Cemetery charges
Fees and charges for burials, plot reservation and internment within a Bega Valley Shire Council cemetery.
Fees paid to Council at the time of burial will include: burial licence, cemetery maintenance fee, grave marking fee, lawn internment feed excavationn fees.
Pyaments can be made via cheque, cash, EFTPOS, Bpay and creditcard (Visa or MasterCard). Please note that invoices can be paid online.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact cemetery staff by email cemeteries@begavalley.nsw.gov.au or by phoning Customer Service 02 6499 2222.
Fees and Charges explained
- Perpetual Interment Right: Deposit to reserve a plot for burial or ash interment in Council’s cemeteries.
- Perpetual Interment Right Adjustment Fee: Difference paid between original Perpetual Interment Right (Burial Licence or Right of Burial) deposit, to current price.
- Cemetery Maintenance Fee: Covers expenses related to record keeping and/or other administration and for the ongoing maintenance of Council cemeteries.
- Excavation Fee: Grave digging contractor fee to excavate a grave to single/double depth (with shoring in Eden).
- Plot Marking Fee: Charges at the time of burial to apply for monumental work or in the case where no monument is erected Council will place a marker at the grave.
- Lawn Cemetery Fee: For Lawn and Monumental Lawn sections or certain cemeteries, charged for the ongoing maintenance and renewal of lawn sections.
- Plaque Placement Fee: Charged for the lawn section at the time of burial to cover the contractor cost of placing a plaque.
Legal guide to funeral costs: Information from the State Library of NSW regarding funeral costs including financial assistance options that are available for funerals.
To view Council's Annual Fees and Charges document please click here.
| Perpetual Interment Right Fees | |
|---|---|
| Perpetual Interment Right for plot reservations in advance or at death (formerly known as Burial Licence) |
$550.00 |
| Perpetual Interment Right adjustment fee for all burials with reserved plots. Proof of payment must be produced at the time of burial. Difference of fee already paid to current Perpetual Interment Right fee will be calculated. | POA |
| Transfer Fee - to transfer existing plot reservation to different plot in same cemetery (each) | $143.00 |
| Single Depth Interment - Conventional Monument or headstone to be erected by a Monumental Mason |
|
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
| Monument/Plot Marking Fee (Charged at the time of interment to apply for monumental work or in the case where no monument is erected Council will place a marker at the grave) |
$300.00 |
| Excavation | $2,230.00 |
| Total | $3,120.00 |
| Double Depth Interment - Conventional Monument or headstone to be erected by a Monumental Mason |
|
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
|
Monument/Plot Marking Fee |
$300.00 |
| Excavation | $2,375.00 |
| Total | $3,265.00 |
| Single Depth Interment - Conventional Shored Only applies to some sections at Eden cemetery due to the sandy soil content Monument or headstone to be erected by a Monumental Mason |
|
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
|
Monument/Plot Marking Fee |
$300.00 |
| Shored Excavation | $3,350.00 |
| Total | $4,240.00 |
| Double Depth Interment - Conventional Shored Only applies to some sections at Eden cemetery due to the sandy soil content Monument or headstone to be erected by a Monumental Mason |
|
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
|
Monument/Plot Marking Fee |
$300.00 |
| Shored Excavation | $4,970.00 |
| Total | $5,860.00 |
| Lawn General - First Interment | |
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
| First Interment Fee (includes concrete beam for memorial plaque) |
$2,150.00 |
| Excavation | $2,375.00 |
| Fixing of plaque | $215.00 |
| Total | $5,330.00 |
| Lawn General - Second Interment | |
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
| Second Interment Fee (includes concrete beam for memorial plaque) |
$745.00 |
| Excavation | $2,230.00 |
| Total | $3,565.00 |
| Lawn Monumental - First Interment Pambula only |
|
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
| First Interment Fee (includes $715.00 contribution towards the purchase of headstone via Monumental Mason) |
$3,395.00 |
| Excavation | $2,375.00 |
| Total | $6,360.00 |
| Lawn Monumental - Second Interment Pambula only |
|
|---|---|
| Cemetery Maintenance Fee (includes maintenance of the cemetery in perpetuity and administration costs) |
$590.00 |
| Second Interment Fee | $745.00 |
| Excavation | $2,230.00 |
| Total | $3,565.00 |
| Excavation Fees - Other | |
|---|---|
| Lift lid or Removal of floor | $365.00 |
| Coffin oversize opening surcharge (in excess of 720mm x 2100mm) | $475.00 |
| Weekend or Public Holiday - ashes interment (per service) | $395.00 |
| Weekend or Public Holiday - funeral surcharge (per service) | $790.00 |
| Excavation for a direct delivery of a coffin/casket to a cemetery for immediate burial (single depth, no monument) with no funeral service or family present | $570.00 |
| Ashes Interments | |
|---|---|
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Options include Niche Walls, Memorial Gardens and under headstones of existing graves with approval. For more information, contact Council’s Cemetery and Hall Officer by phoning 6499 2222 or email cemeteries@begavalley.nsw.gov.au |
POA |
| Plaques and Memorials | |
|---|---|
| Purchase of plaques including design. For more information, contact Council’s Cemetery and Hall Officer by phoning 6499 2222 or email cemeteries@begavalley.nsw.gov.au | POA |
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