroke cemeteries.

The project was supported with funding from the Department of Health and Human Services and undertaken in partnership with Chronicle, a digital cemetery management platform.

Trust Secretary Dalton Burns said the new online system would make it easier for families, researchers, and the wider community to find information and connect with local history.

“Preserving the history of our cemeteries and the people they represent is very important to us,” he said.

“This project helps ensure our records are accurate, accessible, and respectful, while allowing families to engage with their loved ones’ stories in new ways.”

All cemetery records have now been digitised and mapped using high-quality drone imagery and GIS technology.

The interactive Chronicle platform allows users to search by name, date of birth, or date of death, view grave locations, and see headstone photographs where available.

It also includes a ‘Life Chronicle’ feature, where families can add personal stories or memorials.

The digital records will be available from 17 November 2025, giving genealogists, historians, and families access to the cemeteries’ information from any computer or mobile device.

The online records can be accessed via https://map.chronicle.rip/?org=West Wimmera Shire Cemetery Trust.

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