With over two decades of experience in offering high-value funeral service arrangements in Melbourne and following the standards set by his predecessors, Ian sets himself and his firm apart with integrity, honesty, and professionalism.
FUNERAL VENUES
ACROSS MELBOURNE
loved one, view their DVD Tribute
and more with eTributes.
WHY CHOOSE BOTANICAL FUNERALS?
We accompany you through every step to achieve the best outcome for you and your family. As a multicultural family, we understand the diverse needs of the community and provide a unique approach to funeral services and a commitment to quality care.
Transparent Pricing. Value For Money.
We have many choices and service options available for families.
We have four value for money packages or you can tailor your choices to your needs.
Private Gathering
$5,250
A Private Gathering at either Springvale, Bunurong, Lilydale, Altona or Fawkner Crematorium. Also includes an elegant coffin, cremation and associated fees and a viewing (if required).
Graveside Care
$4,995*
An elegant coffin, floral tribute, a Celebrant or Minister to officiate the service at the graveside and an eTribute.
* Please note cemetery fees are additional to this package.
Complete Care
$6,795
An elegant coffin, a floral tribute, a viewing (if required), a ceremony at a chapel at Springvale, Bunurong, Lilydale, Altona or Fawkner Crematorium, Order of Services Booklets, Reflection of life DVD, eTribute and a Celebrant or Minister to officiate the service.
Need to tailor a package to fit your needs?
A Funeral Consultant is ready to assist you
24 hours / 7 days
Contact a Consultant
ETRIBUTES
Our eTributes provide a way for family and friends to express and share their thoughts on the person being remembered. Record condolences and tributes in text, audio, photographic, video formats and much more.
From our experience, people choose Botanical Funerals because our team are experienced,helpful, professional and offer unmatched value, looking after you every step of the way.
We provide information and guidance and present you with options that best suit your family’s emotional, spiritual, cultural and economic needs. We also provide a 100% service satisfaction guarantee.
To save the emotional and financial burden on their family.
To ensure their wishes are carried out eg. Religious or non-religious ceremony, burial or cremation etc.
For economical reasons – you can make considerable savings in the long-run by taking out a fixed price funeral today and in some cases it may also help minimise your tax commitments.
Recognise Reality
Remember
Reaffirm
Release
Psychologists cite a number of reasons for holding funeral rituals. They make the dead “safely dead,” dispatched with proper ceremony to rest in peace. They confirm the deceased and their survivors matter, and that the community will continue. They provide structure in the midst of chaos and disorder, and ensure communal support for survivors during a stressful time.
People will often choose burial for cultural or religious reasons or if there is an existing family grave. In Victoria, a burial plot is a perpetual investment and therefore, we advise that you visit the cemetery so that you can consider all available options before making your decision.
While burial allows for a service at a chapel or church followed by a graveside service, cremation is commonly undertaken privately, whereby there is no attendance at the crematorium. Therefore, with cremation funerals, the funeral is usually all completed in one location.
Botanical Funerals’ caring and friendly team will provide guidance and options so that you can choose whether burial or cremation best suits your needs.
Whatever your wishes, our experienced staff will listen to you and provide you with guidance and options that best suit you needs. For example, we will help you choose:
• Readings or poems recalling the life of the deceased.
• Music and songs that contribute to the funeral.
• Symbols and gestures that help honour the deceased such as the placing of flowers on the coffin, a memory table of the deceased favourite items or the creation of a service booklet.
If you decide to memorialise the ashes in a cemetery or memorial park, there are a wide variety of choices for you to consider and it is advised to visit the cemetery before you decide. Memorialisation within a cemetery or memorial park can be done in an existing family grave, a niche wall, family memorial garden, garden of remembrance, just to name a few.
Death notice
The announcement in the death notices section of the newspaper usually includes the deceased’s surname, first name and age, even the date and place of death. Also, people often include the names of the closest relatives of the deceased such as parents names, partner’s names, in-laws, children and grand-children.
Funeral notice
The funeral includes information about the ceremony: date, location and time and information about the burial or cremation.
More and more people are now turning to social media to announce a death and we can assist you with this announcement through our e-tributes platform. Ask our friendly staff how.
To repatriate the body of a deceased person requires many administrative procedures and documentation as well as an extensive knowledge of the obligations of each country and embassy. Botanical Funerals has significant experience in repatriating deceased persons throughout Asia, Europe and the Pacific Islands. We also have an extensive network of suppliers interstate and overseas who can assist us if and when required.
From our experience, in choosing a casket or coffin people often look for a particular shape, colour, type of wood, fittings and interior. The shape can vary from your choice of casket or coffin and flat, tiered or domed lid. Colour choices range from light to dark shades, gloss, matt or satin finish, which are all options available in our range.
Our caskets and coffin are derived from sustainable timber and include composite timber, pine, oak, blackwood or mahogany. Fittings and interiors also greatly vary depending on your needs, whether you prefer gold, silver or wooden handles and particular symbols added to the casket etc. Our friendly team, will provide you with suitable information in order for you to make the right choice that best reflects the personality of the deceased.
Help Save Lives
Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) is the chosen charity of Botanical Funerals.
We are committed to making regular donations in support of suicide reduction and you can contribute by purchasing these posters.
100%
100% of all donations go directly to Suicide Prevention Australia.
*Please note all purchases provide a downloadable file for you to take to your local printer.
Shirlene Allison talks about supporting Suicide Prevention Australia and how you can help donate.
Watch Video8.3
Deaths by suicide in Australia each day – 1.9% of all deaths.
34%
of deaths for people aged between 15-24
is from suicide.
44.5
Median age of people who have suicided.
76%
of suicide deaths are male, outnumbering female 3:1.
2x
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are twice as likely to
die by suicide.
“At Botanical Funerals we believe that through understanding, collaboration and research we can together make a difference.”
Ian Allison
Ian Allison
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