Cowra Council has allocated $6000 for restoration work on the Shire's many private cemeteries, beginning with the Jerula site.

Council's Chris Cannard worked with the owner of Jerula, Noel Honeybrook, the Historical Society, the Presbyterian Church and the Campbell family to restore the heritage cemetery.

Noel Honeybrook believes it is important to maintain the site.

"I was afraid that the stock would get in and damage the monuments. There is a lot of history here, and I am just glad that it won't end up in ruins," Mr Honeybrook said.

Mr Cannard agrees that the site is significant.

"Each individual cemetery in the Shire has its own historical significance such as Mt McDonald for its geography and mining history; but all are valuable from an historical and heritage perspective," he said.

The cemetery dates back to the mid 1800s and houses the graves of around fifty men, women and children.

"There are only six or seven monuments but there are a lot more people buried here," Mr Honeybrook said.

"The original cemetery was down next to the river, but it was moved after it was threatened by floods," he said.

Mr Cannard worked with Mr Honeybrook to achieve the great result.

"I pulled down the old wooden fence with the help of Neil Thompson, and within days Chris had cleared up a lot of the area," Mr Honeybrook said.

"Chris and the boys were great; they were very professional and did a really good job at the cemetery."

Les McIntyre from All Terrain Fencing put up a steel fence around the cemetery once the weeds had been removed; he thinks the restoration is a positive thing for the town.

"The project was well organised and is a good thing for Cowra's history," Mr McIntyre said.

Mr Honeybrook believes the fence will stand the test of time, and also hold up well against his stock.

"Les put in a metal fence, because wooden fences in paddocks are subject to termite problems, then we found some old gates around the property and put them on," Mr Honeybrooke said.

"I am glad I don't have to worry about stock wandering into the cemetery and destroying the monuments."

Cowra Council hope to continue restoring local privately-owned cemeteries with the remainder of the allocated funds.

"The intention is to get each cemetery back to a condition where they can easily be maintained by the owners of the cemetery and the relatives of those interned," Mr Cannard said.

Council are in the process of using Council's heritage advisor to carry-out an audit of all the privately-owned cemeteries in the Cowra area.

Noel Honeybrook would like to thank Chris Cannard and the Cowra Shire Council for their expert help in restoring the old cemetery.

He would also like to thank Les McIntyre for doing a good job on the fencing and gates.