City Council fees and charges for cemeteries for 2025/2026.
Pay a cemetery bill (by credit card only)
- Cemetery fees as of 1 July 2025, including GST (15%).
- Burial, disinterment, and plot purchase fees must be paid in full prior to any burial or disinterment, taking place.
- The Council does not offer any payment plans.
- No interments will be scheduled without the prior approval of the Council.
| Plot purchases | Fee |
|---|---|
| Full-size plot | $2,009.00 |
| Ash plot | $580.00 |
| Child plot | $949.00 |
| Burial (9.30am to 4pm Monday to Friday) | Fee |
|---|---|
| Stillborn | $223.00 |
| Infant to 12 months old | $510.00 |
| Child to 6 years old (single depth interment only) | $837.00 |
| 7 years old and over | $1,347.00 |
| Ash interment | $269.00 |
| Green burial |
$2837.00 or actual costs if greater |
| Additional | Fee |
|---|---|
| Burial – Saturday (9am to 12.30pm) and public holidays | $821.00 |
| Ash interment – attended by sexton on Saturday or a public holiday | $246.00 |
| Burials continuing after 4pm Monday to Friday or after 1pm Saturday | $351.00 |
| Less than 8 working hours' notice | $334.00 |
| Use of a lowering device | $135.00 |
| Muslim boards | $387.00 |
| Disinterment | Fee |
|---|---|
| Adult casket | $1815.00 or actual costs if greater |
| Child casket | $1,357 or actual costs if greater |
| Ash | $444.00 |
| Memorial work | Fee |
|---|---|
| New headstone or plaque | $84.30 |
| Additional lettering | $36.20 |
| Renovating work | $48.00 |
| Administration | Fee |
|---|---|
| Supply of written information | $78.40 per hour |
| Transfer of Right of Burial | $78.40 |