Having experienced cookie cutter funerals over the past 40 years and being related via marriage to a chain funeral company I took the bold choice and broke away from the family tradition and went with an independent family company that are more flexible, creative, higher quality and better value. My dad was an individual, so his funeral had to reflect an amazing man who deserved to be shown in a true light. We were recommended Greenhaven from another director in QLD. As we knew my dad was fading we decided to preplan the funeral..This took off some of the worry leading up to the final choices. We had the most beautiful ceremony over looking the sea in St Kilda. A traditional natural wicker basket coffin with the most magnificent flowers, literally 3 times the size of other brand parlors and 1/3 the price. Of course Greenhaven have traditional coffins and various choices. I have since learnt after the funeral that my said family brand name funeral company do not offer the wicker basket unless you ask but will get it but at an extra fee on top for handling. So once again limited choice. Carly the director of Greenhaven was accommodating, respectful to our requests, creative in her ideas and knowledgeable in the way an individual funeral can be achieved. With no priest, or prayers our ceremony was a realistic interpretation of my dad's life. He loved the water, fishing and music. Our celebration was arranged by Carly with professionalism, grace and respect around our theme. Music, photos and speeches were all non standand in a stunning location overlooking the sea. RItuals of participation with guests using candles, rosemary and feng shui were all allowable and we made the choice to go to the graveside the following day to relieve the stress. All our requests were met with a can do attitude and achieved. Greenhaven are the best choice if you want your loved one to have a send off which reflects the families individual needs and values with a price tag that is fair and reasonable then Greenhaven is worth meeting.

A google search and recommendations via the Bayside Hub introduced us to Carly at Greenhaven Funerals We knew we needed to start making arrangements for mum but had no idea where to start. Yes we needed to contact a funeral provider but, other than that we were somewhat overwhelmed with the whole situation. I made a call to Carly and was instantly reassured everything would be ok. I discussed our initial thoughts and with some input from Carly it all just fell into place. What we thought was going to be a huge emotional and difficult decision became a calm and considered decision As crazy as it may seem we literally could not believe what we achieved as a family who had lost their beautiful mother aged 94 and all agreed this was due to the amazing connection we had with Carly - we actually loved the day - it was a Happy day For most the general perception re the process of a funeral has been : viewing, church, wake. We did not want this and it was just so refreshing to be able to explore the different options with Carly. Greenhaven is certainly a provider of choice if you are looking for a more personalised and individualised service. Everything was transparent, there was no hard sell, we felt we were listened to and given the time and opportunity to choose how we as a family wanted such an important event to play out. Our first experience with Greenhaven was in December 2019, we have since had another need to call on Greenhaven and again the support and care we received was exceptional I guess for most of us we all fear death, losing that special someone in our world that we love. The thought of planning a funeral and saying goodbye for most is such an unwanted experience, something we really would prefer to avoid but can’t. I can honestly say that for me Carly and the team at Greenhaven shifted that fear and created a positive and honest experience for our families Angela

I am writing to express my heartfelt recommendation for Carly and Greenhaven Funerals. When my father passed away unexpectedly, Carly became an invaluable support for my family during our time of profound grief. Her professionalism and compassionate guidance helped us navigate the difficult decisions and arrangements with ease. From the moment we met Carly, her kindness and sensitivity were evident. She gently guided my mother through the process, starting from the collection of my father's body from the Coroner's office, Carly patiently addressed all of our questions and concerns, providing clarity and reassurance at every step. During the viewing of my father for the final time, Carly's attention to detail and respect for our emotions created a deeply meaningful experience. She ensured that every aspect was handled with utmost sensitivity, allowing us to say our goodbyes in a peaceful and dignified manner. Carly's expertise in explaining the cremation process and the collection of my father's ashes was invaluable. She went above and beyond to honor my parents' wishes, ensuring that my father's ashes were lovingly placed in the redgum box they had built years before, in preparation for this moment. I wholeheartedly recommend Carly and Greenhaven Funerals to anyone facing the difficult task of saying goodbye to a loved one. Carly's compassionate guidance, unwavering support, and exceptional professionalism make her a true asset during such challenging times. With Carly by your side, you can be assured that your loved one's wishes will be honored with grace and dignity. Sincerely, Melinda Shelley

