• From the place of death or other location in Greater Sydney
• Use of purpose-built, accredited vehicles with fully-trained personnel
• 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year

• Refrigerated storage of body for seven days from transport into our care (additional charges may apply thereafter)
• Use of accredited mortuary facilities and fully-trained personnel to sanitise, cleanse and dress the body

Collect and process information, including:

• Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
• Burial or cremation referee certificates
• Registration with NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages

(additional changes may apply in circumstances of repatriation to or from Australia)

Making all arrangements for the service, including:

• Face-to-face meeting (anywhere in Greater Sydney) to decide on the elements comprising the service
• Liaising with clergy or celebrant
• Advising on coffin/casket choice
• Playing AV tribute presentation
• Compiling and playing music
• Providing memorial book
• Creating and organising other service elements (such as flowers, keepsakes, memorial stationery, catering and more)

Using third-party facilities, including churches, chapels, and other venues

Purchasing a coffin or casket from the GW Kelly Funerals range (range includes coffins and caskets constructed from a variety of materials, including fibreboard, veneered timbers, and solid wood with different finishes; environmentally friendly options and custom printed options are available; metal caskets are price on application)

Providing services for identification purposes (where necessary) and required documentation, including:

• Attending Practitioner’s Cremation Certificate
• Medical Referee’s Cremation Permit

Providing registered death certificate, including a reasonable number of certified copies delivered via registered post

Funeral arrangement at one location, including (where the service and the burial/cremation are at the same location)

• Coordinating logistics
• Transporting coffin/casket in a hearse from GW Kelly Funerals to service venue
• Providing fully-trained personnel

Funeral arrangement at two locations, including: (where the service and the burial/cremation are at different locations and guests attend both locations)

• Coordinating logistics
• Transporting coffin/casket in hearse from GW Kelly Funerals to service venue
• Providing fully-trained personnel
• Guests attending both locations

Cremation at Bayside Crematorium (owned and operated by Sydney Farewells Pty Ltd) or government-operated crematorium, including:

• Transporting coffin/casket in hearse (or other accredited vehicle) from our mortuary to crematorium
• Cremation services
• Returning ashes to the GW Kelly Funerals office (in a plastic urn with nameplate)

Cremation at crematorium of your choosing, including:

• Transporting coffin/casket in hearse (or other accredited vehicle) from our mortuary to crematorium chapel, including up to 45 minutes for the funeral service
• Cremation and service time (30-45 minutes, depending on the location)

Essential Cremation Package

This can be arranged over the phone, in person or via email for your loved one In the Sydney area.
We will transfer into our care, prepare and cremate but with no attendance by family or friends.

The total cost  includes:
• Planning fee (all arrangements)
• Transport (transfer into our care)
• Mortuary care (preparation for cremation)
• Cremation container
• Vehicle (transfer to crematorium)
• Crematorium (choice of crematorium and time of cremation at our discretion)
• Legal documents (medical certificate, death certificate and cremation permit)

If flowers, press notices or viewing is required, these will cost extra. We will deliver the ashes to you along with the registered Death Certificate within 50km of our Sutherland base during the weekday office hours.

T & Cs*

• Paid in advance
• Arrangements may be made over the phone or by email.
• Cremation at day and time convenient to us.
• Transfer to our care from within 50km from Sutherland.
• No attendees, no view, flowers, or notices. If these are required then the price will be extra.
• We will deliver (or you can pick up) ashes in a plastic urn with the with death certificate to informant during the weekday office hours

Burial at the cemetery of your choosing, including:

• Transporting coffin/casket in hearse (or other accredited vehicle) from our mortuary to cemetery
• Burial services

Preparing the body for viewing:

• Trimming the coffin or casket (with draping and pillow)
• Dressing and presenting the body (including make-up and hair styling)
• Embalming (as required)

Viewing up to 1½ hours (between 9.00am and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday)

Viewing after hours or on weekends

Embalming services

For 4.5 hours, including driver

Provided by our in-house florist

Provided by third-party supplier

Provided by GW Kelly Funerals:

• Up to 20 photos included in presentation
• Up to 40 photos included in presentation

Funeral arrangement at 1 location, including where the service and the burial/cremation are at the same location

Funeral arrangement at 2 locations, including where the service and the burial/cremation are at different locations and guests attend both locations

Preparing and lodging newspaper notice

four pages, colour on cover

Woronora Memorial Park

Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park

Rookwood General Cemetery

Rookwood Catholic Cemetery

Rookwood Memorial Gardens and Crematorium

Macquarie Park Cemetery and Crematorium

Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery and Crematorium

Northern Suburbs Crematorium

Bayside Crematorium