Caring for Families in Crookwell and Surrounding Areas with Compassion

We provide cremation-only services with thoughtful personal touches for families in Crookwell and the wider Upper Lachlan Shire, including Gunning, Laggan, and Taralga. This includes care from Crookwell District Hospital, local aged-care homes, and private residences.

Helping Each Other Out

We genuinely recognise that a local community is stronger when we help each other out in practical ways. That’s why we have a two-tiered pricing model:

  • Standard fee: $2,799
    Families who choose this fee make it possible for us to also offer support to others in need.

  • Funeral Cost Support: $2,299
    Available for families facing financial hardship, with the same level of care.

Accessing support is simple. We just need a brief and informal call from someone who already knows the family — such as a chaplain, social worker, doctor, minister or priest, aged-care staff member, or even a trusted friend. With just a few basic details, we can confirm support over the phone any time, day or night: 1300 136 473.

If you need a No Interest Loan, the process takes a minimum of 3 days and is for up to $2,000. You would need to provide paperwork as part of the process to show you can pay the balance of $299 upfront and have capacity to pay off the loan. Contact Anglicare Central West (Goulburn) on 1800 644 556 or dubbo@anglicare.org.au

Although we are not located in the Upper Lachlan Shire, our partners provide the same level of care here as they do across other parts of regional NSW.

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Why Families Choose Cremation-Only

  • Straightforward, respectful, and simple to arrange

  • More affordable than a traditional funeral

  • Freedom to hold a personal memorial at another time or place

Personal Touches

As part of our service, we provide a durable and elegant tube urn at no additional cost, available in a choice of 15 designs — from sunsets and red roses to themed options for golfers or gardeners.

For a meaningful farewell, we can also print Polaroid photos to place in the coffin or include a copy of a handwritten note, offering a private moment of reflection. Simply email us the photos or note, ensuring our care is not delayed by the post.

If you would like your loved one dressed in particular clothing, we can arrange this for an additional fee.

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What to Do with the Ashes?

Scattering Ashes

Families may choose to scatter ashes in a place of meaning. Permission is required, and the authority responsible for the land may ask that scattering takes place at a specific time.

Keeping Ashes at Home

Many families prefer to keep ashes close — for example, in a decorative urn, or within a pot of flowering plants at home.

Interring in a Columbarium in The Upper Lachlan Shire

Council provides options for interring ashes within columbarium niches at:

  • Crookwell

  • Gunning

  • Stonequarry (Taralga)

2025/26 Fees (GST incl.):

  • Crookwell (niche, reception of ashes, including provision of bronze plaque 136mm x 102mm): $983.00

  • Gunning or Stonequarry Taralga (niche, reception of ashes, not including provision of bronze plaque): $752.00

Please note:

  • The cost of plaques or masonry outside the standard size is not included in the interment fee.

  • A Burial Application is required for ashes interment, using the same form as for burials.

For more information, contact Upper Lachlan Shire Council on (02) 4830 1000 or council@upperlachlan.nsw.gov.au.