Headstone
Simple upright headstone
A gently arched or straight-topped headstone on a base. Understated, timeless and accepted in many cemetery sections.
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Memorial & headstone styles, gently explained
Browse by tradition, appearance and type to see what feels right. These are starting points for a conversation — every memorial we create is designed around your loved one, your family and the cemetery.
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Begin with what matters most to your family
Each guide explains common choices, inscriptions and cemetery considerations, without assuming anything about your family’s own customs.
Islamic memorials
Dignified, often simple designs with Arabic, Turkish or English inscriptions.
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Christian memorials
Traditional and contemporary headstones, with symbols and scripture only if you wish.
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Jewish memorials
Hebrew and English inscriptions, guided by your community and cemetery.
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Cultural & multicultural
Many languages, portraits and motifs — shaped by your family’s traditions.
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Traditional & contemporary
Compare classic forms with modern lines, finishes and lettering.
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Custom memorial design
A one-of-a-kind tribute shaped around a life, a faith or a passion.
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Browse memorial styles
Use the filters to narrow things down. Most styles can be adapted to any tradition, stone or language — these are simply common starting points, not products or fixed designs.
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Serpentine & ogee tops
Classic curved profiles, often in polished black or grey granite, with room for a motif above the inscription.
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Pointed-arch headstone
A modest arched form many Muslim families choose, with Arabic, Turkish or English lettering as you prefer.
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Headstone with cross or verse
A traditional form with an engraved cross, a favourite verse or another symbol of faith — only if you would like one.
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Hebrew & English tablet
A dignified tablet with Hebrew and English inscriptions, guided by your community’s customs and cemetery.
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Portrait headstone
A photograph of your loved one set into the stone, with inscriptions in one or more languages, where the cemetery permits.
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Contemporary slab
Clean lines and an asymmetric profile, with restrained lettering and plenty of quiet space.
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Headstone or monument
Companion & family memorials
A wider design for a couple or several family members, planned with space for names to be added later.
Family memorials
Full monument
Full monument with ledger
A headstone with base and a ledger or kerbing over the grave — only where the grave type and cemetery allow.
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Shaped memorial
Open-book memorial
Two “pages” of stone that suit a couple, a favourite verse or a life story told in a few lines.
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Heart-shaped memorial
A soft, personal form often chosen for a parent, partner or child, in a stone colour that feels like them.
Custom designs
Plaque
Lawn & niche plaques
Flat or low plaques for lawn sections, beams and niche walls, made to the cemetery’s exact specifications.
Cemetery requirements
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White marble with dove
Classic and luminous. Marble is softer than granite and weathers more readily outdoors — we’ll explain the care involved.
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Tablet with a meaningful symbol
A clean tablet with one carefully chosen motif — a lotus, a flower, a landscape or a symbol from your family’s heritage.
Cultural memorials
Existing memorial
Restoration & additional inscriptions
Adding a name, re-lettering or restoring an existing memorial — subject to an assessment of the stone and cemetery approval.
Restoration & additionsNo styles match every filter you’ve chosen
That doesn’t mean it isn’t possible — many combinations simply need a custom design. Try removing a filter, or tell us what you have in mind.
Illustrations show design concepts only — not completed Victoria Memorials projects, stock or fixed designs.
Not every style suits every cemetery
Cemeteries in Victoria set their own rules for each section — including the type, size and materials of memorials. Before you settle on a design, we’ll help you check what your cemetery allows, so there are no disappointments later. Read about cemetery requirements.
Seen something that feels right?
Tell us what caught your eye — even a rough idea is enough. We’ll talk through what’s possible for your cemetery and prepare a design for you to consider.