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Ferntree Gully Cemetery fees

Existing owners of interment rights or burial gravesites in the Ferntree Gully Cemetery are subject to burial, maintenance and stonemasonry fees.

Scale of fees

Below are the current fees for the Ferntree Gully Cemetery.

These are effective from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. All fees and charges are subject to change.

Should you have any questions regarding the Ferntree Gully Cemetery, please email us at ferntreegullycemetery@knox.vic.gov.au.

Graves, ashes and burial fees

The following fees are not subject to GST.

Item

Details

Cost

Bodily remains

Lawn/Monumental

$4505

Bodily remains

Vault

$9020

Cremated remains

Double Vault position - 25 year tenure

$2295

Cremated remains

Double Vault position - perpetual tenure

$4600

Cremated remains

Single Vault position - 25 year tenure

$1155

Cremated remains

Single Vault position - perpetual tenure

$2295

Cremated remains

Single ashes position - 25 year tenure (The Grove Niche Walls, Ashes Garden, Rose Garden, Memorial Rose Garden, Niche Wall of Remembrance)

$1125

Cremated remains

Single ashes position - perpetual tenure (The Grove Niche Walls, Ashes Garden, Rose Garden, Memorial Rose Garden, Niche Wall of Remembrance)

$2230

Cremated remains

New premium ashes positions at Cemetery Entrance

$8440

Cremated remains

Single ashes position - 25 year tenure (New Grove Niche Walls 6 to 8 - top 2 rows)

  • lower 2 rows
  • middle 3 rows
  • upper 2 rows




$1270
$1425
$1580

Cremated remains

Single ashes position - perpetual tenure (New Grove Niche Walls 6 to 8 - top 2 rows)

  • lower 2 rows
  • middle 3 rows
  • upper 2 rows


 

$2985
$3360
$3730

 

The following fees are subject to GST.

Item

Details

Cost

Interment services

Interment - Lawn

$1670

Interment services

First interment - Lawn (purchased pre 2002)

$830

Interment services

Interment - Monumental

$1880

Interment services

First interment - Monumental (purchased pre 2002)

$925

Interment services

Additional depth (allowing for 3 burials)

$365

Interment services

Oversized grave (more than 670mm wide)

$290

Interment services

Removal of ledger - Monumental

$365

Interment services

Removal of and replacement of chip top

$635

Administration fee misc

Late arrival fee (additional operating hours fee for activity)

$380

Interment services

Cremated remains in grave

$335

Interment services

Exhumation

$3300

Interment services

Lift and reposition

$3300

Administration fee misc

Grave testing

$60

Plaque and installation fees

All plaque fees include GST. All fees and charges are subject to change.

Location

Item

Included in cost

Cost

Premium ashes area at entrance

6 line plaque (150mm x 257mm). Includes perpetual flower ($142).

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes with family present.
 

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$965



$925

The Grove

6 line plaque (229mm x 165mm). Black painted. Supplied with vase.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes with family present.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$807



$767

Single ashes vaults

6 line plaque (229mm x 279mm). Supplied with vase.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes with family present.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$854



$814

Ashes Garden or Rose Garden

6 line plaque (229mm x 279mm). Supplied with vase and granite mounting block.

Plaque, granite mounting block installation, interment of ashes with family present.

Plaque, granite mounting block installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$1250




$1210

Memorial Rose Garden

6 line plaque (229mm x 279mm). Chrome. Vase available at $58.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes with family present.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$1073



$1033

Niche Wall of Remembrance

4 line plaque (146mm x 146mm). Vase available at $173.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes with family present.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$635



$595

Double Ashes Vault

5 line plaque (279mm x 127mm). Bronze.

  • Max lines 13
  • Max letters and spaces per line:
  • Surname - 23
  • Name - 33
  • Text - 48

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes with family present.

Plaque, installation, interment of ashes no family present.

$876



$836

Denominational Section

8 line plaque (380mm x 279mm). Bronze. Cannot be used in lawn section unless mounted on granite base (POA).

  • Max 28 letters and spaces per line (25 is best)
  • Max 20 letters or spaces per line

Plaque plus installation (refer to fees for ashes in grave).

