Brisbane has some beautiful funeral service venue settings to provide a uniquely honouring and befitting farewell. Swanborough Funerals offer a wide range of Brisbane Funeral Chapel alternatives to the traditional crematorium chapel facilities. Most crematorium chapel services are booked per hour with the expectation that the funeral service will take half an hour giving the next funeral service time to set up. The catering at most crematorium chapels is booked in for a 45 minute time slot.

Swanborough Funerals have sourced some beautiful alternative funeral chapel and garden funeral service options in and around Brisbane, without the time constrictions associated with the traditional commercial crematorium chapels and a wider range of catering alternatives.

We believe in tailoring a funeral to suit the needs, the time frame of the family and reflect the essence of their loved one.

Funeral Service Venue – The Gap

Walkabout creek – Brisbane Funeral Chapel

Nestled in the midst of the D’Aguilar National Park and overlooking the beautiful Enoggera Reservoir hides one of Brisbane’s most unique venues.

The relaxed and peaceful setting of Walkabout Creek Function Centre makes it the perfect location to celebrate your loved one’s life. Our memorial package makes organising what is a very difficult time stress-free and simple.

Funeral Service Venue- Inner Brisbane
Broadway Chapel – Brisbane Funeral Chapel

The 129 year old Broadway Chapel is Brisbane’s only inner-city non-denominational chapel available for either civil or religious; funeral or memorial ceremonies. The
Heritage Listed Chapel is set amongst beautiful trees and gardens, with an extensive sandstone terrace for guests to mingle and host cocktail receptions. The Chapel
Gardens also include an extensive granite paved courtyard and fountain, providing the perfect venue to gather.

The Broadway Chapel has been exquisitely renovated to create a unique and memorable venue for your ceremony. The Chapel can host intimate and personalised ceremonies for up to 150 guests. The chapel also provides a grand piano, wheelchair access, adequate street parking and is air-conditioned to ensure your comfort.

Families can choose from having only their ceremony at the Chapel, as well as hosting drinks and refreshments after the ceremony in the garden.

Broadway Chapel has established ‘Broadway Live’ to allow families to present their Funeral ceremony live on the internet for family and friends that are unable to attend in person. This technology is a first and is simple for users to access and use. Broadway Live is available for $80 (+GST) and can host up to fifteen (15) computers/users in any location worldwide with internet access.

Funeral Service Venue – Tamborine

Cedar Creek Lodge – Brisbane Funeral Chapel

Arranging a final farewell requires great sensitivity at an emotional time. It is important that the planning of the funeral and after-service catering is taken care of by understanding and efficient professionals. This is where the experienced staff of Cedar Creek Lodges on Tamborine Mountain assists Swanborough Funeral to provide a beautiful, private rainforest location and delicious food.

The service is held in the tranquil Rainforest Amphitheatre on the banks of Cedar Creek with its surrounding rainforest.

Following the service, your family and friends can mingle together in the adjacent licensed Island Glade, architecturally designed to provide an elegant and beautiful setting for your choice of catering. Catering can be tailored to suit the budget and the estimated numbers attending.

Funeral Service Venue – Gold Coast

Coolabah Downs – Brisbane Funeral Chapel

Coolabah Downs is the perfect funeral venue for the Gold Coast and Brisbane Region

The non-denominational traditional stone chapel can seat up to 110 guests inside with a side verandah for additional guests. Surrounded by lush gardens, 2 water fountains, flowing creek and antique lanterns it makes for a beautiful venue for a funeral ceremony.

The chapel hire includes use of the sound system and piano organ. Coolabah Downs is just 10 minutes from the motorway, approximately a 60 minute drive from Brisbane and 20 minutes from Surfers Paradise.

Alternatively you can hold an outdoor garden funeral ceremony in the peaceful rainforest atmosphere with picturesque surroundings set in front of a stunning natural backdrop with seating for up to 80 guests as well as soft lighting and power for music to create a peaceful and respectful atmosphere befitting to funeral ceremony.

Coolabah Downs provide a wide range of catering options after the funeral service to suit all needs.

Funeral Service Venue – Alexandra Hills – Brisbane – Redlands

Macarthur Park – Brisbane Funeral Chapel
Macarthur Park Chapel has been lovingly restored and is set amongst beautiful gardens and natural Australian bushland. This 90 year old non-denominational, air conditioned Chapel provides a beautiful setting for the funeral or memorial service with the ambience of an authentic country chapel from yesteryear.

Alternatively, an outdoor funeral service can be held on the Pier and decked area overlooking the lagoon covered with water lilies and featuring a large fountain. Various gum trees including Paperbarks line the perimeter of the lagoon providing a serene and scenic backdrop for your open air funeral service.

Funeral Service Venue – Logan

Jonica Gardens – Logan Reserve – Brisbane Funeral Chapel

Joncia Gardens is a privately owned garden. There is now approximately 3 acres of garden with varying areas to hold a befitting funeral ceremony.

-The formal layout areas complete with arbours, elegant statues and a mass planting of white iceberg roses, flanked with red carpet roses.
-The Japanese garden with red oriental bridge
-The native garden area with ponds
– To the South is our rainforest walk, and it is another fine place to escape the summer heat under the shady canopy of tall established palms where you are surrounded by layers of lush under storey plantings.

-The rotunda is just another one of the beautiful structures spotted throughout the garden, and this is one of our more popular settings for a peaceful and serene farewell. It is situated in the middle of a water lilied pond via a Monet style bridge. “The Native Hut Area”, situated at the top of the stairs in the Rotunda Area. Here we have a walkway out into the middle of a pond.

-The most recent addition is the “little country chapel” complete with camphor laurel furniture. It is great for a small wedding of approximately 60 people. The leadlight windows consist of native birds and flowers, which bring the feeling of the country inside.

Funeral Service Venue – Ipswich

Darling St Chapel – Ipswich – Brisbane Funeral Chapel

Circa 1879 the Old St Patrick’s Hall in Darling St Ipswich was originally built by the Catholic Church for the benefit of catholic purposes.
Purchased in 1998 and extensively renovated by its current owners, the former St Patrick’s Hall is now presented as the Darling St Chapel.
Situated directly opposite the historic Ipswich Boys Grammar School and close to the Ipswich CBD
Darling St Chapel provides chapel and reception venue for family to gather after the funeral service.
Darling St Chapel provide a unique funeral service venue alternative.

Swanborough Funerals would be honoured to assist you and your family in providing a truly unique and personalised funeral service.
Phone us on 1800 100 411 to discuss in detail how Swanborough Funerals can assist you.