Collarenebri Aboriginal Cemetery

State heritage cemetery known for distinctive glass-decorated graves and continuing Gamilaroi community meaning.

Collarenebri Aboriginal Cemetery is the town's most important place to understand. It has been used since the early twentieth century and is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register for its distinctive grave decoration, family groupings and continuing importance to the local Aboriginal community.

This is a place for quiet respect. The beauty of the glass-covered graves is real, but they are personal memorials, not curiosities. Stay on obvious paths, do not touch grave decorations, and treat the visit as a chance to understand Collarenebri's living Gamilaroi history.

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Many graves here are decorated with carefully chosen, shattered coloured glass. The practice adapts older mourning traditions to newer materials, and the cemetery remains a living place of memory rather than a museum display.