Highly recommend Carly, Tim, Amy and the team, including celebrant Rachael. I chose Greenhaven as they are a local, independent and a family business. I appreciated their, personal service, ability to tailor a funeral to your specific wishes. I found Greenhaven professional, extremely respectful and empathetic, especially as I unfortunately had to organise a funeral for my mum, whilst Dad was terminally ill. Subsequently a month later, I called on Greenhaven again when Dad passed away. Carly was able to use content from mums service, assisted in using photos from the original DVD tribute for Dad, and generally made the whole process seemless. Nothing was too hard, which I was especially gratelful for during the Covid restrictions. Choosing a simple coffin, able to place a flag across it and other fabric, was beautiful - simple yet personal. Both Mum's and Dad's services were so personal, and everyone participating in the candle lighting tribute was very touching, and brought the small congregation together. Everyone commented to me that both services were just beautiful. Thank you so very much and I wish you all the best during these difficult times.

Greenhaven tribute; We recently farewelled our father Jeff with the help of Greenhaven Funerals. When looking for a funeral director we were drawn to the fact that Greenhaven was a small, family run business that offered a comprehensive list of options away from the tradition ‘church/chapel’ settings. This is something which suited our father perfectly. Tim made the whole process easy from the very start. Compassionate & considerate yet to the point, no fuss with clear communication & understanding of our needs along with the appropriate suggestions to match. Our emails & phone calls were always answered promptly and any requests we had along the way were able to be accommodated without hesitation. On the day Tim, Carly and the Greenhaven team set up the venue beautifully and helped run a smooth service whilst maintaining an unassuming presence in the background giving our family the space we needed. We are so thankful for the hard work and dedication Greenhaven & the team provided to our family during such a difficult time.

Carly, Tim and Jo from Greenhaven Funerals were absolutely wonderful in helping plan and conduct my grandfather’s funeral proceedings. They were more than happy to go out of their way to ensure that my mother and all our family members were attended to and looked after. Honestly, it felt like they were all a part of our family and were always there for any question. Nothing was too hard for them. It is hard to find genuine, sincere people. In such a delicate time we never felt at unease and everything went smoothly. The meticulous planning and organisation from Greenhaven Funerals really made all the stress go away. We immensely thank from the bottom of our hearts all the help, love and care Carly, Tim and Jo gave to all of my family and in particular, my mother. Yasotha, Hari, Sai, Wimal, Dwaraka, Daya, Ramesh and the Wimaleswaran and Ponnuchchamy family

When a dear friend of mine died, I had no hesitation for putting them in the care of Carly, Tim and their team at Greenhaven. It meant so much to me that my friend would be treated with as much respect in death as she had in life. As an independent Funeral Director, Greenhaven are able to be flexible and do their best to deliver unique requests and individual funeral ceremonies. I am an independent funeral celebrant that believes in listening to the family and honoring their vision to the highest standard. I know a lot of funeral directors and it's Carly and her team I've chosen more than once to take care of those I hold dear. As an independent family run business Greenhaven are a stand out funeral director in a largely corporate run industry. Highly recommended for both personal service, sustainable choices and value for money.

From the moment Tim at GreenHaven took my call in the early hours of the morning, I knew I'd chosen the right people. When Carly visited my home to discuss arrangements for the funeral for Dad, she made the process seamless with great discussions, suggestions and information but let my family take control to send Dad off in style. Carly organised to be part of the service, the RSL to honour Dad with a special eulogy and tribute for his Navy service which was amazing and still has people talking. This was something we would never have thought of. Our family decided while sitting with Dad in his final hours, that we would like to use a unique funeral director and that is exactly what we got with GreenHaven. The service was organised in two days and it was remarkable. Thank you Carly and your team.

