Amity Funerals
The genuine low cost alternative
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Affordable Funeral Services Melbourne Wide
Are you looking for simple, affordable funerals in Melbourne?
Amity Funerals has been offering dignified funerals at low cost prices for more than 30 years . Our low overheads allow us to offer cheap prices on comprehensive funeral services without the expensive “frills” of other funeral homes. We know you want the best for your departed, however not everyone has the budget for a lavish funeral. This is why Amity Funerals is here to serve you.
Amity Funerals emerged as a leader in the new newly founded Melbourne low cost funeral market more than 30 years ago. We are one of the very few low cost funeral homes to survive for more than a decade in this highly competitive environment. This is due to our honesty and our commitment to never promise impossible services for unrealistic prices.
Our commitment to you is that Amity will provide a service tailored specifically to your individual needs, with no generic quotes and no hidden extras. That is why so many families have returned to us again and again.
As a former member of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), Amity Funerals is nationally recognised for our commitment to high quality and ethical practices.
We services all Melbourne suburbs
Amity Funerals offers telephone arrangements 7 days a week. You can either do this completely online, by phone, or (for a small fee for rural areas) have an arranger come to you.
Our experienced funeral consultants service all Greater Melbourne suburbs. We know the passing of a loved one can be a difficult time for you and your family. Our focus is to make the necessary burial or cremation arrangements as seamless and as stress free as possible with the utmost sensitivity.
A loved one has passed and I’m not sure what to do.
A loved one has organised a pre-arranged funeral with Amity Funerals
I need support planning the passing of a loved one
I need support for my own passing
No Matter where you currently are in your journey, we are here to support you every step of the way.
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Our Services
At Amity Funerals, we are committed to serving all cultures, religions, and communities with the utmost respect and care. We understand that each person and family is unique, and we strive to create a supportive and inclusive environment that honors diverse beliefs, traditions and customs.
Our dedicated team is experienced in accommodating a wide range of funeral and memorial service requests, ensuring that every individual’s final farewell is a meaningful and culturally sensitive experience. Your loved ones deserve farewell that reflects their values and traditions, and we are here to provide the support and guidance you need during this challenging and highly emotional time.
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A traditional or religious funeral takes place most often at a church organised and run by priests, usually followed by burial with heavy emphasis on the religious beliefs of the deceased and the family.
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A civil funeral mainly revolves around the deceased with no or limited religious aspect. The service is run and organised by a Civil Celebrant or one of our Funeral Directors (Nigel Davies, Nigel Collins, Barb Fergusson or Shannon Johnstone).
We will sit with the family and talk about how exactly the funeral will be run, what music to play (if any) and anything else to personalise the funeral.
The funeral typically takes place at a chapel at one of the cemeteries or a chapel nearer most of the attendees/family. Civil funerals generally proceed cremation however burial is an option.
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A graveside service skips going to a church or chapel all together and the whole service happens at the cemetery next to the grave. These can be religious or not it all depends on personal choice.
There’s usually some poems and a eulogy and a small talk about death an why it’s important to gather at a time like this, and for the religious services, a homily by the priest and scripture.
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A witness cremation is the final send off for your loved one, most commonly done with Hindu services but available for anyone,
A witness cremation typically follows a service at a church or chapel, though you may want to skip those entirely and just witness the cremation without a funeral.
The bookings for a witness cremation are 30 minutes, anything longer and the crematorium may charge extra.
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A natural funeral is designed to reduce the impact of the environment, by ways of using untreated wood for the coffins or using a calico or vegetable extract shroud to bury.
Reducing the impact of the environment by not having flowers or order of service cards. Dressing the loved one in biodegradable or natural fibers and not using any preservatives in the mortuary during preparation.
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Funerals don’t always have to be at a church or chapel, more and more families are opting to have a celebration of life at home. We can have the deceased there in the coffin or on a cold plate (a cold plate is a device that’s placed under the body to keep cold). You may wish to have a celebrant and have a service or you may choose to have a BBQ and a final drink with your loved one in the back yard.
Most of the time with a home funeral, the deceased has been cremated and their ashes are on display in the home, we have a wooden urn you may wish to rent or check out our urns page.
We can transfer the ashes into the urn so you don’t have to.
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Funerals are a sad time as we remember those who have passed, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun, from Hawaiian shirt themed services to a full Viking Burial. We are here to cater the funeral to your particular (sometimes bizarre) service requests, we would go as far to say we even enjoy seeing all the costumes and even participate in the chosen dress codes!
Our Services include
Facing a Terminal Illness?
If you or a loved one is approaching the end of life, we also offer compassionate support through our in-house Death Doula, Barb Ferguson.
Barb provides gentle, holistic guidance to help ease the transition from this life — emotionally, spiritually, and practically — for both you and your loved ones.
Learn more about this service by clicking the button below.
Our Guarantee of Ethical and Professional Service.
Our current managing director Nigel Davies has sat on or hosted committees such as the National Meeting of Funeral And Cemetery Associations, and the Victorian Funeral Industry Stakeholders Committee, as well as sitting on multiple committees for the Victorian Health and Justice Departments.
As President of the NFDA during Covid, he was a primary contact for federal and state government officials, and for many media organisations.
When you come to Amity Funerals, you are guaranteed that the ethical and professional standards we strive to achieve and maintain are second to none.
But our promise to you is that if we believe we cannot provide the best solution for your needs, the we will do our best to refer you to the right people to help you
Grief and Support Helplines
Amity Funerals are here to help as much as we can, however sometimes people who have suffered a loss need that little extra help and that’s OK.
Reach out to Lifeline, Beyond Blue or Grief Australia for more support during your difficult times.
Click the logos to visit their websites.
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Request a Callback
If you would like us to call you, please fill out the details below and we will be in touch as soon as we can.
For urgent matters, or if someone has just passed away, please phone us directly on 1800 650 211.
Your details are kept private and are never shared with anyone.