$985

 

Additional fees

Item

Details

Cost

Extra lines on plaque

Per line

$54

Non-English inscription  

$9

Emblem

Designated with a 'B' beside the catalogue number

$80

Emblem

AFL

$133

Emblem

Perpetual flower

$142

Additional proof

Requested from Arrow Bronze

$85

Flower container

Rectangular Worra Vase 195mm x 165mm

$38

Flower container

Rectangular Worra Vase 115mm x 155mm $30

Grey granite block

Suitable for Ashes/Rose Garden areas

$396

Interment of ashes and installation of plaque

Family present

 

$160

Interment of ashes and installation of plaque

No family present

 

$120

Installation of plaque only

 

$60

Ceramic cameos

Size

Additional features

Cost

5cm x 7cm

Black and white. Milled or framed.

$505

5cm x 7cm

Colour. Milled or framed.

$593

5cm x 7cm

Cameo only. Black and white. No milling or frame.

$297

5cm x 7cm

Cameo only. Colour. No milling or frame.

$384

Administrative and miscellaneous fees

The following fees are subject to GST.

Item

Details

Cost

Administration fee misc

Interment of ashes and plaque - family present

$160
($100 + $60)

Administration fee misc

Interment of ashes and plaque - no family present

$120
($60 + $60)

Administration fee misc

Removal of plaque and ashes

$60

Memorialisation

Plaque

Cost plus 30 percent

Memorial permit fees installation

Supply of grey granite block for Ashes Garden and Rose Garden

$396


The following fees are not subject to GST.

Item

Details

Cost

Administration fee misc

Transfer of ROI

$48

Administration fee misc

Search of cemetery records - basic

$48

Administration fee misc

Search of cemetery records - extended - per hour

$48

ROI - Cremated remains

Conversion or extension - conversion 25 yr to perpetual tenure - double vault

$4600

ROI - Cremated remains

Conversion or extension - conversion 25 yr to perpetual tenure - single vault

$2295

ROI - Cremated remains

Conversion or extension - conversion 25 yr to perpetual tenure - single ashes

  • The Grove Niche walls (walls 1 to 5)
  • Ashes Garden
  • Rose Garden
  • Memorial Rose Garden
  • Niche Wall of Rememberance

$2230

Surrender of an unexercised right of interment

If you wish to surrender an unexercised ROI, you must pay a percentage of its current value as an administration fee. This percentage depends on how many years you have owned the ROI.

The table below sets out the level of percentage in relation to the years owned.

This administration fee is not subject to GST.

Years owned

Administration charge

1

3%

2

4.75%

3

6.5%

4

8.25%

5

10%

6

11.75%

7

13.5%

8

15.25%

9

17%

10

18.75%

11

20.5%

12

22.25%

13

24%

14

25.75%

15

27.5%

16

29.25%

17

31%

18

32.75%

19

34.5%

20

36.25%

21

38%

22

39.75%

23

41.5%

24

43.25%

25

45%

For example:

The current value of ROI is $10,000

Purchased 10 years previously, administration rate is 18.75%.

Administration fee ($10,000 x 0.1875) is $1,875.

Therefore the refund payment ($10,000 - $1,875) = $8,125.

Information for stonemasons

Monumental masons and stonemasons must submit an application to establish a memorial and pay a fee before carrying out any work in the cemetery.

Apply to establish a memorial

Stonemasonry work must be carried out Monday to Friday between 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Monumental applications - memorial permit fees

The following fees are not subject to GST.

Item

Cost

Additional inscriptions

$80

Minor renovation work

$135

Major renovation work

$185

Major renovation work - each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument

$48

New headstone and base with existing foundation

$175

New headstone and base with existing foundation - each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument

$48

New headstone and base without existing foundation

$185

New headstone and base without existing foundation - each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument

$48

New monument with existing foundation

$220

New monument with existing foundation - each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument

$65

New monument without existing foundation

$220

New monument without existing foundation - each additional adjoining grave forming the same monument

$80

Need help?

Email ferntreegullycemetery@knox.vic.gov.au. Please include a phone contact and we will come back to you as soon as possible.

Or call our Customer Service team on 9298 8000.

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