Our Pricing
We believe funerals and funeral care should be meaningful, authentic and affordable.
On average, a Tender Funeral costs between $3900 and $6,900, depending on the services and products chosen. This is well below the industry average.
To maintain transparency, we openly share our pricing and help families identify which services are a good fit for them and best celebrate the life of the person they love. A cost summary for our services is outlined in the tables below.
Our lowest cost funeral is $3500, including all essential items legally required. If you are eligible for our concessional pricing, this price may be further reduced. See the information via the link below. Inclusions for this price: GST, funeral director fee, benevolent funeral payment, refrigerated accomodation/care, beautiful and diginified mortuary care on arrival, transport of your person into our care, death certificate, cremation paperwork, an eco cardboard coffin, and direct cremation fee at Innes Gardens Memorial Park. This price also includes visiting with your person before cremation, affording you time to say your goodbye which can be a very healing process and contribute to healthy bereavement. We don’t charge a fee for this.
Speak with our staff to find out more or if you’d like to plan ahead, make a time to discuss funeral pre-arrangement.
*Please note: prices below include GST where applicable.
Fees, as updated July 2026
| *required fees | INC GST | |
|---|---|---|
| PRE-PLANNING | ||
| Funeral Pre-arrangement Meeting | Plan your funeral in advance with one of our Funeral Directors | $57.75 |
| Funeral Pre-arrangement (Take Home Kit) | Plan your funeral in advance with our take-home pre-planning kit. | $21.00 |
| *TENDER STANDARD FEES | ||
| *Funeral Director Fee | DIRECT CREMATION (no ceremony or attendance). Includes the support and advice of the Funeral Director for the preparations, logistics and legal documentation required, for the cremation of your person. | $1,533.00 |
| TENDER CREMATION: Includes the support and advice of the Funeral Director for the preparations, logistics and legal documentation required, for the cremation of your person. This also can include a family-led service using our ceremony space | $1,898.40 | |
| TENDER FULL SERVICE: Cremation/burial with ceremony and or full funeral service. Includes the support and advice of the Funeral Director to manage the funeral arrangements, logistics and legal documentation required, and to attend the funeral on the day. | $2,999.00 | |
| TENDER FULL SERVICE (Dual Location): Full service in two locations (E.g Church service followed by Graveside Service). | Cremation: $3,517.50 Burial: $3,727.50 |
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| *Transportation (2 Transports within 70 Kms from our office) | Transport of your person from a hospital/aged care facility/residence to our mortuary, then to the funeral/cemetery/crematorium. Includes 2 transports in the Tender transfer van. If a hearse is hired on the day of the funeral then only half of this fee is charged. | $420.00 |
| *Welcoming Care and Coffining | We receive everyone as a person, so we take care of your person's hygiene, wrap them in a sheet and place a pillow under their head. This cost covers the time and resources required to provide this minimal level of care, as well as the time and care of placing your person into their coffin. We do this for EVERYONE unless requested not to by family. | $220.50 |
| *Refrigerated Care (1 Week only) | Applicable in cases of direct cremations | $183.75 |
| *Refrigerated Care (up to 4 weeks) | Accommodation and care of your person in our mortuary for up to 4 weeks. | $288.75 |
| Additional week | $159.60 | |
| *Death Certificate | Death Certificate - Issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages, as well as certified copies. | $79.80 |
| *Cremation Papers | Cremation Risk Assessment - This assessment is charged by your persons GP to produce a certificate stating there is no risk to cremation. This is only applicable to people who die outside NSW health facilities, or deaths that are not-reportable to the coroner. | TBA |
| Medical Referee Cremation Permit required for cremation of non-coronial cases | $126.00 | |
