Making funeral arrangements can be a difficult experience and our professional and compassionate consultants are here to guide you through every step of the process. We will work with you to help you understand the many different options and the costs associated with them. There are many elements to a funeral service and each of these will affect the total cost. At the end of the arrangements, you will be provided with a written estimate of costs.
Please feel free to call in to our office at 94-96 Talbragar Street Dubbo or call 6882 2434 and we will be happy to discuss your individual requirements with you.
All fees listed below are exclusive of GST.
| Mandatory Items | |
| Burial Service – Required Fees | |
| Professional Service Fee | $3,100.00 |
| Transfer fee from place of death to funeral home within 30kms | $250.00 |
| Transfer fee from place of death to funeral home outside 30kms | $250.00 plus $1.00/km |
| Mortuary Care | $250.00 |
| Selected Coffin/Casket | As selected |
| Cemetery Fees – Burial plot and gravedigging fees | prepurchased by family |
| **Travel – outside 30km from funeral home to funeral service location | $1/km/vehicle |
| Cremation Service – Required Fees | |
| Professional Service Fee | $3,100.00 |
| Transfer fee from place of death to funeral home within 30kms | $250.00 |
| Transfer fee from place of death to funeral home outside 30kms | $250.00 plus $1.00/km |
| Mortuary Care | $250.00 |
| Selected Coffin/Casket | As selected |
| Cremation Certificates x 2 | $99.00 each |
| Cremation Fee (delivery only) | $610.91 |
| **Travel – after 30km from funeral home to funeral service location | $1/km/vehicle |
| No Service/No Attendance Cremation | |
| Professional Service Fee | $1,500.00 |
| Transfer fee from place of death to funeral home within 30kms | $250.00 |
| Transfer fee from place of death to funeral home outside 30kms | $250.00 plus $1.00/km |
| Mortuary Care | $250.00 |
| Basic Coffin | $950.00 |
| Cremation Certificates x 2 | $99.00 each |
| Cremation Fee (delivery only) | $610.91 |
| Non-Mandatory Items | |
| Optional Extras | |
| Churches, chapels, venues, ministers, celebrants, organists, bagpipers | At cost |
| Floral casket cover – small | $200.00 |
| Floral casket cover – medium | $300.00 |
| Floral casket cover – large | $400.00 |
| Petals | $30.00 per basket |
| Advertising (newspaper, radio) | At cost |
| Facebook Notice | No charge |
| Memorium Book – White | $85.00 |
| Memorium Book – Timber | $120.00 |
| Grave Marker | $80.00 |
| Orders of Service Booklets – Preparation | $100.00 |
| Orders of Service Booklets – Printing – 1 A4 Page (4 page booklet) | $1.00 per booklet |
| Orders of Service Booklets – Printing – 2 A4 Pages (8 page booklet) | $1.75 per booklet |
| Travel – outside 30km from funeral home | $1.00/km/vehicle |
| Storage of deceased in our mortuary beyond 5 days | $30.00/day |
| Should additional staff be required for funeral services | $200.00 per required staff member |
| Saturday Rates | incur additional charges |
| Coffins/Caskets | |
| We offer our families a range of coffins from | $950.00-$1950.00 |
| Timber Caskets | From $3,300.00 |
| Stainless Steel Metal Caskets | From $5,500.00 |
| ** Oversize coffins attract additional fees |
Disclosures
Shakespeare Funerals is proudly owned by Paul & Barbara Carter and managed by Laura Carter.
Our registered mortuary is located at 94-96 Talbragar Street, Dubbo.
Transportation of the deceased prior to burial or cremation will be in a suitable vehicle owned by our company.
The deceased will be kept in our mortuary and will only be transported for the purposes of the funeral service as per the final agreement.
Our company may use the service of a mortuary transfer service in a refrigerated vehicle for long haul and interstate transfers.
