Funeral Services
Any location, any format
A funeral doesn’t have to follow a formula. We work with families to create meaningful farewells reflecting the needs of the family and the wishes of the deceased. This could be at a special location in a natural setting, community venue or at home and include personalised rituals.
Why choose Linchpin Funerals?
Linchpin Funerals, supported by Picaluna, will listen to what’s important and guide you in making the right choices for you, according to your values and priorities.
There can be so many decisions to make after someone dies and this may be be overwhelming.
We can arrange any products and services that are important to you and will not try to sell you anything that isn’t.
A few examples:
Celebration of life
While you will miss your Dad, he had a great life and you want to celebrate what he achieved and the legacy he left. Your family would like a non-religious funeral with the coffin present, at a venue with water views. Faye will work with you to find a suitable venue, create an order of service and provide some tips on preparing and delivering a Eulogy. As funeral director, Faye will arrange transport of the deceased into our care, help you choose the right coffin, flowers and hearse for the occasion, and arrange for your Dad to be cremated after the funeral. As celebrant, Faye will work with you to create a personalised ceremony that reflects your Dad’s life and includes rituals, props and music that are meaningful to your family.
Religious funeral
Your partner’s faith was important to them and they were a key member of their religious community. They would have wanted a traditional funeral at the place of worship they had regularly attended for many decades, followed by a burial in your family’s plot. Faye will work with you and the clergy to arrange all logistics for the funeral and communicate details to the congregation, while your partner is in our care. Faye will also arrange the burial after the service.
Direct cremation
Your friend died unexpectedly and they have no family in Australia, or much money. They wouldn’t have wanted any ‘fuss’. Faye will work with you to arrange a direct cremation and return the ashes to you, which will be returned to their family overseas.
Eco funeral
Your sister was a nature lover and wanted to be returned to the earth as naturally as possible, to minimise her environmental footprint after her death as she did during her life. Faye will work with you to ensure environmental impacts of your sister’s funeral are minimised, arrange an eco-burial, and help you choose a coffin made of sustainable materials.
Living wake
You have a life limiting illness and you are grateful that voluntary assisted dying is now an option for you when you get close to end of life. You have always enjoyed hosting social gatherings and would like to arrange a living wake with your family and friends while you are still alive. This will be the last party you host and you want it to be memorable. Faye will listen to what’s important to you and work with you and your family to pull together a memorable, meaningful and modern ceremony that you can be part of, before you become too unwell to enjoy it.
Home funeral
Your Mum was the matriarch or your family and spent her life caring for others. She died at home and you want to care for her yourself, as she cared for other family members previously. You would like a simple funeral, with close family and friends, at your family’s property. Faye will arrange for you to hire a cooling bed so you can keep your Mum at home for a few days after her death, and wash and dress her yourself. You may want to decorate and personalise a cardboard coffin for her to be placed in for a home funeral. Faye will arrange for your Mum to be either buried or cremated after the funeral, when your family is ready.
Memorial ceremony
Your son died suddenly in an accident. You are in shock and deep grief. You recognise the importance of honouring his life and providing an opportunity for your family and his friends to say goodbye to him, but you need some time to process what’s happened. Faye can arrange a direct cremation and return your son’s ashes to you, then work with you to arrange a personalised memorial ceremony when you’re ready.
Repatriation
Your uncle’s wishes were to be buried in his home country, where he grew up and where other family members are buried. Faye can work with you to arrange for his body to be repatriated.
What Does a Funeral Cost?
PRICES & INFORMATION AS AT JULY 2026
Linchpin Funerals, supported by Picaluna does things a little differently. Our role is to assist and empower families to create meaningful and authentic farewells that are aligned with their values… and at an affordable price. We are completely transparent with our pricing, sourcing everything at cost and applying a Service fee to the wholesale cost of the funeral.
Important: All the prices are just a guide, as there are many ways to personalise a funeral. If you would like a more accurate price guide or quote for your circumstance, please get in touch with us.
