Funeral Venues in Melbourne
Funerals are a challenging time, and deciding on where to hold the service to celebrate the life of a loved one can sometimes be a difficult decision. Become Funerals accommodate for every persuasion, religion, spirituality and others. Our primary goal is to facilitate a celebration that best reflects the life and legacy of your loved one. Whether it be a service at a chapel, church or alternative venue that holds special meaning for your loved one, we’re here to help make that happen.
How to Choose the Right Venue
At Become Funerals, we are based in Melbourne and can provide services across Victoria. We are here to help those who’ve lost loved ones create an opportunity to remember, celebrate, and pay tribute to their dearly departed’s memory in a unique, truly special and meaningful way.
Choosing the right venue takes careful thought and consideration. It’s an important decision: the venue sets the mood and shapes your final memory of your loved one. There are various factors to consider, from your dearly departed’s culture, faith, and religion, to their personality, passions, and values.
We are able to coordinate with the church or temple of your choice along with your local clergy. We also provide options for alternative and unique venues such as yacht and sporting clubs, the beach or even your loved one’s favourite park/outdoor space. For those after a more intimate ceremony, you might want to consider having the service in a family home or garden. As for who the ceremony is to be conducted by, be it a member of the clergy, a life celebrant or family member; whichever your preference, we will make all the necessary arrangements.
We provide access to a number of beautiful non-denominational cemetery chapels set in elegant garden settings with parking and facilities for morning and afternoon tea. All the chapels are equipped with full service audio-visual facilities so you can play music and include digital tributes in the program. Details on these chapels are available below. Otherwise please Contact us.
Crematorium Chapels in Melbourne:
Altona Memorial Park – Altona North
A peaceful lawn and garden cemetery located west of Melbourne, Altona Memorial Park features floral landscaped lawns and extensive memorial gardens. In addition to a recently refurbished crematorium, it also has two adjacent chapels: the Chapel of Peace and the Chapel of Repose. Services and facilities available include burial, cremation, memorials, funeral venues and function facilities.
Bunurong Memorial Park – Dandenong South
Bunurong Memorial Park is a unique sanctuary set within contemporary Australian parkland, purpose-built for the community to enjoy. The park features rich textural elements, sculptures, and integrated waterways against a natural landscape with birds and wildlife. Designed as an inspiring place of remembrance, Bunurong offers a culturally diverse range of burial, mausoleum and cremation memorial options to help families observe traditions and ceremonies important to them. Bunurong Memorial Park features four distinctive Reflection Spaces, they are as follows:
Stratus and Cumulus – are elegantly designed and comfortably furnished with state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment. Combined, they seat 350 guests comfortably. Separately, Stratus seats 230 guests and Cumulus 120.
Cirrus – is a stunning space surrounded by tranquil, reflective pools featuring floor-to-ceiling windows and features state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, seating 90 guests comfortably.
The Sanctuary – is a stunning purpose-built reflection space overlooking the water with a seating capacity of 90 people.
Springvale Botanical Cemetery – Springvale
The world-class Springvale Botanical Cemetery is widely regarded as Australia’s most beautiful cemetery, with 169 hectares of landscaped gardens rich in biodiversity, towering trees, abundant shade, water features, endless rose gardens and thoughtful plantings. Established in 1901, Springvale Botanical Cemetery has continued to offer generations a peaceful and private setting to celebrate the life of loved ones.
There are five beautiful and distinctive chapels to choose from: the Boyd, Renowden, Blair or Wilson chapels, or the Chapel of Eternal Rest within the Rocco Surace Mausoleum. The Chapel of Eternal Rest features a magnificent stained glass ‘Window of the Holy Spirit’, representing the spirit of joy and everlasting life. All chapels offer full audio-visual facilities.The Tecoma, Reflection and Chapel function rooms are located a short walk from the chapels within the heart of the gardens, making them ideal as a gathering place after the service. Function room capacities vary from 30 to 140 guests.
Fawkner Memorial Park – Fawkner
As one of Australia’s largest cemeteries, Fawkner Memorial Park spans over 113 hectares and features extensive grounds, waterways and ornamental gardens, providing a range of burial options, memorials, cremation, and private mausoleums.
The Fawkner Memorial Park Tea Rooms offer refreshments for visitors, and the cemetery’s wide, shady boulevards provide a peaceful landscape for remembrance and reflection.
Recently refurbished in 2007, the world-class Fawkner Cemetery chapels are non-denominational and welcome people of all religions and
cultures. They feature state-of-the-art plasma screens for DVD presentations and offer full service audio-visual facilities.
Lilydale Memorial Park – Lilydale
The grounds of Lilydale Memorial Park blend Yarra Valley’s traditional native fauna and flora with curated garden areas, creating a natural and peaceful setting for a tranquil place of remembrance. Originally part of the Lilydale Cemeteries Trust formed in 1863, Lilydale Memorial Park has a long history of meeting the diverse needs of its local community.
Services available include mausoleum, memorial, chapel, function, burial, and crematorium facilities. The Federation Chapel offers modern facilities including full service audio-visual equipment and can seat up to 100 people, with the option of an additional 40 people standing.
The Candlebark Room, the closest function venue to the Federation Chapel, is a multipurpose venue suitable for a standalone memorial function or for refreshments following a service, with a standing capacity of 150 people. For a more intimate service, the smaller Hutton Room is attached to the original farmhouse from Lilydale Memorial Park’s agricultural roots and accommodates 40 people.