| *Cremation/burial fee | See table below | |
| Benevolent Funeral Payment | This payment goes towards supporting the burial/cremation of people experiencing extreme financial hardship. This amount is removed from the account if concession is applicable. | $250.0 |
| OUR STANDARD COFFINS | ||
| We carry a range of standard coffins in stock, however if you would like something different, speak with one of our funeral directors, and we can organise something more specific to your person. We charge At-cost for all our coffins. All coffins include the cost of a customise nameplate. | ||
| Cardboard | $241.50 | |
| Country Oak | $683.17 | |
| Walnut | $683.17 | |
| Rosewood | $683.17 | |
| Woven (wicker) | $900.90 | |
| Woven (Pandnus, Kubu) | $1,328.67 | |
| MDF | $474.60 | |
| Enviro | $1,308.30 | |
| Made to measure or special order | #VALUE! | |
| TENDER ADDITIONAL FEES | ||
| After Hours Transport | Charged on weekdays between 5pm to 9am and on weekends when Tender staff bring your person into our care. This is charged on top of the usual transportation fee | $475.00 |
| Additional Staff Member | Charged if extra staff are required, for a large funeral | $255.15 |
| Extra Transportations | If your person is required to be transported again | $231.00 |
| Standard Distance Fee | Per km for distances 70-100km from Tender Office - this cost covers additional resorucing required for distance travel | $288.75 |
| Distance Fee | Over 100kms from Tender office (Charged per km over standard distance fee) | $4.62 |
| After Hours Arrangement Fee | Charged on weekdays between 5pm to 9am and on weekends when Tender staff meet with a family to arrange a funeral | $231.00 |
| Extended Vigil | We will never charge you to see your person, however we do support a number of families at any one time. This means that we typically allocate 1.5 hours for our viewing timeslots. If you would like more time, that is completley fine, we can either book an additional time at a later date, or you can pay to rent the space for an additional 1.5 hours. | $231.00 |
| COOL PLATE FEES | ||
| Cold Plate Hire | First 3 Days (Minimum Hire Charge) | $200.55 |
| Cold Plate Transport | Transport and Setup of the cool-plate at your residence. This is not an essential charge, and you can contact us to collect to cool plate should you wish to do this part yourself. | $200.55 |
| Cold Plate - Extra Day (4-5 Days) | Charged each day to a maximum of 5 days, for the time you keep your person at home using the cool plate | $147.00 |
| TENDER OPTIONAL CHARGES | ||
| Wash and Dress | BY TENDER AND/OR FAMILY: This covers ‘mortuary care’ performed by Tender. That might be sacred washing, dressing or shrouding, closing of the eyes and mouth, shaving, makeup on request or the creation of keepsakes such as fingerprint impressions or locks of hair. Our mortuary care is consent-based, meaning we will only ever do what you want us to do, and you are invited to be part of the process This covers the hire of the mortuary space and the availability of a staff member to be present for assistance. | $441.00 |
| Tender Room Hire | 2 hour hire of the Tender Funerals Ceremony Space/ Rooms | $346.50 |
| Ceremony Space Hire (3 Hours (35 people) | Hire of our outdoor ceremony space for 35 people | $577.50 |
| Ceremony Space Hire (3 Hours (35+ people) | Hire of our outdoor ceremony space for over 35 people | $693.00 |
| Ceremony Space Hire (3 Hours (50+ people) | Hire of our outdoor ceremony space for over 50 people | $808.50 |
| Celebrant | A Celebrant can be hired to be the main speaker for the funeral ceremony | $462.00 |
| Priest | Approximate - will vary with each parish | $462.00 |
| Church Fees | Some churches require a donation to be made for the use of their facilitites for a funeral | $262.50 |
| Venue Hire | A number of venues, such as community halls and chapels are available at various costs. For more information, please speak with one of our Funeral Directors | TBA |
| Hearse Hire | *If possible: 3 Hours (Minimum Hire Charge) approximate | $1,680.00 |
| Death/Funeral Notice - Newspaper | Price subject to number of lines - approximate | $126.00 |
| Death/Funeral Notice - Radio | Subject to each radio station prices - approximate | $69.30 |
