Plan Your Farewell, Your Way

Funeral planning involves more than choosing between burial and cremation. It includes personal wishes, practical arrangements and important decisions that can be difficult for loved ones to make without guidance. As part of your end-of-life planning, each Handbook of Your Life kit includes a comprehensive 30-page Funeral Planning Workbook for every adult covered by the kit.

Designed to help you prepare before meeting with a funeral director, the workbook takes you through 16 guided sections covering funeral and memorial preferences, burial or cremation wishes, music, readings, personal touches, costs, important contacts and more. With practical questions and generous space for notes, you can explore your options, record your preferences and identify what matters most to you.

Once completed, take your workbook to your chosen funeral provider to discuss your wishes and formalise your funeral arrangements. This gives your family or Nominated Person clearer direction and helps ensure your preferences are understood when the time comes.

Funeral Planning Workbook

Why Funeral Planning Matters

6 reasons why you should consider getting organised

Planning ahead isn’t just about recording your funeral wishes. It’s about giving yourself time to make informed decisions and helping your loved ones avoid unnecessary uncertainty, expenses and difficult choices later. Here are six reasons why funeral planning matters.

Reduce Uncertainty for Loved Ones

Making funeral arrangements can be overwhelming. Recording your wishes in advance gives your family or Nominated Person clear guidance and fewer difficult decisions to make.

Make Your Farewell Personal

From favourite music and meaningful traditions to the type of gathering you prefer, funeral planning helps ensure your farewell reflects your personality, values and wishes.

Avoid Unnecessary Expenses

Funeral costs can add up quickly. Documenting your budget, preferred arrangements and existing prepaid plans helps loved ones make informed financial decisions.

Prepare for Your Funeral Appointment

Arrive at your chosen funeral provider with your preferences already documented. Your completed workbook helps guide discussions and makes formalising arrangements more straightforward.

Reduce Confusion or Disagreements

When wishes are unclear, family members may have different opinions. Documenting your preferences provides a common point of reference and helps minimise misunderstandings.

Make Decisions at Your Own Pace

You don’t need to plan everything at once. The workbook lets you explore your end-of-life planning options over time, prioritise what matters and leave other decisions flexible.

Taking the time to record your funeral wishes now is one less thing your loved ones will have to work out later. With the Funeral Planning Workbook, you can make decisions at your own pace, prepare for discussions with your chosen funeral provider and leave behind clear guidance that reflects what matters most to you. It’s a practical step towards more complete end-of-life planning.