We are fully equipped to service the remote areas of the Pilbara.
Remote Access Available
Funeral services for the Pilbara
Newman Funeral Services boasts vehicles that have been customized to meet the challenging outback conditions of the Pilbara. These conditions include traveling vast distances to remote communities and regional towns. Hazards of the roads include the off road requirements as well as the livestock and kangaroos that frequent the roads.
Their vehicle is equipped with a power source and basic sound system. This is particularly helpful when conducting funerals in remote areas that do not have electricity service readily available.
Our Pricing
- Professional Fees: $1,200 - $5,500
- Regional Service Fees: $990 (Gazetted cemeteries only accessible by sealed roads)
- Coffin/casket range: $1,300 - $8,000 adult range, prices for larger coffins may apply if required.
- Baby & children's coffins: please discuss options with us.
- Transfer Call Out at time of death: 0 - $ undefined depending on remote location, road conditions.
- Private Mortuary Fees: no charge to our clients.
- Viewing and Dressing Fees: this is included in our professional fees when attended services by our company are being carried out. But will depend on the condition of the loved one.
- Cemetary Fees: charges vary from cemetery to cemetery outside of the metropolitan area. Our staff will provide the fees and charges within a cost estimate and or invoice. Fees range from $2,345.
- Professional Fees: $1,200 - $5,500
The fees stated above are for the internment fee and the application for burial in the Shire of East Pilbara.
Shire Cemetery Fees & Charges
Understanding our Fees & Services.
Regional service fees acknowledge that the Pilbara regions are unique. Keeping strictly to Monday-to-Friday business hours is challenging, and excluding weekends is often not possible.
Transfers of your loved one within the Pilbara may involve multiple mortuaries prior to burial, covering vast distances. This often requires our team to work outside normal business hours. We see plenty of sunrises and sunsets!
Our dedicated team may need to travel to facilitate your loved one’s funeral. Such travel often occurs beyond standard business hours and involves fatigue management, overnight stays, and on-the-road meals. It also requires vehicles suited to Pilbara conditions—ensuring safe, dignified travel while considering wandering livestock and extreme heat.
A flat regional service fee is charged across all Pilbara-gazetted cemeteries to recognize and offset these unique requirements.
- one or two services, ie. church/venue service and grave side service
- unlimited numbers
- 50 bottles water not chilled for back fillers
- provision of shovels for back fill
- provision of our own pastor or chaplain
- contact as required (if circumstances require 24/7 contact by phone or text in the lead up to the funeral)
- basic pastoral care if required and requested
- death registration
- liaising with various stakeholders as required such as local government cemeteries, health professionals, coroner’s office, corporations, police, to meet our legislative requirements and to facilitate a smooth funeral service and burial/cremation
- transfer into our private mortuary care if required
- if appropriate dressing and viewing
- speaker and microphone
- music play list of your choice on Spotify
- provision to receive apologies and condolences
- suitable funeral vehicle for all conditions
- no postponement fees when sudden changes to dates happen due to weather conditions such as cyclones, recommended by the local government responsible for that cemetery (at times our team has already incurred considerable costs in travel and other things)
- some hired floral, memorabilia and printed material
- metal personalised photo plaque on coffin
- cost of venue hire not included
- external pastor fees not included, if not using our services
Professional fees are those required by our industry specialists to meet all legislative and service requirements involved in caring for and sending off your loved one, depending on the services you select or require.
Our professional fees will vary depending on the type of send-off your loved one needs and the level of involvement our team has.
For example, we provide memorial services where the deceased is not required to be present. Perhaps your loved one passed away and was sent directly to Perth for the Coroner’s requirements. They may not return to the Pilbara if their burial is in Perth, interstate, or overseas. Those remaining in the Pilbara may wish to celebrate, reflect, and remember your loved one’s life and connections here. In this case, a memorial service may be appropriate, and our professional fees would be tailored accordingly.
Unattended direct delivery cremations, from $6,600 inc. GST
- Collection from mortuaries in the Pilbara Hedland, Newman, Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Karratha (Onslow may incur an additional cost)
- Transfer into our Mortuary care where required
- Care of loved one as required
- Transfer by road to Perth crematorium in specialised vehicle
- All required crematorium fees (MCB $1,315 and permit to cremate $81)
- Registration of Death
- Professional fees inclusive of liaising as required with organisations, stakeholders, individuals
- Cremation capsule
- Livestream
- Photography