| Singer/Organist - approximate | Church singers/organists | $378.00 |
| Live streaming (extenral provider) | Dependent upon funeral location - Approximate | $462.00 |
| Embalming | Preservation of your person required for Crypt, Vault and Mausoleum interment or for repatriation | $1,260.00 |
| Order of Service Printing and Folding | At Tender, we do not offer design services for Order of Service booklets, as part of our products, we encourage family to organise this themselves. However, we can support with the printing and folding of your booklets should you need. | |
| 1 Copy | $0.46 | |
| 50 Copies | $23.10 | |
| 100 Copies | $46.20 | |
| 150 Copies | $69.30 | |
| 200 Copies | $92.40 | |
| 250 Copies | $115.50 | |
| 300 Copies | $138.60 | |
| Crucifix - Gold | Crucifix fixed to coffin lid with nameplate | $33.60 |
| Crucifix - Silver | Crucifix fixed to coffin lid with nameplate | $29.40 |
| Cross - Gold | Cross fixed to coffin lid with nameplate | $33.60 |
| Cross - Silver | Cross fixed to coffin lid with nameplate | $29.40 |
| Islamic Burial Frame | Price of request - approximate | $210.00 |
| Grave Marker | White Cross grave marker | $231.00 |
| Funeral Pre-arrangement Meeting | Plan your funeral in advance with our Funeral Director | $55.00 |
| Funeral Pre-arrangement (Take Home Kit) | Plan your funeral in advance with our take-home pre-planning kit. | $20.00 |
| CEMETERY and CREMATORIA FEES | ||
| Cremation Costs | ||
| Port Macquarie/Hastings | Cremation: Adult cost + Gov Levy | 745 - 935 |
| Taree Manning | Cremation - Adult cost + Gov Levy | 1200 |
| Kempsey | Cremation - Adult cost + Gov Levy | 1200 |
| Innes Gardens Memorial Park Chapel Hire | 1.5 Hours hire of the Innes Gardens Chapel Space | 830 |
| Saturday Surcharge | 830 | |
| Innes Gardens Memorial Park Cemetery | Burial Plot - Adult, all new plots (double depth x 2 interment rights) | 10,960 |
| Interment (Grave Digging) - New plots, adult | 2383.50 | |
| Interment (Grave Digging) - Exsiting, adult | 2383.50 | |
| Burial Plot - Child (Up to 12yrs) | TBA | |
| Interment (Grave Digging) - Child (Up to 12yrs) | TBA | |
| Wauchope/Laurieton/Outlying Cemeteries | ||
| PMQ General Cemetery | Interment (Grave Digging) - Prior reservation plots only | |
| PMHC Cemeteries | Burial Plot - Adult Reservation - All new plots | 3129.50 |
| Burial Plot - Adult | ||
| Burial Plot - Child (up to 12yrs) | ||
| Interment (Grave Digging) - Adult | ||
| Interment (Grave Digging) - Child (up to 12yrs) | ||
| Kempsey Shire Council Cemeteries | Burial Plot - Adult Reservation - All new plots | |
| Interment (Grave Digging) - Adult | ||
| Interment - in a reserved site if reservation made prior to January 1994 (lawn section only) | ||
| Second Interment (Grave Digging) - in an existing gravesite | ||
| Infant Grave | ||
| If your chosen cemetery/ crematoria is not listed above, please contact for up-to-date pricing. | ||
| INFANT AND CHILD | ||
| All funerals for infant and children have been generously supported by our Community Benevolent Fund. | ||
| Cremation with or without Service | ||
| Infant up to 4 weeks | ||
| Infant 4 weeks to 2 years | ||
| Child (2 to 12 years | ||
| Burial with or Without Service | ||
| Infant up to 4 weeks | ||
| Infant 4 weeks to 2 years | ||
| Child (2 to 12 years) | ||
You Have Options
When planning a funeral, it’s important to understand your options so you’re empowered to make decisions that are right for you and your family. Our services are led by your and your family’s needs, we won’t push you to purchase anything you don’t need.
Further educational resources are available in the ‘RESOURCES’ section of the Tender Funerals Mid North Coast website, including answers to all your Frequently Asked Questions, plus downloadable Infosheets on topics from bereavement and loss, to pre-arranging a funeral.
Cultural Needs
Tender Funerals respects the traditions of Indigenous communities and the needs of the many different cultural and religious communities across Australia. We welcome discussion and guidance on how we can best meet every family’s wishes and traditions.
Pre-arranging a funeral
Speak with our staff to find out more or if you’d like to book an appointment to plan ahead or discuss funeral pre-arrangement.