Celebrated

A farewell in a place that was theirs.

Your chosen venue — sailing clubs, gardens, estates — yours for the day, shaped entirely around them.

★★★★★Rated 5.0 from 32 Google reviews

Venues from our Celebrated collection — across Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula.

If someone has died

Call now — we come to you, any hour, and nothing else needs deciding tonight.

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What it costs

Cremation from $12,029 · Burial from $10,864 · inc GST

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Planning ahead?

Not in need today — recording your wishes, or prepaying a Celebrated farewell at today's price.

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The day, in a place that mattered.

Celebrated opens our full venue collection across Melbourne and the Mornington Peninsula — the sailing club where Saturday mornings were spent, a garden estate, the clubhouse that held every milestone. The venue becomes yours for the day, and the same Candour care surrounds it: one team, one clear price, and a service shaped entirely around them — less a ceremony they'd never have chosen, and more a day they'd have loved.

One choice shapes the day: cremation or burial.

Your venue for the service and farewell, with the cremation at a trusted Victorian crematorium nearby — from $12,029 inc GST.Your venue for the service, then the graveside farewell at their chosen cemetery — from $10,864 inc GST.

It's the only choice we'll ask you to make today. The venue, the music, the flowers, the words — every other decision waits until we're sitting down together, and we'll guide each one when it comes.

How the days unfold, shaped around them.

Two Candour team members walking up a garden path to a family home at dusk, porch light glowing.

Any hour, anywhere in Melbourne.

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The first call

Day or night, every day of the year, we come to your loved one anywhere in Melbourne and bring them gently into our care. Nothing else needs deciding tonight — the venue, the day itself, all of it can wait until you're ready.

Hands gently smoothing folded white linen beside a single cream rose in soft morning light.

Cared for by our own team at Moorabbin.

2

In our care

Washed, dressed and cared for at our Moorabbin location, by our own team. In the days before the service, you're welcome to spend time with them — a viewing or private farewell, arranged together.

Candour co-founders Sameiko and Simon reviewing farewell choices together on a tablet.

Every choice open, nothing decided until it feels right.

3

Shaped around them

One arranger, beside you throughout — and here, the full range opens. Every coffin in our collection, from hand-woven wicker to polished timber. Our floral designs across five palettes. A celebrant matched to your family, music the way they'd want it, booklets designed to suit — and your venue's own menus for afterwards. We build the photographic tribute for you.

A polished rosewood casket with a rose spray set before the arched windows of Tanglewood Estate's chapel.

The room set, before anyone arrives.

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The day

You arrive to a room already set the way you chose — flowers placed, music ready, the tribute tested on screen — and the service is led the way you've shaped it, our team quietly holding every detail. Then the farewell:

Guests gathering over a grazing table at golden hour on the Tanglewood Estate deck overlooking the water.

Their spaces, their menus, nobody rushing.

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Afterwards

Stay on at your venue for refreshments — its own spaces and menus, and nobody has to rush anywhere. In the days that follow, your arranger stays close. Their ashes come home to you in a handmade urn, made for them.The grave becomes a lasting place to return to, cared for within their cemetery. The online tribute page stays live for family far away, and a tree is planted in their name.

Upfront, always

What Celebrated costs.

One clear figure, published for everyone. The price below is the complete Celebrated package — your venue's hire is passed through at exactly its price, and the coffin and flowers are chosen together at arrangement, so they're right for them, never a default.

Celebrated
Cremation — the service and farewell at your venue, cremation at a trusted Victorian crematorium nearby — never interstateBurial — the service at your venue, then the graveside farewell at their chosen cemetery
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$12,029$10,864inc GST
★★★★★5.0 · 32 Google reviews
"Very transparent, respectful and honest — the service was exactly how he would have wanted it."Jennie S. · Google review
What's included
  • Your dedicated arranger & our professional servicesOne person beside you from first call to final follow-up — planning, paperwork and every detail coordinated.
  • Transfer into our careDay or night, anywhere in Melbourne — we gently bring your loved one into our care.
  • Mortuary care & preparationGentle, unhurried care at our Moorabbin location.
  • Time with themA viewing or private farewell before the service — arranged together, at no fee.
  • Conducting the funeralOur team and hearse with you through the whole day, from your venue to the farewell.
  • Your chosen venue, coordinated end to endThe booking, setup and running of the day at any venue in our Celebrated collection — with a $440 allowance toward hire, and anything above passed through at exactly the venue's price.
  • Graveside farewell at their chosen cemeteryThe procession from your venue and the committal at the grave, held by our team — straight after the service or after refreshments.
  • Cremation at a trusted Victorian crematorium nearbyThe cremation fee is included — always here in Victoria, close to your venue or your home, and never interstate. You'll always know where they are.
  • Doctors' cremation paperworkThe required medical certificates, arranged and included.
  • Official death certificateOrdered for you from Births, Deaths & Marriages.
  • Photographic tributeBuilt and tested for the service, at no charge.
  • Online tribute pageSet up and hosted for family near and far — no fee.
  • A handmade urnMade for them — included in every Candour cremation.
Venue hire is set by each venue and passed through at exactly its price — never marked up. We'll walk you through your venue's figure before anything is confirmed. Cemetery plot and interment fees are also charged by the cemetery and passed through at cost.
Personalised extras

Chosen together at arrangement — added only if, and as, you want them.