I have been lucky enough to know Carly Dalton for many years as a colleague when we worked in the HR world together. I always loved Carly's vivacious approach to life and when my Aunty passed away recently, I was so happy to refer the family to Carly and Tim. Nothing was too much trouble and we were able to have our loved one taken into their care quickly after her passing. Arranging a funeral can be a very stressful time for families and Carly's support, care, friendship and warmth made it easy for the family to make decisions, in putting the service together. On the day, although sad, it was a beautiful location and a wonderful service with Carly as our celebrant. I couldn't recommend Carly & Tim Dalton any more as they continue to support families through this difficult time.

Carly and Tim were nothing short of amazing with their professional and personal approach to our family needs for my mums funeral. Carly went above and beyond supporting our family while mum was still alive and equally if not more when she passed and they promised to fulfill her wishes. Guiding us with patience and smiles, talking to us at all hours of the day, and endlessly supporting us through all the sad and hard bits of funeral planning and saying goodbye, including dealing with the chaos of covid restrictions and procedures- these folks are magicians. I couldn't have asked for a more supportive and helpful team through such an awful time. Highly highly recommended these folks, over and over again. thankyou with all my heart <3

Recently my sister passed away unexpectedly. My sister,my wife flew in from Brisbane & Perth hoping to be with her, unfortunately we did not make it, we arrived having to arrange my sisters funeral. We contacted Carly from Greenhaven Funerals (who my sister had do her husbands funeral 5 years previously) well it was the best decision we had made. Carly responded as to our call with passion and respect, she remembered our sister from the mentioned funeral and maid everything for us to give our sister a beautiful and memorable service, Our sister would have been proud to be given a bjeautiful and honest funeral. Thank you Carly for all your help and understanding you and your team from Greenhaven gave us in our hours of need! !! !! .

Carly M, Jules, Carly & Tim and the rest of their team provided the utmost care to our family while dealing with the sudden passing of our dear Dad. Their compassion, understanding, attention to detail and patience assisted us so much in what was a difficult and emotional process. Their care did not falter at any part of the journey and we would highly recommend them to anyone seeking a boutique funeral home with personal service and genuine care and pride in what they do. Thank you again for helping us deliver a beautiful service and heartfelt send off to Dad.

I cannot recommend Carly and her beautiful team enough. My precious daughter passed away, unexpectedly at 23 months. The compassion and kindness that Carly showed through this extremely difficult time was amazing. Everything was organised perfectly to our vision. We had the most beautiful celebration of life with my little girl in a sea of pink flowers and balloons. They even played the Wiggles for her in her final car ride to her place of rest. Thank you so much Carly and team, your kindness will never be forgotten

We were so very grateful for Tim's sensitive, unfailing and tireless assistance with my dad's funeral. He was always on hand to answer our questions, some of which were quite complicated because Dad had a lot of family overseas. Everyone we worked with at Greenhaven was incredibly professional, kind and understanding during a time that was very difficult for my whole family. I recommend Greenhaven wholeheartedly; they are exactly the kind of people you want helping you when you are grieving the loss of a loved one.

Tim and Carly at Greenhaven looked after our mother's funeral. The Greenhaven team organised the service quickly and beautifully. From the initial consultation, to putting together the slide show tribute, music, booklets and live streaming of the service, it was a very personal and inclusive tribute to mum. They were very attentive to what we needed, and Carly created a eulogy that was very moving and funny. Thank you for making it easier for us to give a perfect heartfelt farewell to our beloved mum.

