Celebrating life & death through personal & reflective ceremonies.
About Kate
I’m Kate—a local Funeral Director and Celebrant based in the Hawkesbury, offering warm, professional, and thoughtful support during one of life’s most difficult times.
Planning a funeral can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to do it alone. I’ll guide you through each step, helping to create a farewell that feels right for your loved one—and for you.
I work with Picaluna, a network that brings transparency, flexibility, and genuine care to every part of the funeral process. Whether the service is traditional, modern, spiritual, religious, or secular, I’ll help ensure it’s personal, respectful, and meaningful.
Together, we’ll plan a farewell that truly reflects and honours the life that was lived.
Services & Offerings
Authentic Funerals
I work in partnership with Picaluna Beautiful Funerals. Picaluna is a community of like minded people, helping families to create more authentic, compassionate and affordable cremations, burials and memorials.
Picaluna felt that there was a much better way to conduct funerals, and are changing the way funerals are done for the better. This change is underpinned by their core purpose to help communities to honour, mourn, celebrate, heal and rejuvenate. Picaluna also chooses to donate 5% of their Service Fee to a charity of the family’s choice. The Picaluna partnership supports me in the logistics required to arrange and conduct a funeral; including transfers, registering the death with Births, Deaths & Marriages, access to a vast range of suppliers, mortuary care, and invoicing. This allows me to spend more time with you, crafting and delivering a personalised ceremony, authentic to the one you loved.
Services
Before making any decisions, please know that you have time. Most families talk about feeling rushed into making decisions when it comes to funeral planning, but that doesn't have to be the case. There is no rush, and I am available to provide support and empower you to create a memorable and genuine farewell.
Through Picaluna's network of professional and quality suppliers, we can assist with the following:
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Mortuary support
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Legal paperwork required for cremation or burial.
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Hearse
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Celebrant or clergy booking
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Coffin
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Shroud
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Venue for the funeral/memorial - eg, beach, park, golf club, community hall, surf club, home, chapel or church.
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Flowers
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Slide show
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Order of service booklet
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Catering
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Photographer
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Livestream
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Musicians
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Return of ashes
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Application of death certificate from BDM
It is really hard to put into words what Kate did for our family. It was the finer details, the care and compassion and her professionalism that set Kate apart.
Kate's kindness, compassion, understanding, coupled with such a beautiful nature put us all at ease.
Family of Norma
Kate brought warmth, compassion and a personal touch to the recent celebration of my mum’s life. I was so grateful for her guidance, thank you Kate.
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