Correspondence regarding Karrakatta Ceremony in March and July 2026

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The release contains correspondence concerning the Karrakatta Cemetery in Perth, covering March to July 2026. It includes a 26 March 2026 letter from the Claremont RSL Sub-Branch to Minister Matt Keogh about war graves being reclaimed under the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board's grave renewal program, and a 24 July 2026 reply from Director War Graves Wade Stothart. The reply states that burial tenure is governed by state legislation, that the Office of Australian War Graves is working with the MCB on the Karrakatta Reinstatement Program, that like-for-like reinstatement may not be achievable in all cases, and that no final decision has been made. It also records the Minister's intention to visit Perth in September. An internal email chain from 10 to 11 March 2026 addresses a complaint that a Commonwealth war grave was destroyed, and includes DVA advice that the headstone was retained as a lawn-style monument with concrete infill, plus a count of about 100 similar renewed graves. Several passages are withheld under s 47F (personal privacy), covering names, contact details and some family information. Photographs of private headstones are also included.