Our heartfelt thanks to Tim and Carly at Greenhaven Funerals for their great compassion, kindness and gentle care in making arrangements for our late brother Ross and his beautiful Celebration of Life Ceremony. They were intuitive to our needs and provided guidance as it was all the more difficult with us being interstate. We so appreciate your professionalism in making Ross’ final goodbye so very beautiful. It was comforting to place our confidence with you at this difficult time.

To Carly & the Team, On behalf of our family, thank you very much for the beautiful funeral you arranged for our uncle. We really appreciated the effort you put into making it as smooth for us as possible. The service, both in the chapel and at the graveside, was exactly as we wanted. Our uncle's two closest friends said it was perfect, that they wouldn’t change a thing, and it was just as he would have wanted. Nice! Thank you again. John and Liz, and family.

If you want a personalised AMAZING professional funeral for your dearest and nearest, Greenhaven is the one. Carly is nothing but amazing. She is caring, kind, professional yet personal and super supportive in your time of grief. She manages everything with grace and consideration. We have been involved in 3 funeral in the last 8 months and would never consider anyone else. Her attention to detail is second to none and she takes care of everything expertly.

I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Carly and her team for your funeral services. My young sister, Taryn, unexpectedly passed away recently and Carly was fantastic to deal with at such a difficult and emotional time for me and my parents. As per all the reviews she is professional, compassionate, patient and available at all crazy hours. Her team and great contacts provided a truly beautiful and unique send off to my sister. Just the way we wanted it.

So very thankful and blessed we had Greenhaven, I can’t begin to imagine how we would have done it without you. Special thanks to Carly, your professionalism and gentle manner was so comforting in our time of need. You sat with us, listened and attended to our wants and needs. Thank you for being flexible especially with our last minute changes. Thank you Tim for your support and commitment. Dads send off was absolutely beautiful.

Thank you so much to Tim & Carly of Greenhaven Funerals for guiding and putting together the funeral for our loved one. They made the whole process as easy and stress-free as it could possibly be. They listened to our wishes and questions and were supportive, responsive, and the service was exactly as we had asked for. We don't have any hesitations recommending them to others. Thank you both so much, it was very much appreciated.

Greenhaven funerals I cannot praise carly and Tim and her lovely staff for all that they did on the passing of my mother suddenly, I was so confused about how I had to go about everything, And carly made its so easy from start to finish , organising everything for me , with love and care and a shoulder to cry on when I needed it , I could not recommend Greenhaven more highly for there outstanding service to me thankyou

Carly and her team were so professional and caring, nothing seemed too much trouble. After listening carefully and asking the right questions she arranged the most beautiful send off for our mother. It was personal and we felt reflected what our mother would have liked, from the music to the kind words. Several friends commented it was one of the best funerals they had attended. Thank you

Carly and Tim helped us organise our Dads funeral with so much care and consideration. They guided us and organised everything we needed making it as stress free as possible. I could not recommend them enough. Carly was also our celebrant and was so professional and thoughtful, she did an amazing job on the day. Thank you Tim and Carly, an incredible help during a difficult time.

Like to say a huge thank you to Jo and the team at Greenhaven. From the initial phone call to Jo and all the way through the planning, Jo was amazing. She showed empathy, understanding and patience throughout the planning of my mother in law's funeral. Real human touch to what was a traumatic as emotional time for our family. Just what we needed. Thank you once again Jo.

Wonderful husband & wife team...CARLY & TIM handled my mums funeral with DIGNITY & PERSONAL CARE....& in a very efficient manner.....the MORDIALLIC FLORIST they recommended for mums flowers done a MAGNIFICENT JOB as the photos show!! The WHITE DOVES was such a lovely touch as well! Can thoughly recommend GREEN HAVEN to everyone! ⚘

Carly was professional, caring and empathetic from the first time I messaged her, asking her to care for Dad when he passed. All details were covered, and all questions answered, including putting a slide show together once I sent photos and music choices. Thank you Carly and Tim - you are both incredible at what you do. I cannot recommend Greenhaven highly enough.

