Cremation Services
Planning a funeral or celebration of life can be an important step in grieving and accepting the death of a loved one. A service allows family, friends, and community an opportunity to gather and share in honoring the memory and celebrating the life of the person you’ve lost.
Cremation has become one of the most common methods of farewelling out loved ones today. Either for religious reasons, environmental factors or simply cost, currently around 70% of Australians are choosing cremation over burial. Many people believe that by returning the body to ashes, we are returning the body to the universe in its purest form.
Planning any funeral can be an intensely emotional time. Artisan Funerals are here to help with compassion and care.
Funeral Service followed by Cremation
The service is usually held in a church, crematorium chapel or at another venue which allows a coffin to be present. Once the service has concluded, the coffin is taken to the crematorium for the cremation to take place.
Following the cremation (the entire process takes around 24 hours) the ashes are returned to the family to be buried, scattered or held at home.
Below is a more detailed look at the costs involved in our Cremation Services.
Costs listed are Mon-Fri. Most venues incur extra costs for weekends.
Cremation Services
Pricing as at January 2020 (incl. GST)
| Artisan Funerals Professional Service Fee | $3,200 |
| Funeral Director and staff attendance | |
| Transportation - from local hospital, nursing home or single storey residence, and also to the funeral service. | |
| Mortuary care and storage | |
| Cremation certificate/permit | |
| Registration of Death and Death Certificate | |
| Delivery of Ashes and Death Certificate | |
| Visiting time in our dedicated Family Room |
| Coffins (standard size, includes all trim and nameplate) | |
| Plain MDF coffin – ideal for painting or decorating to your own tastes | $650 |
| MDF Woodgrain Veneer – Standard range | $900 |
| White Gloss – Standard Range | $1000 |
| Deluxe Range | $1600 |
| Wicker – Eco Range | $900 |
| Eco Pine – wood or rope handles | $1600 |
| Expression Coffins™ | $1600 |
| Personalised | $1900 |
| Cremation cost | $638 |
| Weekday Chapel Hire at local crematoriums: includes single session chapel hire and cremation. (Allambe, Tweed Heads, Tweed Valley, Melaleuca, Eco, Great Southern). Pricing for non-crematorium service venues varies depending on choice of venue. | Up to $979 |
| Clergy or Celebrant | $450 |
| Flowers: from a single red rose at $10 to a full casket spray | average $350 |
| Scatter Tube: Large size (holds one complete set of ashes) | $83 |
| Journey Earth Urn: designed for water burial (holds one complete set of ashes) | $175.95 |
| Order of Service Cards: | |
| 4 page (A4 folded to A5) | $250 per 100 |
| A5 double sided | $180 per 100 |
| Memorial Book or Memory Jar | $35 |
| Video Record Service | $385 - $1000 |
| Creation of Photo Slideshow: to be played at the service | $385 |
| Harley Davidson Bike and Trailer | $360/3hrs, $110 /hr after |
| Organist/Musician | from $250 |
| Catering | from $15 per person |
| White Dove release | $295 |
| Butterfly release | $205 |
No Service, No Attendance
Cremation Services
This is the most basic type of service, and is sometimes called a Direct Cremation or simple cremation. The body is cremated, and the cremated remains are returned to the family. Often the family will choose to hold a memorial service at a later date.
Below is a more detailed look at the costs involved in our No Service, No attendance Cremation Services.
No Service, No Attendance
Cremation Services
Pricing as at January 2020 (incl. GST)
This is a guide only – all our farewells are fully customised to suit your needs and choices.
| Artisan Funerals Professional Service Fee | $1995 |
| Cremation Cost | |
| Funeral Director and staff attendance | |
| Transportation - from local hospital, nursing home or single storey residence and to the crematorium. | |
| Mortuary care and storage | |
| Cremation coffin | |
| Cremation certificate/permit | |
| Registration of Death and Death Certificate | |
| Delivery of Ashes and Death Certificate |
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