Cost, in the open

Most families add a coffin and flowers. Chosen mid-range, a typical Celebrated cremation comes to about $14,979 in total, plus your venue's hire at cost.a typical Celebrated burial comes to about $13,814, plus your venue's hire and your cemetery's plot and interment, all at cost.

The Cost of Death Report found around one in three Australian families suffered financial hardship after paying for a funeral — and regulators have repeatedly flagged that the full figure often only appears once everything has been chosen. Pricing research has also found groups with five or more branches charging around 20% above the national average (Gathered Here). We're independent, you've just seen our whole figure, and anything your venue or cemetery charges is passed through at exactly their price.

The Celebrated collection

A place that's yours.

By the water, in gardens and estates, in the clubhouses that held their Saturdays. Enter your postcode to order the collection from home — or browse the venues below, each one a place we know well.

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Mornington Golf Club · image from feed

Mornington Golf Club

Mornington · Up to 250 guests

Club (Bowls / Golf / RSL) Explore Mornington Golf Club →
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Tanglewood Estate · image from feed

Tanglewood Estate

Dromana · Up to 100 guests

Winery / Vineyard Explore Tanglewood Estate →
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Safety Beach Sailing Club · image from feed

Safety Beach Sailing Club

Safety Beach · Up to 150 guests

Yacht / Sailing Club Explore Safety Beach Sailing Club →

Our Celebrated collection is growing — new venues join as we photograph and publish them. If the place you're picturing isn't here yet, ask us.

Browse every location we serve — chapels, memorial parks and venues — on our locations page. And if the place you're imagining isn't on any list — their garden, the family farm, somewhere entirely their own — that's what Concierge is for.

Why families choose Candour

Held by trusted guides.

One arranger, the whole way

The person who answers your first call is the person beside you at your venue, and the one who follows up after. Nothing is handed off.

Upfront about every cost

Our full price list is public, always — and the figure we quote is the figure you pay. Anything a venue or cemetery charges is passed through at cost.

Carbon-positive care

We measure the whole farewell's emissions and offset them at 150%, and a tree is planted in their name.

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Sameiko, Candour co-founder, arranging a farewell with a family at home

Sameiko — Candour co-founder, arranging at home.

Simon and Sameiko, Candour's founders, arranging a floral tribute together

Our families say the kindest things

"They guided us right through the complete process of honouring our Dad — the funeral and celebration of my father's life. The level of detail and care sets them up on a completely new level… a first class send off for a first class father."

— Tony P. · Google review
★★★★★ Rated 5.0 from 32 Google reviews
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Good to know

Questions families ask us.

Where does the cremation take place?

At a trusted Victorian crematorium close to your venue or your home — whichever keeps them closest to you. Your person is always cremated here in Victoria, close to home — never transported interstate. Their ashes come home to you in their handmade urn, usually within a few days of the service. It's worth asking anyone: where exactly will the cremation take place — and how far will they travel to get there?

How does the burial work when the service isn't at the cemetery?

Beautifully simply. After the service — or after refreshments, whichever your family prefers — we accompany your loved one from your venue to their chosen cemetery for the graveside farewell, and our team holds the committal there. Your cemetery's plot and interment fees are passed through at exactly their price.

How long do we have the venue?

Every venue is different, so there's no single rule — but the time is generous, and your arranger confirms exact timings with your venue well ahead, so nothing feels hurried. Most families gather for the service and stay on for refreshments in the venue's own spaces.

What does the venue itself cost?

Each venue sets its own hire fee, and we pass it through at exactly that price — never marked up. We'll share your venue's figure, in writing, before anything is confirmed, alongside our published package price.

Can we hold the farewell somewhere that isn't in your collection?

Yes — that's exactly what our Concierge experience is for. If the place you're imagining is entirely their own — a family property, a favourite stretch of coast, somewhere no list could hold — Concierge opens anywhere you can imagine, fully managed from first call to final detail.

Is the coffin included in the price?

The coffin is chosen together at arrangement — so it's right for them, never a default — and added to the package price. With Celebrated, our full collection is open to you from the start, from hand-woven wicker to polished timber, and your arranger will show you everything without any pressure.

Can we hold a memorial service later, instead of a funeral?

Yes. A memorial — a service held without the coffin present, when the time is right for your family — is a format within Celebrated rather than a different package. Many venues in the collection suit a memorial beautifully, and your arranger will shape the day with you.

Can we plan or pay for this ahead of time?

Yes — many people choose their venue and record their wishes quietly, in their own time, or prepay a Celebrated farewell at today's price. Everything starts gently at planning ahead.

Candour experiences to explore

Our care and attention priced in full. Venue hire passed on at cost.

The Simple experience

Simple

A complete farewell at a trusted memorial park — the whole day in one gentle place.

Cremation from $9,429

Burial from $8,374

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The Celebrated experience You're here

Celebrated

Your chosen venue — sailing clubs, estates, gardens — yours for the day.

Cremation from $12,029

Burial from $10,864

The Concierge experience

Concierge

Anywhere you can imagine, fully managed, private and unhurried.

Cremation from $20,309

Burial from $19,144

Explore Concierge →

Planning ahead

Thinking ahead, not in the moment?

Many people choose their own venue quietly, in their own time — the sailing club, the garden, the place that already holds their story — recording their wishes so family never has to guess, or prepaying a Celebrated farewell at today's price. There's no appointment needed to begin, and no pressure once you have.

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When you're ready

We're here, whenever you need us.

Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week — and the person who answers your call is the person who'll care for everything from there. Today, or whenever the time is right for your family.