Funeral Costs
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At Westella Funerals, we strongly believe in offering an authentic service, that is highly ethical and flexible. We offer clear choices and pricing, allowing families to choose the elements that work best for the farewell they want. Our structure includes our Funeral Director Service Fee and all the Funeral Element Options are separately priced. We offer intensive support, compassionate and careful assistance that is respectful in your time of need.
Our Funeral Director Service Fee is $3,600
This is a professional service fee which covers us arranging and conducting the funeral, our funeral director staffing, our facilities, hearse, liaising with many third parties, mortuary care, transport, registering the death with the Tasmanian Government and all essential paperwork, along with all the other many little things we do.
Funeral Element Options:
Coffins & Caskets $990 - $4,500
Oversized coffin fee of $330
Cremation Fee - $860
Cremation Permit (by doctor) - $110
Cemetery Fees - Single Grave:
Central Coast Memorial Park - $2,800
Mersey Vale Memorial Park - $3,100 (Devonport residents get $750 discount = $2,350)
Burnie Lawn Cemetery - $2,645
Other Cemetery Fees available upon request
Celebrant/ Clergy - from $550
Advocate death/funeral notices - from $200
Flowers (casket sprays) - from $200
Funeral Service Booklet - $3 each
Bookmark - $2 each
Reflection Photo Montage - $195
Digital Live Streaming/Recording - POA
Catering - from $500
Saturday/weekend service levy - $1,100
Out of area transfer fee:
(further than 30km away from Ulverstone)
Launceston Hospitals - $550
Hobart Hospitals - $850
Circular Head/ West Coast - $550
After hours transfer fee is $550 (If outside the hours of 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday)
Plaques and urns are quoted at the time of need.
All prices include GST.
Our Popular Funeral Package Options
Pricing Guide
Finance Help
Life is not always predicable and when a loved one dies, sometimes this can be very unexpected. Large sums of money are not always available when needed to pay for a funeral. Below are some suggestions you can follow to gain extra financial support if you require it.
The deceased’s bank account, as soon as your loved one’s bank becomes aware of their passing their bank accounts will be frozen - if the accounts were in the sole name of the deceased. However, if you are needing funds to pay for funeral expenses most banks will release funds only for this purpose, and we will supply you with an invoice and then the bank will normally pay the funeral account.
If your person was receiving Centrelink Benefits or a pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs, typically you will receive a one off bereavement payment.
Insurance Policies
It’s surprising how many policies are not claimed because families are unaware of them. Ensure you look amongst your loved ones documents for funeral insurance, funeral plans and superannuation details. In some cases superannuation companies will release funds early for payment of a funeral.
AFRM Claims Advocacy can help you deal with the trustee and life insurer on your behalf, allowing you to be with your family during a time of need. Most superannuation funds have automatic life insurance that may be available (to the family) upon the death of a loved one.
It all starts with AFRM checking whether your loved one had life insurance in their superannuation fund - it is a free availability check.
A life insurance claim with a valid nomination to a super dependant is separate to the “estate” and therefore does not need a solicitor to manage. Instead, using AFRM Claims Advocacy, can often make it quicker for the funds to be received and often more affordable than solicitor percentage fees or hourly rates.
Please see more information below.
Funeral Finance
Funeral Finance, is available for those who may require a funeral loan from NOW Finance. By taking out a loan, you can cover the cost of a funeral upfront then repay over a number of years. NOW Finance Funeral Loan benefits: -Remove money worries when you’re grieving and your mind is elsewhere -Repay a NOW Finance funeral loan over 18 – 60 months -Fixed, competitive interest rates -Flexible repayment options; weekly or fortnightly repayments available -Simple and friendly application process.
Terms & Conditions: Finance provided by NOW Finance. Australian Credit Licence Number 425142. A full credit and financial assessment would need to be completed prior to acceptance of any offer or product.
Crowdfunding
In recent years this has been popular, especially with the death of a child or baby, there have even been instances where there have been in leu of flowers at the funeral and donations are made by mourners to help pay for the funeral. GoFundMe has reported over 125,000 memorial campaigns, with over $400 million raised for these causes. See more here - go fund me website.