At Heritage & Heritage Funerals our funeral costs are made up of 3 components.
1. Professional Fees
Professional Fees incorporate the various tasks completed by our staff that are involved in arranging, planning and conducting a funeral. The professional fee is determined by the type of service you wish to have. After hours charges may also be applicable for services provided outside our normal business hours of 9.00am to 5.00pm.
For all Single, Graveside, Dual and Extended Dual services our professional fee includes:-
- A funeral consultation within business hours with one of our experienced Funeral Directors
- Organisation of Medical Certificate
- Registration of death with Births, Deaths & Marriages
- A 1 hour viewing held within business hours
- Use of our Heritage & Heritage chapel located at either Wantirna or Woori Yallock
- Provision of a hearse and two staff on the day of the service
- A photo tribute slideshow with 35 photos and 1 music track (Except for Graveside Services)
- Complimentary standard memorial book
2. Required Costs
Required costs are those additional costs that are necessary in order to carry out the funeral on your behalf. These costs may vary depending on your wants or needs and include transfer fees, coffin / casket, cemetery or crematorium costs, death certificate, mortuary care such as embalming fees and government medical officer costs which are required for all cremations.
3. Other / Third Party Costs
Third Party Costs are costs incurred to arrange the service in accordance with your instructions. These costs are paid out by Heritage & Heritage Funerals on your behalf to third parties. Many of these costs can be paid directly to the third party at the families request. (Conditions Apply)
They include things such as:-
- Floral tributes
- Paper notices
- Clergy or celebrant fees
- Venue hire costs
- Coach or limo hire
- Service booklets
- Musician fees
Disclosures
Mortuary & Holding
Our mortuary and primary holding facility is located at our Heritage & Heritage Funerals Wantirna premises, we also have a holding facility at our Woori Yallock premises.
- Wantirna—733 Boronia Rd, Wantirna, Victoria 3152
- Woori Yallock—1416 Healesville—Koo Wee Rup Rd, Woori Yallock, Victoria 3139
Crematoriums
We utilise two main crematoriums
- Lilydale Crematorium at 126-128 Victoria Rd, Lilydale, —Owned by Greater Metropolitan Cemetery Trust
- Springvale Crematorium at 600 Princes Hwy, Springvale—Owned by Southern Metropolitan Cemetery Trust
Other crematoriums may be used at family request.
Transportation
Transportation prior to burial or cremation will be in a suitable vehicle owned by Heritage & Heritage Funerals or will be provided by our third party contractor Professional Transfer Services.