Arranging & Fees

From your phone call we start organising your loved ones’ farewell. No matter where the death occurs whether at home, in hospital, in a nursing home, care facility or anywhere, distance doesn’t matter, we will help with all necessary arrangements without any fuss. Our aim is to give the very best advice and help we can to assist you to make the right choices. We make contact and liaise with Clergy and Celebrants, Churches or organisations. Attend to all bookings and lawful requirements for crematoriums and cemeteries, newspapers and advertising. We stay in contact with you. Our years of experience and knowledge allow us to understand the demands on families following a death.
It is our role to carefully deal with and organise things on your behalf so you can be where you are needed most.

Floral Tributes

We can, if required, organise floral tributes from any local florists. Alternatively you can obtain your own floral tributes.

Memorial Leaflets / Service Sheets / Power Point Presentations / Live Streaming

We are able to organise & supply photo memorial leaflets, power point presentations and arrange Live Streaming of any service.

Hiring of equipment for photo presentations is available if required.

Cost

We charge a professional fee for our involvement in making sure the Funeral Service that you require happens.

The list below outlines what information impacts on price.

TO REQUEST A QUOTE. Please do not hesitate to call or submit your query through our ‘Contact Us’ form.

Things that need to be considered:

Our Fees

(Current as at 1.2.2025)

Within our fees ‘Local Area (LA)’ is defined as Dungog Local Government Area & Stroud Districts

Business Hours : BH After Hours : AH

ESSENTIAL FEES

Transfer Into Our Care LA BH

$300

Transfer Into Our Care LA AH

$600

Removal & Transfer Into Our Care : Outside Local Area BH & AH

Additional Fee

Public Holidays

Additional Fee

Mortuary Care $300 (More than 7 days Additional Charge of $25 per day)

$300 (inclusive of max 7 days)

Administration Fee

$550

Professional Fee (LA) with single service

from $2800 (inclusive BH Arranging)

Additional Out of Hours Arranging Fee

$200

Additional Committal at Cemetery / Crematorium

$200

Saturday Surcharge

$800

Coffins -- Standard Size

from $1481

Additional costs for Coffin Upgrade, Oversized, Colour or Special Order POA

Additional Fee

Please Note: All Third Party Fees below are estimates which are subject to change.

ESSENTIAL THIRD PARTY FEES

Cremation Fee (Newcastle Memorial Park Crematorium) Monday -- Thursday (Friday or Saturday Services attract additional charges)

from $730 to $1470

Medical Cremation Certificates (Attending Practitioner and Referee)

from $285

Clergy / Celebrant

from $550

Burial Plot (Council or Church Cemetery Fees apply)

POA

Interment Fees for both Burial and or Interment of Ashes

(Refer to each Council or Church Charges)

NSW Government Cremation Levy

$45.10

NSW Government Interment of Ashes Levy

$69.30

NSW Government Burial Levy

$171.60

Gravedigging Fee

from $1430 (Additional Fees may apply)

Grave Marker

$200

Added distances and inter state requires Third Party Removal & Mortuary Transport Into Our Care

POA

Weekend and out of hours surcharges apply for Cremations and Burials

Additional Fee

OPTIONAL THIRD PARTY FEES

Registered Death Certificate NSW with Certified Copies

$90

Venue / Church Parish Expenses

(Refer to Venue / Church Charges)

Flowers

from $250

Scattering Petals or Gum Leaves per Basket

$35

Newspaper Notices

from $300

Columbarium Nameplate

from $360

Crucifix

$60

Mounted Crucifix Stand

$200

OUR OPTIONAL FEES

Each Additional Mourners Attendance Book

$50

Service Booklets Format Fee

$110

Colour Print (On card additional charge)

$2 per 4 page (A4 fold)

Private Viewing BH

$200 (AH additional Fee)

Photo Presentation

$360

Livestreaming

From $520

Hiring of Refrigeration Plate

N/A

Disclosures

Our Mortuary is located at 116 Dowling Street, Dungog.

Transportation of the body prior to burial or cremation will be in a suitable vehicle owned by our business.

The deceased will be kept in our mortuary and will be transported for the purposes of the Funeral Service as per the final agreement.

Our Business uses Newcastle Memorial Park Crematorium, Anderson Drive, Beresfield. Owned by Invocare.