Dignified care, straightforward choices.
A complete farewell at one of Melbourne's trusted memorial parks — everything you need, arranged by one team.
Call now — we come to you, any hour, and nothing else needs deciding tonight.
1300 788 881 →Not in need today — recording your wishes, or prepaying at today's price.
There's a gentle path for that too →Simple is held within the grounds of a single memorial park — the chapel, the farewell and the refreshments afterwards, all a short walk apart. There is no convoy to organise between venues, and nothing for your family to coordinate on the day. The same Candour care as every experience, with fewer decisions along the way — so you can simply be with the people who matter.
A chapel farewell, with the cremation at the same park — from $9,429 inc GST.A chapel service and graveside farewell in one park — from $8,374 inc GST.
Every cremation happens here in Victoria, close to home — your person is never driven interstate. Shorter journeys mean gentler care, and a lighter footprint.
It's the only choice we'll ask you to make today. Everything else — the chapel, the music, the flowers, the words — can wait until we're sitting down together, and we'll guide each decision when it comes.
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.
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, at no fee.
One arranger, beside you throughout. The choices come curated: two beautiful coffins to choose between — with our full range open to you — a small collection of beautiful florals, a celebrant matched to your family, and booklet designs to pick from. We build the photographic tribute for you.
Your chapel at the memorial park — music, the tribute on screen, the service led the way you've chosen. Then the farewell:
Gather for refreshments in the park's own spaces — 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 the park. The online tribute page stays live for family far away, and a tree is planted in their name.
One clear figure, published for everyone. The price below is the complete Simple package — your coffin and flowers are chosen together at arrangement and added, so they're right for them, never a default.
Chosen together at arrangement — added only if, and as, you want them.
Most families add a coffin and flowers. Chosen mid-range, a typical Simple cremation comes to about $11,379 in total.a typical Simple burial comes to about $10,324, plus your cemetery's plot and interment 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 cemetery charges is passed through at exactly their price.
Enter your postcode to find your nearest — or browse the memorial parks where Simple farewells are held.
Springvale · Australia's largest memorial park, in true botanic gardens.
Dandenong South · modern chapels among wetland gardens.
Fawkner · the north's historic memorial park.
Explore Fawkner Memorial Park →Altona North · gardens and chapels in the west.
Explore Altona Memorial Park →Lilydale · at the foot of the Yarra Valley.
Explore Lilydale Memorial Park →Preston · a quiet heritage cemetery in the inner north.
Explore Preston Cemetery →Looking for something more tailored? Explore every venue across Melbourne — sailing clubs, gardens, private estates — on our locations page, or see the Celebrated experience.
The person who answers your first call is the person beside you at the chapel, and the one who follows up after. Nothing is handed off.
Our full price list is public, always — and the figure we quote is the figure you pay. Anything a cemetery charges is passed through at cost.
We measure the whole farewell's emissions and offset them at 150%, and a tree is planted in their name.
Sameiko — Candour co-founder, arranging at home.
"From the moment Simon first contacted me, I knew my loved one was in loving, caring hands. I appreciated the advice, the professionalism, and the attention to detail. Made everything uncomplicated in such a sad time in my life."
— Linda F. · Google review
Usually within a few days of the service — your arranger will tell you exactly when. We return them to you in their handmade urn, brought to your home or ready to collect from us, whichever feels right. And there's no rush on what comes next: many families take months to decide what to do with the ashes, and we're here whenever you'd like to talk through the options. Your person is always cremated here in Victoria, close to home — never transported interstate.
Whenever you're ready — the grave is tended by the memorial park, and you're welcome to return any time the grounds are open. Many families ask about headstones and plaques too: the ground needs a little time to settle first, and every park has its own timing, so your arranger will guide you when the moment comes.
We take care of this for you. After the service, we register the death with Births, Deaths & Marriages Victoria and order the official death certificate, which is posted directly to you — usually within a few weeks. If a bank, super fund or solicitor needs something sooner, tell your arranger: we can provide a letter confirming the funeral has taken place, which many organisations accept in the meantime.
The coffin is chosen together at arrangement — so it's right for them, never a default — and added to the package price. Most Simple families choose between two:


Our full range remains open to you, and your arranger will show you everything without any pressure.
Of course. Simple is designed around the ease of one park — but if a sailing club, a garden or somewhere personal is calling, the Celebrated experience opens our full venue network across Melbourne. Same care, wider canvas.
Yes. A memorial — a service held without the coffin present, when the time is right for your family — is a format within Simple rather than a different package. Your arranger will shape the day with you and walk you through how the details adjust.
There's no fixed timeframe. Most farewells are held within one to two weeks, but we move at the pace that's right for your family — and your loved one is cared for with us for as long as you need.
Yes — many families record their wishes, or prepay a Simple farewell at today's price. Everything starts gently at planning ahead.
Our care and attention priced in full. Venue hire passed on at cost.
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A complete farewell at a trusted memorial park — the whole day in one gentle place.
Cremation from $9,429
Burial from $8,374
Your chosen venue — sailing clubs, estates, gardens — yours for the day.
Cremation from $12,029
Burial from $10,864
Many people plan their own Simple farewell quietly, in their own time — recording their wishes so family never has to guess, or prepaying at today's price so it's simply done. There's no appointment needed to begin, and no pressure once you have.
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.