Life Style Funeral Company is an expanding Geelong owned funeral service that offers affordable, caring and dignified funerals. Our services specifically focus on reflecting and celebrating the unique life of each person.

At Life Style our staff will really take the time to get to know you and understand your needs. They will work alongside you to guide you through the many aspects of arranging a funeral either for a loved one or for yourself.

If you would like to talk about the many options available for personal and meaningful funeral services, one of our trained funeral consultants will arrange to meet with you. This can be done in the privacy of your own home or at either of our office locations.

A complimentary meeting provides you with the opportunity to consider the wide range of options available in funeral planning today. It means you can make the important decisions and arrangements yourself. Your preferences for your funeral are recorded at the time of the meeting.

Pre-planning a funeral means that you choose the type and style of funeral service you want and decide how much you want to spend in advance.

Some important issues to consider are:

• the type and style of funeral you would prefer
• where you would like the service to be held
• who would conduct the funeral
• whether you prefer to be buried or cremated
• which cemetery or crematorium you choose
• your choice of style of coffin or casket
• your choice of flowers, music and other symbols
• the placing of death and funeral notices in newspapers
• the type of mourning vehicles you may require
• any other symbols or services you may wish to have
• how much you wish to spend on your funeral

The range of Pre Arranged and Pre Paid Funeral Plan Options we have to offer are:

A. Pre Arranged Funeral Plan
A complimentary Pre Arrangement meeting provides you with the opportunity to consider the wide range of options in funeral planning available today. It means you can make the important decisions and arrangements yourself. Your preferences for your funeral are recorded and calculated at the time of the meeting. You will receive a copy of the arrangement and the cost of the funeral at the current price.

B. Fully Paid Funeral Plan
This option requires your decision to fully pay for your funeral now. When the type of service and costs have been agreed upon, you can pay the whole amount in one payment and your fully paid pre paid funeral service contract will be sent to you. You can be assured of no further costs for the contracted service. Your money is invested according to the Pre Paid Monies Act (1993) so you can always be confident that your investment is secure.

C. Funeral Plan Paid by Instalment
Payment by instalment whereby the final cost of the funeral plan is recalculated prior to the final payment to cover the increased costs over time. You can pay by instalment over 1, 2 or 3 years. Your pre paid funeral contract would not be protected from price increases until the final payment has been made. However it is worth remembering that the interest accrued during the term of the instalment plan may reduce any increase in costs.

D. Funeral Bond
You can take out a funeral bond in which you invest a maximum amount of $5000. This amount may not cover the cost of the funeral in full but can be set aside for funeral expenses.

Whichever payment option you choose - the money you invest in your pre paid funeral plan or bond is held independently and capital guaranteed until it is required.

It is worth noting that Life Style Funeral Company CANNOT access your funds until we have provided the service.

It is a good practice to keep your Pre Paid Funeral Contract along with other important documents in a safe place, and inform your family or legal representative where they are kept.

The Life Style Funeral Company assures you that what you have planned and paid for will be carried out according to your wishes when the time comes.

For Centrelink or Veterans’ Affairs pension recipients, a pre paid funeral plan can enable you to maximise your pension entitlement. This is because money allocated to a pre paid funeral plan is not subject to income and asset tests.