Cemeteries fees and charges

Our cemetery fees and charges cover the council services for reserving a burial site or organising an ash placement or burial. Payment must be made up front.

Burial reservations

What you need to know:

  • Payment must be made up front. Payment plans aren’t available.
  • To reserve a burial plot, please follow the required steps, (link to organising a burial page). including checking our cemetery locations to determine which of our cemeteries have available sites.
  • Immediate burial is best arranged through a funeral director.
  • Grave digging fees can be paid when reserving a plot, or later at the time a burial is needed.
  • Headstones must be arranged through a registered monument mason. Your monument mason may include our Headstone Application Fee in their services, so check first.

Burial costs

Please refer to our fees and charges page for details. 

Ash placement

What you need to know:

  • When Ashes are placed in an urn. This is known as inurnment.
  • Ashes can be placed in a wall memorial – known as a wall niche. These are available at our Comboyne, Kendall, Laurieton and Wauchope cemeteries.
  • Ashes can be placed in a gravesite, providing you are the rights-holder for the site.
  • Scattering of ashes is not permitted in council cemeteries or on council land/property.

Ash Placement costs

Please refer to our fees and charges page for details.

Other Fees

Please refer to our fees and charges page for details.

Contact our team

Email our Cemeteries Team to book an appointment.

 

Our team is available to discuss services and fees in more detail, and help you with applications.

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