Our Pricing
Tender Funerals has at its core a mission to provide funeral services to those in our community who may be experiencing financial hardship. We believe that no-one should miss out on having access to a healing, beautiful funeral service, so we have developed a model to make our services more accessible. This means we can offer a concession rate to people who are eligible. We will have a conversation with you to determine your needs.
This model is made viable by the families who use Tender and can afford to pay full price and is further supported via donations from the community.
Terms and Conditions
We will have a conversation with you to determine your eligibility for a concessional rate. You may be eligible if you meet one (or more) of the following criteria:
– Being eligible for income support
– Healthcare card, pension card, concession or student card holder
– Having to go into debt to pay for the funeral
– The impact on the family household income as a result of the death.
– Living in social housing
*please note prices below are priced at the non- concessional rate.
Current Price List as at April 2022
| Ex GST | Incl GST | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Director Fee* | No Service No Attendance (Private cremation) | $840.00 | $924.00 |
| Funeral This covers the wages for the funeral director during the arrangement, managing logistics and necessary paperwork and at the funeral on the day. This is higher because it requires more staff time on logistics as well as on the day of the funeral | $1090.00 | $1,199.00 | |
| Benevolent Funeral Payment | This amount is removed from the account if concession is applicable. This payment goes towards supporting the burial/cremation of people experiencing extreme financial hardship | $227.27 | $250.00 |
| Refrigeration/Storage* | Up to 4 Weeks This is any amount of time the deceased spends in our care up to 4 weeks | $200.00 | $220.00 |
| Additional 2 Weeks As above | $250.00 | $275.00 | |
| Standard Mortuary Care* | This is the minimum standard of care. We work to receive everyone as a person, so we wrap the deceased in a sheet and place a pillow under their head so they aren’t only being stored in a body bag. This cost covers the time and resources required to provide this minimal level of care, as well as the time and care of placing someone into their coffin. We do this for EVERYONE unless requested not to by family | $100.00 | $110.00 |
| Bathing & Dressing | By Tender This covers ‘mortuary care’ performed by Tender. That might be sacred washing, dressing or wrapping, closing of the eyes and mouth, shaving, makeup on request or managing physical effects of medical intervention such as IV drip punctures | $300.00 | $330.00 |
| By Family with Support from Tender This covers the hire of the mortuary space and the availability of a staff member to be present for assistance | $250.00 | $275.00 | |
| By Family This covers the hire of the mortuary space and equipment | $150.00 | $165.00 | |
| Embalming | Preservation of the body required for Crypt, Vault and Mausoleum interment or for repatriation | POA | POA |
| Body Transportation* | Incl 2 transports in the Tender van This is to transport the deceased from hospital/nursing home/home to tender then to the Funeral/cemetery/crematorium. If a hearse is hired on the day of the funeral then only half of this fee is charged | $300.00 | $330.00 |
| Extra Body Transportations | If the body is required to be transported again | $150.00 | $165.00 |
| Distance Fee | Per km for distances of more than 80km | $3.64 per km | $4.00 per km |
| After Hours Call Our Fee | Charged on weekdays between 5pm to 9am and on weekends when Tender staff come to do transfer a deceased into our care This is charged on top of the usual transportation fee | $350.00 | $385.00 |
| After Hours Arrangement Fee | Charged on weekdays between 5pm to 9am and on weekends when Tender staff meet with a family to arrange a funeral | $175.00 | $192.50 |
| Death Certificate* | Death Certificate Official Death Certificate from Births, Death & Marriages sent via registered post after the cremation/burial | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Death Certificate & Cremation Papers As above plus the Attending Practitioners Cremation Permit and the Medical Referee Cremation Permit required for cremation of non-coronial cases | $280.00 | $308.00 | |
| Coffin* | Cardboard Coffin Can be used as is or decorated in artwork. Eco-friendly option. | $120.00 | $132.00 |
| Child Coffin | POA | POA | |
| Teak Coffin This is an MDF coffin with an teak look finish | $455.00 | $500.50 | |
| Rosewood Coffin This is an MDF coffin with a rosewood look finish | $475.00 | $522.50 | |
| Woven Coffin Handwoven from seagrass and willow handwoven. Eco-friendly option. | $815.00 | $896.50 | |
| Woven Coffin Baby | $315.00 | $346.50 | |
| Made to Measure | POA | POA | |
| Crematorium Fee | Innes Gardens Memorial Garden Cremation + chapel service | $1180.90 | $1299.00 |
| Direct Cremation - No service, no attendance | $571.81 | $629.00 | |
| Interment (Grave Digging) | Innes Gardens Memorial Park | $1518.18 (from) | $1670.00 (from) |
| PMHC Cemeteries | $1500.00 (from) | $1650.00 (from) | |
| Kempsey Council Cemeteries | $1354.54 (from) | $1804.00 (from) | |
| Venue Hire | A number of venues, such as community halls and chapels are available at various cost, for example Innes Gardens Memorial Park Chapel | $609.09 | $670.00 |
| Cold Plate Hire | First 3 Days (Minimum Hire Charge) | $150.00 | $165.00 |
| Extra Day (5 days Maximum usage) | $50.00 | $55.00 | |
| Cold Plate Transport | $150.00 | $165.00 | |
| Celebrant | A Celebrant can be hired to be the main speaker for the funeral ceremony | $500.00 | $550.00 |
| Priest | Approx $350-$400 | POA | POA |
| Hearse Hire | 3 Hours (Minimum Hire Charge) | POA | POA |
| Death/Funeral Notice | Price subject to number of lines | POA | POA |
| Singer/Organist | Church singers/organists | $327.27 | $360.00 |
| Additional Staff Member | Charged if extra staff are required | $200.00 | $220.00 |
| Islamic Burial Frame | Frame for bottom of grave used in Islamic burial including hire of transport shell | POA | POA |
| Live streaming | Dependent upon funeral location | POA | POA |
| Funeral Pre-Arrangement Meeting | This meeting is to consult with one of our Funeral Directors and have your pre-need funeral wishes recorded. This amount will be deducted from the total cost of the funeral when it becomes at need. Tender does not offer pre-paid funerals at this stage | $70 | $77 |
| Baby | |||
| Funeral Director for Funeral | $80 | $88 | |
| Wicker Coffin | $315.00 | $346.50 | |
| Special Order Coffin | POA | POA | |
| Transport | $100.00 | $110.00 | |
| Cremation Paperwork | $220 | $242.00 | |
| Most crematoriums provide the cremation of babies and children free of charge | |||