Independent Funeral Director in the Southern Highlands
ABOUT
Highlands Funeral Co.
The Highlands Funeral Co. is a part of an independently owned and operated funeral home called the Funeral Director Co. and we are based in the heart of the Southern Highlands area. We offer both religious and non-religious services for all types of funerals, from traditional funerals to homesteads, backyards, and chapels. We also offer cremations and burials, all of which are tailored to meet the needs of each family. Our experienced and compassionate team is here to help you plan an authentic and meaningful service for your loved one.
Our Services
What We Offer Our Families
As a full service funeral company, we can organise the following elements to all of our families, allowing you to not have to worry about anything.
Church | Chapel | Venue
We will source, book and manage the location of the service.
Religious Services
We look after all denominations across all churches in Sydney with a dedicated team of experts.
Flowers
We will source you the most beautiful flowers from our florist or we can work with your favourite florist.
Order of Service Booklets
We will design and print your booklets for ceremony.
Audio Visual
We can supply everything AV, from our Bose Speakers, Mics, Lecterns, Projector and Slideshow.
Coffins & Caskets At Cost
We supply our coffins to our families at wholesale price, with no mark ups or commissions on them.
Clergy | Celebrant
We will find you the right clergy or celebrant for ceremony.
Secular Services (non-religious)
We can conduct celebrations of life in any location from chapels, beaches, national parks, homes and more......
Livestream | Photographer
We will book your livestream or photographer to capture the ceremony and burial services.
Singers | Musicians
We have a beautiful list of musicians and singers to personalise the ceremony or church service.
Green Funerals
We can organise a green/eco friendly funeral service from coffins, flowers, and burial grounds.
Hearse Vehicles
We have 3 beautiful hearse vehicles and mourning cars from modern, classic and traditional.
Meet the Team
Our team comes with experience from all backgrounds.
Funeral Director | Celebrant
Narelle Murray
Narelle has been conducting ceremonies since 2008 and involved in the funeral industry since 2013. She loves doing ceremonies but found funerals so gratifying and a sense of peace being able to offer support and assistance to families in mourning.
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She is open, sincere and compassionate and has learned that being thorough with details will ensure families have peace of mind that everything will go to plan.
Her first funeral was for a dear relative and she found and was able to offer peace and support to those closest to her. Since then she has had the privilege of organising and delivering the farewell to many
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Narelle has been a local within the Highlands for nearly 2 years, prior to that she lived and worked within the wedding and funeral industry on the South Coast, servicing Sydney, the Illawarra, the Shoalhaven, Far South Coast, Southern Highlands and Goulburn.
Funeral Director | Hearse Driver | AV
Angus Bettini
Angus comes to us with a background and a love for cars. So it is only fitting that he drives our Hearse vehicles.
Angus also assists on most funerals to ensure the day goes perfectly from a logistics point of view. He also is our AV tech guy, so to ensure that all the audio and visuals work on the day, and liaises with the venue, the livestream teams, and the Funeral Director on the day.
Owner | Funeral Director | Celebrant
Scott Duncombe
Scott has been in the funeral industry since 2012 and has been involved in funerals as a Funeral Celebrant, Funeral Director, Hearse driver and Funeral Assistant.
Scott combines his honest, genuine and compassionate approach with his meticulous organisation skills to ensure families have peace of mind that everything will go to plan.
He is a practicable person who is passionate about organising events that are dignified, beautiful, genuine and special to honour and celebrate each unique life.
He has created Sydney Funerals, Gold Coast Funerals, Over The Rainbow Funerals to help families have a beautiful, affordable funeral for their loved one by being open, transparent and providing choices. He does this by gently taking control and guiding families through the process with care and compassion.