Direct Cremation
Direct Cremation is a no service, no attendance cremation of the deceased, with the ashes delivered to the family following the cremation taking place. The family often use the ashes at a later date in a memorial ceremony for the deceased- Transfer – $275.00
- Funeral Director – $572.00
- Coffin – $150.00
- Cremation Certificate – $220.00
- Death Certificate – $77.00
- Cremation Fee – $550.00
- NSW Govt. Cremation Levy – $47.30
- Sub-Total – $1891.30
- Picaluna Service Fee 40% – $756.52
- Total including GST – $2,647.82
Cremation with Funeral Service
Cremation with a service can either have the coffin present with the cremation taking place following the funeral service, or, the cremation can take place first, followed by a memorial service at a later date. With both options, the ashes are delivered to the family following the cremation taking place.- Transfer – $330.00
- Mortuary Care – $400.00
- Funeral Director – $1722.00
- Celebrant – $985.00
- Coffin – $560.00
- Hearse – $770.00
- Cremation Certificates – $220.00
- Death Certificate – $77.00
- Funeral Service Venue Cost – $550.00
- Funeral Staff – $176.00
- Cremation Fee – $550.00
- NSW Govt. Cremation Levy – $47.30
- Sub-Total – $6387.30
- Picaluna Service Fee 40% – $2554.92
- Total including GST – $8,942.22
Burial with Funeral Service
Burial with a service can be a funeral service followed by the burial graveside service, or, the graveside service can take place first, followed by a memorial service at a later date- Transfer – $330.00
- Mortuary Care – $400.00
- Funeral Director – $1722.00
- Celebrant – $985.00
- Coffin – $560.00
- Hearse – $770.00
- Death Certificate – $77.00
- Funeral Service Venue Cost – $550.00
- Funeral Staff – $176.00
- Sub-Total – $5570.00
- Picaluna Service Fee 40% – $2228.00
- Total including GST $7,798.00
Optional Extras
FLOWERS
Coffin Splash start from $440
Can include a coffin splash, floral arrangements, single stem flowers, floral tributes such as wreaths etc
VIEWING
From $660
Entails one night’s stay at the mortuary, basic preparation of the body, Viewing Room hire, and additional transfer fee from mortuary to crematorium.
ORDER OF SERVICE BOOKLETS
$275 – $440
These can be black and white or colour, multiple pages.
PHOTO & VIDEO SLIDESHOW
$220 to $660
Photo tribute slideshows and music are important parts of a funeral ceremony. Our professional Designers will curate all the photos, videos and music and build a beautiful presentation for playing on the day.
LIVE WEBCASTING
$1,210 to $1,980
Professional live streaming creates a beautiful experience for family and friends to easily be part of such an important moment from afar. High quality cameras and microphones discreetly capture all the important details. A recording of the funeral is available to watch later plus it can be downloaded and kept as a treasured tribute.
CATERING
Prices vary based on a per-head
Some venues have in-house caterers. For venues that don’t, Picaluna has a range of professional catering companies to choose from.
COOLING BED HIRE
$275 set up + $165/night
A refrigerated cooling plate to lay underneath the deceased, keeping them cool for a home vigil.
NEWSPAPER NOTICES
Starting from $175
Can be either a Funeral or Death notice, both digital and print.
RELIGIOUS CEREMONY
Typically $330
In the instance of a religious ceremony, Clergy would replace the Celebrant.
END OF LIFE DOULA
Hourly rate depending upon circumstances
An end of life Doula is a non-medical companion, who provides emotional, social and spiritual support to the dying, and to those around them. They help open up the conversation about death and loss and on a more practical level, they will provide company if/when the family needs to take breaks, or help set up a community support system.
URNS
$66 to $1,100
Picaluna has a range of urn suppliers to choose from.
BURIAL PLOT
$5,500 to $35,000
Generally the family deals directly with the cemetery when purchasing the burial plot.
BURIAL FEE
FROM$1,650
This cost is the minimum one could expect to pay for opening and closing of the grave. Often this is paid directly to the cemetery by the family.
NSW GOVT. LEVY
A levy that applies to every person cremated or buried in NSW, as implemented by The NSW Government through Cemeteries and Crematoria NSW.
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