Cemeteries fees

Council fees and charges for cemeteries for 2026/2027.

Pay a cemetery bill by credit card

  • Cemetery fees as of 1 July 2026, including GST (15%).
  • Burial, disinterment, and plot purchase fees must be paid in full prior to any burial or disinterment, taking place.
  • The Council does not offer any payment plans.
  • No interments will be scheduled without the prior approval of the Council. 
Plot purchases Fee
Full-size plot $2,071.00
Ash plot $598.00
Child plot $978.00
Burial (9.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday) Fee
Stillborn/Neonatal (up to 6 months of age) $230.00
Infant (6 months to 12 months) $526.00
Child (13 months to 6 years) $863.00
 Adult (7 Years and over) $1,389.00
Ash interment $277.00
Green burial

$2,925.00 or actual costs if greater

Additional  Fee
Burial –  Saturday (9am to 12.30pm) and public holidays $846.00
Ash interment – attended by sexton on Saturday or a public holiday $254.00
Burials continuing after 4pm Monday to Friday or after 1pm Saturday  $362.00
Less than 8 working hours' notice $344.00
Use of a lowering device $139.00
Muslim boards $399.00
Disinterment Fee
Adult casket  $1871.00 or actual costs if greater
Child casket $1,399.00 or actual costs if greater
Ash $458.00 or actual costs if greater
Memorial work Fee
New headstone or plaque $87.00
Additional lettering $37.30
Renovating work $49.50
Administration Fee
Supply of written information $80.80 per hour
Transfer of Right of Burial $80.80

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