Carly and Tim are exceptional at what they do. The care and compassion they showed me and my family when we lost the Matriarch, my GrandMother touched us all. Nothing was ever too much trouble. All of our dealings with Carly were handled sensitively with dignity and respect. We couldn’t have been more pleased in choosing Greenhavens services.

Thanks to the team at Green Haven for making such a difficult time as seamless & as easy as possible. Dealing with Carly was amazing once again & special thanks to Wes the limo driver he was fantastic. Although it's not something I look forward to when the time comes, we will reach out to you again. Thank you for the wonderful service.

From the moment we made the call from hospital, Carly and Tim made us feel as if a weight had been lifted. We feel so grateful and blessed to have found them. They looked after us with care and professionalism and organised a truly wonderful tribute to Dad. It was like finding a safe harbour with a skilful pilot. Thankyou so much.

Carly and the team went above and beyond and were available at all hours to ensure that we had the perfect farewell for my mum. Anything we asked for was possible and I couldn't have asked for better service. Thank you so much Greenhaven Funerals for making the celebration of my mum as personalised and seamless as possible!

Carly was absolutely exceptional in every respect. She had an answer for every question and handled every aspect right from the first minute, working tirelessly behind the scenes. She truly captured the essence of my stepdad and conducted a beautifully fitting ceremony. I cannot recommend her highly enough.

I found Carly very attentive to our needs ensuring we could tailor the funeral to our own needs. She directed the ceremony in a touching and understanding way.The chapel she suggested was lovely. Her offsider Amy was also very understanding and a treat to deal with. I would recommend them to everyone

Carly and her team have recently assisted us following the passing of both our parents. During such a traumatic time Carly's warmth, empathy and guidance is most reassuring. She is responsive and accommodating - nothing is too much trouble. Our Family could not recommend Greenhaven more highly.

I highly recommend Greenhaven. Carly and the team made the day for my mum so special and helped us every step of the way from the 1st phone call to the day of the ceremony. Regular communication and updates made the process a lot easier. Thanks again for a lovely service in tough circumstances

Carly and Tim were impeccable in handling all aspects of dad’s funeral arrangements. Every request was seamlessly met with dignity. Most important, was the volume of informative communication. It placed us at ease and helped us navigate the process whilst being in the depths of our grief.

Thank you Carly for your compassion and professionalism. You made a difficult day feel really special. We are so grateful for the beautiful tribute to our Dad and the way Greenhaven took care of our wishes and simplified the experience so we could be there to celebrate Dad.

Carly, Tim and team are amazing! Guiding us through both Dad's then Mum's funerals some 15 months apart, both very different and honoured wishes for a services we hold so fondly. Thanks you again for the loving memories of our parents. Sharon, Leanne, Neil & Fiona

I highly recommend Greenhaven to anybody in need of funeral services for a loved one. The personal care, commitment, and over and above service provided was wonderful. Always helpful and there for you, and I really welcomed the care they gave for my beautiful mum.

Highly recommend Tim and Carly when organising a funeral. Our dad recently passed away and Tim and Carly were absolutely amazing. Everything was organised with care and professionalism and made our send off to dad a lot easier in such a difficult time. …

Carly organised a wonderful send off for my dad. We needed something celebratory and unconventional to reflect his life and they fit the brief perfectly - the celebrant she found for us was great by the way

Greenhaven Funerals have provided their services on a number of occasions for our family. The service they provide is always performed with compassion and care. Thankyou to the team at Greenhaven.

Carly provided a thoughtful and highly professional service from start to finish. We drew comfort from being in such good hands and were very pleased with all aspects. Highly recommended.

Carly and the Greenhaven team are very caring and are dedicated to their work. They are always helpful in everything they do. I wouldn't hesitate to use Greenhaven Funerals again.

Jo, Julie, Carly and Tim at Greenhaven did a wonderful job taking care of my father (and my mother previously) Highly recommended