Services & Fees
In accordance with sections 40 & 41 of the Cemeteries & Crematoria Act 2003, the Delegate of the Secretary to the Department of Health and Human Services, has approved the fees of the Bellbrae Cemetery Trust as listed on this website.
Note: The Cemetery is open to the public daily. Business hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 3pm – strictly by appointment.
| Fees | Amount | Effective |
|---|---|---|
| INTERMENT OF BODILY REMAINS | ||
| Right of Interment – Bodily Remains – Lawn Sections or Monumental Sections (Gravesite) | $2,175 | 1/7/2023 |
| Right of Interment – Bodily Remains – Sheoak Lawn Section (Gravesite) including granite vase | $2,340 | 1/7/2023 |
| Right of Interment – Bodily Remains – Premium location | $3,260 | 1/7/2023 |
| Interment Services – Lawn/ Monumental / Garden Sections | ||
| – Grave Digging – Single and double depth 2.3m (Sinking or reopening) | $2,673 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Grave Digging – 2.7m depth (Sinking or reopening) | $2,822 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Under beam Interment for Child (First Interment of Site) | $506 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Interment Services – Stillborn Child | $TBA | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for interment services – Oversize Grave | $467 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for removal of Ledger | $510 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for interment after 4pm weekdays | $596 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for interment before noon Saturdays | $757 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for interment after noon Saturdays (Subject to Availability) | $1,305 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for Interment at Short Notice (Subject to Availability) | $465 | 1/7/2023 |
| – Additional fee for Alternative Backfill (Sand or Loam on request) | $354 | 1/7/2023 |
| INTERMENT OF CREMATED REMAINS | ||
| Cremated remains Interment Site (Perpetual tenure) Memorial / Native Garden | $610 | 1/7/2023 |
| Cremated remains Interment Site (Perpetual tenure) Callistemon Memorial Rock Walled Garden | $1,487 | 1/7/2023 |
| Standard Gravesite for Cremated remains (Perpetual Tenure) – Maximum of 4 Ashes interments per gravesite | $2,175 | 1/7/2023 |
| Additional fee for Burial of Cremated Remains in pocket at foot or head of grave with existing monument | $165 | 1/7/2023 |
| Permit to inter cremated remains (Graves / Memorial or Native Garden) | $171 | 1/7/2023 |
| Trust Attendance at Cemetery for interment of cremated remains (mandatory) | $97 | 1/7/2023 |
| Interment Services – Scattering of Cremated Remains by Trust Member | $97 | 1/7/2023 |
| MONUMENTAL and MEMORIAL WORKS / DEDICATIONS | ||
| ALL INTERMENTS AND MEMORIALISATION WORKS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE TRUST PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT | ||
| Permit to erect a memorial or place a bronze plaque (All Sections) | $165 | 1/7/2023 |
| Permit (to add additional inscription on existing memorial or bronze plaque) | $60 | 1/7/2023 |
|
Permit – Installation of a new Headstone (existing foundation) – New monument without existing foundation – Major Renovation to Headstone or Monument in any Section |
$380 | 1/7/2023 |
| Dedication of Bench Seat – (No interment rights / Plaque to be funded by family) | $3,435 | 1/7/2023 |
| Dedication of Rock Seat – (No interment rights / Plaque to be funded by family) | $2,285 | 1/7/2023 |
| MISCELLANEOUS FEES | ||
| General & Interment Administration Charge (per hour) | $60 | 1/7/2023 |
| Issue of Certificates – per Certificate | $60 | 1/7/2023 |
| Search of Cemetery Records | $60 | 1/7/2023 |
| Surrender of unexercised Right of Interment – According to DHHS Schedule plus an administration fee of: | $175 | 1/7/2023 |
| Exhumation of bodily remains / Lift and Reposition (when authorised) | $4,088 | 1/7/2023 |
| Grave Testing | $465 | 1/7/2023 |
Please Note:
- The Trust’s fees are adjusted annually under the supervision of the Victorian Government.
- Fees and charges do not include supply of plaques.
- Bellbrae Cemetery fees and charges subject to GST are marked with an * Tax receipt provided on request.
- Always contact the Trust to ensure access to our current fee structure.
- Cemetery operations and services may be impacted on Days of High Fire Risk