Services & Pricing
We assist and guide families managing death, or individuals anticipating/planning for end of life, to return to nature in the most respectful way.
For families, we encourage participation in the burial itself but it is not a requirement. For instance, you could tend the body through washing and dressing - a beautiful way to be with that person for the last time. Family can decorate the casket – children in particular always love this. Lowering the body into the earth, then placing soil on top, is always a significant moment of goodbye. And the planting and tending of the trees/plants of the plot, watching them flourish, may bring a sense of strength and growth. These may be ways for you to celebrate a person’s life, and death, and their journey into the next phase, whatever you may see that to be.
A gift to Planet Earth – that is how many people around the world see the option of being buried ‘naturally’, contributing through their bodies to the health of the planet, leaving a positive legacy for Earth. The current, usual, end-of-life options do not provide benefits to the planet, and sometimes cause harm. People - for the first time in Australia - can be a part of creating 18ha of protected forest/bushland, providing much-needed habitat for native species, and not contributing to climate change or pollution in any way.
Death Care
Has someone you love died and you really need some help right now? Call us anytime.
Your Way
We want you to do it the way you want – this is your person, your family. Losing someone is one of the hardest experiences in life, but we can make it a beautiful and memorable experience by working with you every step of the way.
Support
Walawaani Way has partnered with Lauren Newman from Tree of Life Services and Shanna Provost from Rest Easy to provide support to you in all ways from caring for your person at home to creating a personalised natural burial and ceremony with family and friends.
Rememberance
Fiona and Ben are currently working with a number of local craftspeople in Bodalla to produce some unqiue memorials – we’ll keep you updated!
Online Obituary
You may choose to have an obituary published on our website and include pictures in a photo gallery. The obituary can include links for guests to make a donation in honour of your loved one. Our staff are available to guide you in writing your tribute
Death Certificate Filing
The death certificate is a mandatory legal document that registers each death with the appropriate local authorities. We will handle the filing of the death certificate for you.
If you need a certified copy of the death certificate for a bank or insurance claim, our staff can help you order as many as you need.
Natural Burial - good for the soil
At Walawaani Way we offer the purchase of a Right of Burial/Interment right. Ground conditions, the passage of time, tree growth or changes in circumstances allow us to offer to you or your family a choice of three burial sites up to one month before the interment. We encourage you and your representatives to come experience Walawaani Way to select the burial site.
All our Right of Burial offerings are Perpetual Interment Rights - your burial plot will be left undisturbed in perpetuity.
Single – Right of Burial
Early Bird - Single Right of Burial package
All Inclusive Package $3,850 (incl. GST)
Offer opens 21st June for the first 35 Early Birds. This money will be used to upgrade the Heritage Old Princes Highway which is the access to the site. Upgrade expected to commence in September 2024.
Inclusions:
A right to be buried at Walawaani Way Bodalla - at some future point in time
Planting and on-going maintenance and care of a Native Tree
Detailed mapping of grave location
Certifying the burial and entering details into the Statutory Register
Memorial Certificate including GPS location
Government Levy (includes any future price increases by Govt absorbed by Walawaani Way)
Perpetual Care Fund contribution of 8% (a fund for future care of the site)
Grave opening and closing fees to be paid at the time of burial depending on contractors price.
(Basic Adult Burial offering)
To purchase please fill out the Application Form, and all prices are subject to our Terms & Conditions.
Double Right of Burial (side-by-side)
Double Right of Burials are also offered when requested. The Law allows three bodies deep in one plot, however we only bury one person per plot to adhere to the benefits of a natural burial which is only 1m away from the nutritious topsoil and allows a natural decomposition of the body for the benefit of the soil. Couples, friends or family members can be buried together and they will be buried side-by-side.
Angel Grove - Baby and Children
This applies to stillborn, babies and children under 12 years. Our hearts go out to the families who have lost a child. We offer a much reduced price.
Inclusive Package $890 (incl. GST) Inclusions and exclusions the same as Single Burial package.
Forest Ashes Burial
The scattering of ashes amongst the forest trees OR in a Biodegradable Urn
The price of a basic ash interment is $580 (Incl GST) Inclusions:
Memorial Certificate including GPS location
Detailed mapping of the location
Certifying the interment and entering the details into the Statutory Register
Optional only - fees on request (all incl GST)
Additional Tree Planting and on-going care $285
Crane assisted lowering $300
Premium soil/sand added to the grave $180
Grave opening and closing excavation fees $520
Administration fee (bequests etc) $285
Out of normal hours burial surcharge, payable per hour or part thereof. Applications will be subject
to approval and must be received in writing a minimum of three working days prior to requested interment.
This applies to:
Monday to Friday burials not completed by 4pm $230
Weekend or public holiday burials $490
(4pm during non-daylight saving, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST))
Religious, cultural or spiritual requirements
At Walawaani Way we work with families who have religious, cultural and/or spiritual requirements. Custom burials with special requirements are price on application.
The Early Bird Right of Burial package INCLUDES the current Government levies (unless stated) which are reviewed annually in July. They could be subject to change, however Walawaani Way will absorb the price increase for the Early Bird offer.
Government Levy (tax) for burials:
For one interment $96.40
For second/third interment side-by-side $70.00
Government Tax for Ash Interment (note: no tax for babies.) $29.10
Prices effective from 1st October 2023. As indicated, prices include GST.
For all above purchasing options, please fill in this Application Form, and all prices are subject to our Terms & Conditions.
“As living beings, all of us are connected to nature, no matter who we are, what our beliefs are, or where we come from. It is fundamental to our very existence, in life and death.”
— Fiona McCuaig
