Private

Cremation or Burial

No Service No Attendance Private Cremation or Burial

Our commitment to real choice means the only specialist funeral organisation on the Mid North Coast & New England prepared to offer affordable and no service burial and cremation only options.

Private cremation and burial are the simplest of all funeral arrangements and meet the needs of a growing number of people, leaving them free to say goodbye how, when and where is right for them.

Why Choose This?

  • A separate Memorial Service may be more important or appropriate
  • Relatives may face challenges in coming together quickly for a funeral ceremony
  • An individual or family may prefer not to have a funeral ceremony
  • Most affordable and dignified funeral option

Private Dignified Cremation Only

The Private Cremation is for an At Need Service Only

This includes:

  • Transfer of deceased from local hospital to mortuary
  • Respectful mortuary care and preparation
  • Flat lid environmentally friendly coffin
  • Collection of Interim Medical Cause of Death Certificate
  • Conveyance to crematorium (within normal business hours)

Certificates:

1 x Certified copy of Medical Cause of Death Certificate
1 x Original copy of a Certificate of Cremation

Full payment required at arrangement/prior to cremation taking place.

As our Private Dignified Cremation Only package does not include a ceremony, we would be happy to help you find a meaningful way to say goodbye. We can suggest and plan many different ways to celebrate the life of your loved one.

Please Note:

  • The Private Cremation is for an At Need Service Only
  • No attendance and no funeral service
  • We will use our preferred crematorium at our scheduled time
  • Some areas and facilities, a transfer fee will apply depending on location
  • Where bariatric (obese) factors are present, causing additional or unusual requirements, we reserve the right to either decline or withdraw our services at any time, and/or make additional charges where these become necessary. These charges may cover necessary additional personnel or special equipment, or the additional costs of an oversize coffin.
  • Pre-paid private cremations incur an additional administration fee

*Additional costs that may be incurred:

  • Professional service fee (outside business hours) 
  • Crematorium of your choice – price dependant on location
  • Oversize flat lid environmentally friendly coffin (+70 kgs)
  • Witness insertion fee
  • Transfer of deceased to mortuary facilities (outside normal business hours)
  • When a death does not occur in hospital, an additional doctors fee may be applied
  • Return of ashes within 28 days, local area only, by member of staff
  • Return of ashes within Australia via Registered Australia Post) – Cost as per location (we do not use couriers)
  • Additional deceased transfer fee will apply to areas outside the local service area.
  • An additional administration fee is applied for pre-paid private cremations

Private Dignified Burial Only

The Private Burial is for an At Need Service Only.

This price includes the following as standard:

  • Transfer of deceased from local hospital to mortuary
  • Respectful mortuary care and preparation
  • Flat lid coffin with four handles
  • Collection of Interim Medical Cause of Death Certificate
  • Conveyance to Cemetery

Certificates:

1 x Certified Copy of Medical Cause of Death Certificate
1 x Original Copy of the Right of Burial Certificate

Full payment required at arrangement/prior to burial taking place.

As our Private Dignified Burial Only package does not include a ceremony, we would be happy to help you find a meaningful way to say goodbye. We can suggest and plan many different ways to celebrate the life of your loved one.

Please Note:

Please Note:

  • No attendance and no funeral service
  • All cemetery costs apply depending on the cemetery of your choice which include new grave and internment costs
  • Some areas and facilities, a transfer fee will apply depending on location
  • Where bariatric (obese) factors are present, causing additional or unusual requirements, we reserve the right to either decline or withdraw our services at any time, and/or make additional charges where these become necessary. These charges may cover necessary additional personnel or special equipment, or the additional costs of an oversize coffin.

*Additional costs that may be incurred:

  • Professional service fee (outside business hours) 
  • Oversize flat lid coffin
  • Witness internment fee
  • When a death does not occur in hospital, an additional doctors fee may be applied
  • Transfer of deceased  to mortuary facilities (outside normal business hours)
  • Additional deceased transfer fee will apply to areas outside the local service area
  • An additional administration fee is applied for pre-paid private burials

Private Cremation or Burial Brochure

The No Service Private Cremation or Burial brochure is available below.

View Private Cremation or Burial Brochure