Why Choose Cheap Cremations Melbourne?
As an independent funeral director, we offer affordable cremation services with personal support for Melbourne families. Our approach is simple. We listen, explain costs, and treat your loved one with the utmost respect. Here’s more about our team.
What Is a Direct Cremation?
A direct cremation is a private, unattended cremation with no funeral service at the crematorium. Your loved one is transferred into care. Later, when the required paperwork is finalised, the cremation takes place, and their cremated remains are returned to the family.
Direct cremation services suit people who prefer a simple farewell or want an affordable option without a traditional funeral. Many families choose to hold a memorial service later, in their own time. This often takes place at home, where friends gather to share stories and remember their loved one’s life.
An unattended cremation is conducted with dignity and compassionate care. It also gives your family and friends the opportunity to decide how they want to remember the person and more time to manage their grief.
How Direct Cremation Works
First phone call
Call (03) 9982 1182. Our compassionate team will discuss your circumstances and explain the next steps. You can also book online.
Transfer into our care
We arrange collection 24/7 across greater Melbourne. We do not impose a weekend or public holiday surcharge.
Paperwork and registration
We handle the required medical and legal paperwork. This involves registering the death with Births, Deaths & Marriages.
Private cremation
Your loved one is cremated at a Victorian crematorium as a no service / unattended cremation.
Return of ashes
We arrange their return once the crematorium makes them available, generally five business days after cremation.
Our Basic Package Includes
Our $1,999 package covers:
- ✓Transfer of your loved one from the place of death into our care.
- ✓Basic mortuary care.
- ✓A simple, dignified coffin with a flat top and natural finish.
- ✓Death registration and a death certificate.
- ✓A cremation certificate.
- ✓The cremation fee.
- ✓A single rose, placed as a mark of respect.
- ✓Return of ashes.
- ✓GST
Here’s more information about our full package details.
Compare Our Price
Our basic package costs $1,999 for an unattended cremation. This transparent pricing includes no hidden fees and compares to the average $2,880 charged by corporate funeral directors.
Here’s more information about what a cremation costs in Melbourne. Compared with traditional burial services and cemetery costs, cremation is the most affordable option.
Optional Add-Ons
Chapel Viewing
In addition to our basic package, you can choose a viewing of up to one hour in our chapel to say goodbye to your loved one.
Urn & Jewellery
We also offer a decorative urn or keepsake jewellery to hold a small amount of ashes. All of these options involve additional fees.
We do not upsell. For extra options, see our cremation add-ons page.
- Medical and legal paperwork
- Private Cremation
- No inflated “add-ons”
- Personalised service
- No out of hours surcharge for collection and transfer into care
- Medical and legal paperwork
- Private Cremation
- No inflated “add-ons”
- Personalised service
- No out of hours surcharge for collection and transfer into care
Unattended Cremation Across Greater Melbourne
If you need to arrange an unattended simple cremation in Melbourne, call our experienced team anytime, day or night, on (03) 9982 1182. Alternatively, contact us.
We know this is both a sad time and difficult time for you. So we’ll talk through the arrangements, including collection and what happens next. You do not need to have every answer ready before calling.
We are located at 1/31–39 Westwood Drive, Ravenhall VIC 3023, and offer transfers across Greater Melbourne and other regional areas.
What Clients Say About Us
A heart-felt thank you for all your efforts over the past week in helping us to arrange my dad’s funeral. Thank you for your guidance with all the administration that we couldn’t have done without your assistance, which you always conducted in a professional and efficient yet gentle manner. We took great comfort on the day of the funeral knowing that my dad would have approved of and appreciated every detail. The work you do means so much to the families you assist; dealing with matters beyond their ability to manage in their time of grief. Thank you.
Anika O’Connell
I recently required the services of Cheap Cremations Melbourne to arrange my father’s funeral. Everyone I had contact with at this establishment were absolutely wonderful and the most professional people I have every dealt with within the funeral industry. Having had previous funerals arranged with bigger Funeral homes had left me looking for something more personal, something that suited my requirements; this is what I got here. Without Sue’s help I do not think I could have arranged things the way I wanted, with every detail taken care of in exactly the manor I wanted, her attention to detail was impeccable. I have absolutely no hesitation recommending these guys at a time when people need help the most. Thank you everyone so very much for all of your guidance and assistance.