LEGACY & FAREWELL PLANNING
Plan ahead.
Make things easier for the people you love.
A calm, practical way to ensure your wishes are clear and your story is passed on.
About the service
Our Legacy and Farewell Planning service is a practical, guided process to help you clarify your wishes, document key decisions, and capture your story, your values and the details that matter to you.
This service is offered by a qualified funeral director working in partnership with the Humanist Society. It is designed to be calm, straightforward and easy to complete.
We specialise in non-religious planning
For many people, traditional religious frameworks don’t reflect their beliefs or how they want to be remembered. This service offers a clear, thoughtful alternative, grounded in your values, your relationships, and your one life.
Why it matters
When plans aren’t in place, families are left to make decisions under pressure, often unsure what their loved one would have wanted.
Taking the time to plan ahead:
Gives clarity and confidence to those around you
Reduces stress and uncertainty overall
Helps avoid unnecessary disagreement
Ensures your life is represented as you intend
What you can plan
Everyone’s situation is different. You can focus on the areas that matter most to you, whether you’re just getting started or refining plans you’ve already made.
Together we can explore:
– Understanding where you are now and identifying any gaps.
– Wills and estate planning, including when it may be time to update your will.
– Advance care planning and documenting your healthcare wishes.
– Practical information that will help your family when the time comes.
– Funeral or memorial preferences, including tone, music, readings and location.
– Who you would like involved and how you would like to be remembered.
– Messages, stories and reflections you wish to leave for the people you love.
Write your will online
The Humanist Society has partnered with Willed to offer an affordable will-writing service. Professionally drafted by lawyers, your will is legally valid once it has been signed in the presence of two witnesses.
Most people finish in about 20 minutes. Pause and resume any time, on any device.
If Something Happened Tomorrow, Would Your Family Know What to Do?
Take the “If Something Happened Tomorrow” Clarity Check: a calm, practical 3-minute quiz style tool to see how prepared you are and where gaps might be.
Pricing
We aim to keep this service accessible and straightforward.
This is a guided, one-on-one service delivered in person or online by a qualified funeral director working alongside the Humanist Society.
End of life and funeral planning
$480
Eulogy or legacy writing
$250
Combined package
$680
All Humanist Society members receive a 15% discount (combined package for $575).
Join the waiting list
If you would like to organise your legacy and final wishes, please join the waiting list and we will be in touch.
Places are limited and may be opened in stages.
We know you care about making things easier for the people you leave behind. Let us help you get organised, and ensure your life is represented in a way that feels right to you.