This is the second burying ground in Port Macquarie, the first being at Allman's Hill at the eastern end of Clarence Street.

Nearly 1500 soldiers, convicts and settlers were buried here with the first burial being that of Eliza Murphy in 1824.

Among the noteworthy persons interred here were members of the Innes family; Major James Crummer, Police Magistrate; Rev John Cross, Colonial Chaplain; John Verge, Colonial Architect; William Wilson, Superintendent of convicts.

The cemetery officially closed in 1886 though further burials were reported after this date.

The cemetery is classified by the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and now forms part of Kooloonburg Creek Nature Park, an area of 52 hectares of natural bushland.

The nature park, was designed by John Wrigley on the initiative of the Port Macquarie Conservation Society which was granted a Bi-centennial grant toward the development of the Park. The Park was developed to preserve an area of natural bushland and has walking tracks and boardwalks where visitors can enjoy the beauty of the area and its various eco-systems and an arboretum containing labelled trees endemic to the Hastings Valley.

Open: Daily

Getting there: Intersection of Horton and Gordon Streets.

Walking: 8 minutes from the Town Green.

Contact: The Friends of Kooloonbung Nature Park through the Visitor Information Centre, phone (02) 6581 8000. Charges apply for a guided tour.