Graveside Burial Choices
WHO TO LEAD THE SERVICE
Family Led Service
When families choose to do their own thing with support from us always on hand. A family member or friend may conduct the service or your own clergy can attend.
Funeral Celebrant
We can provide a staff celebrant to attend on the day to lead a service with input from the family and opportunity for family and friends to speak.
Civil Celebrant
Ideal when speaking isnt something families are comfortable with. A civil celebrant will meet with you to custom design a service the way you want.
Direct Burial
Attended Private Burial
A burial with family and close friends attending with a few words of committal provided by a staff celebrant
$2,700 plus cemetery fees
Pallbearers by family.
Graveside Economy Services
The graveside economy service is very simple in nature with the important equipment provided to ensure a dignified burial service.
Family Led
A graveside service where family, a friend or other person arranged by the family does the speaking with our support.
$2,700 plus cemetery fees
Civil Celebrant
A respectful graveside service with a civil celebrant provided to craft a personal farewell A lower cost service with just the important elements.
$3,150 plus cemetery fees
Graveside Essential
The graveside essential service includes full cemetery setup in a major Adelaide cemetery, canopy, chairs, lectern and audio facilities. A good choice for many as it covers most needs.
Civil Celebrant
A full service graveside option with a civil celebrant leading the service with music, full cemetery setup and more included.
$4,350 plus cemetery fees
Things to know
What's included
All services include the following :
- A coffin 1800 * 600 * 350 mm ##
- A professional fee
- Certified copy of death certificate from Births Deaths and Marriages
- Transfer from a Adelaide public hospital or the State Coroner
- Mortuary care
- Use of an appropriate vehicle to transfer the coffin on the day of the service
- A lowering device graveside or sticks and straps for traditional hand lowering
- Arrangement of all documentation and working with the cemetery to prepare the grave.
- Essential service : Flowers & petals
## Coffin varies subject to package selected
Other services may be included subject to option selected above.
Cemetery Fees
Depending on your specific situation the following cemetery fees may apply:
- License fee (or grant). This is to own the site for the burial from 26-99 years or forever (fr $5,120 avg)
- Interment fee. A fee charged by the cemetery to open and close the grave. (fr $2,500)
- Cemetery setup fee. This covers such things as a 1-3 canopys, chairs, artificial grass and lowering device. (fr $500)
- Curator fee. Church cemeteries and country cemeteries may charge a small curator fee which cover the checking of documents and nameplate on the day of the service. ($250 avg)
Medical Certificates
Medical certificates, outside of Public Hospitals and the Coroner, are charged by private practice Doctors. They may charge between $195-$330.
Optional charges
Transfer fees
All transfers from a Adelaide public hospital or for persons with the State Coroner are included free of additional charge.
Transfers from a private home, private hospital or aged care location may incur a transfer fee based on the following:
Transfer from anywhere other than a Adelaide Public Hospital or the State Coroner $20 (subject to time - metro area only)
Hospitality
Lounges and refreshments following a service are additional to all our options. Please visit our Hospitality page for further information