Pre-Planning a Funeral

Planning your funeral in advance can bring comfort and clarity — both for you and for those you love.
It allows you to make thoughtful choices, record your wishes, and ease the burden of decision-making later on.

We can guide you through each step — you can choose whether you’d like to record your preferences online or sit down together to discuss them in person.

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The Benefits of Pre-planning

Pre-planning helps ensure your funeral reflects your life, values, and wishes. It also offers practical and emotional benefits including:

Peace of mind – Know that your wishes are clear, recorded, and ready when needed.
Less stress for loved ones – They’ll have one less thing to worry about when the time comes.
Financial control – You can plan ahead with clear cost estimates and flexible pre-payment options.
Personal expression – Choose your own send-off. Flowers? Footy club colours? Favourite song? Go for it.

What You Can Plan in Advance

You can record as much or as little detail as you like. Most people start with the essentials — whether they’d prefer burial or cremation, the type of service, and a few personal touches (does “My Way” make the playlist?). From there, you might like to think about:

Who will lead the service — a celebrant, clergy member, or someone close to you
Music, readings, or personal tributes that mean something special
Flowers, photos, and order-of-service booklets
Memorial ideas and keepsake options
Pre-payment or funeral bond arrangements

Make it personal

The design of your funeral is limited only by your imagination. Selecting music that resonates deeply, choosing a location with special significance – whether it’s a family farm, a beloved beach, or a picturesque winery – can ensure a deeply personal tribute.

For some, honouring their faith, cultural traditions, or commitment to sustainability is paramount. We are dedicated to ensuring that each service reflects the individual’s values as you wish.

How the process works

We’ll guide you through each step with patience, care and a little bit of humour.

Get in touch

Give us a call, send an email, or drop by for a chat. It’s not as strange a conversation as it sounds!
Record your wishes & Discuss Pre-Funding

Meet with us in person or complete our online funeral estimate tool to start. We’ll make sure to note down everything that matters.
You can also choose to pre-fund your funeral, we’ll explain this clearly or readour article “Pre-planning vs Pre-funding, whats the difference”.
Personalise Your Service

Choose what feels right — location, music, readings, even the dress code (yes, you can have one).
Confirm and Store Your Plan

We’ll safely store your plan until it’s needed, and yes, you can update it anytime.
Share with Family

We’ll help you ensure your loved ones know where to find your plan when the time comes.
Review & Update Anytime

Your plan can be revisited and updated whenever you wish — life changes, and so can your arrangements.

Get a Funeral Estimate

Use our Funeral estimate tool to get a clear and transparent estimate for funeral arrangements based on your preferences. Estimated time: 10 Minutes.

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Talk to Our Pre-planning Team

Prefer a conversation? We’re happy to answer questions and guide you through the process.

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