About Funerals
Burial
Burials are usually more expensive than cremations. The main costs
involved are digging fees and the burial plot. When you buy a burial
plot you are not buying the actual land but the right to be buried
there. In some areas you have unlimited tenure, while in others
tenure ranges from 25 to 99 years, after which you may have to pay
more if you wish to keep the plot. The owner of the right of burial
can transfer or bequeath the right to someone else.
Cremation A cremation certificate allowing the cremation to go ahead is required unless the body has been in the care of the coroner. This is to certify there is no forensic requirement for the body as in the case of suspicious death.
Funeral Ceremony
A funeral service can take place at a chapel or at a church, either
entirely at the church or with a short committal service at the
crematorium chapel or cemetery; alternatively the whole service
may be conducted in the crematorium chapel or cemetery. Other venues
for a funeral may include the family home or backyard, or even parks
and beaches (although this may require council approval). By utilising
one of our Funeral Chapels considerable savings may be obtained,
as we do not charge a fee for their use. Families who choose to
hold a funeral service in one of our chapels also benefit from longer
service times as well as a higher degree of privacy. Our After Service
Event Room and Catering Facilities offer families the highest standards
of service.
Memorials & Embellishments
The cost of memorials is not usually included in the funeral cost.
Options for cremations include scattering the ashes or interring
them in an existing grave plot or a rose garden, or placing them
in a niche or urn. Flowers, death and funeral notices in the paper, memorial or attendance book, mourning
car/s, refreshments and live music all can be arranged.