Product & Pricing Review 2024
In early 2024, RPCV conducted a product and pricing review with a focus on Interment and Right of Interment (ROI) products and services. This review included a comprehensive analysis of the cost of providing a standard interment and ROI service.
In late 2024, RPCV will be submitting a proposal to the Department of Health to increase the fees for Right of Interment (ROI), Interment and Grave Re-Opening. The fees for all other products and services will remain unchanged.
RPCV has prepared a Fact Sheet to provide the community with information about what is proposed, the rationale for the changes and when the changes are likely to take place. Click the link to access the Community Fact Sheet. https://www.rpcv.org.au/pricing
RPCV is acutely conscious of the cost-of-living pressures on the community and has worked hard to keep its prices as affordable as possible for many years. In fact, RPCV has not increased its prices beyond CPI levels for over a decade.
The cost-of-living crisis has put significant pressure on many of the fixed costs that RPCV incurs such as labour, fuel, construction, utilities, land, development and equipment. The cost of providing these services has increased markedly over the past five years. The current prices are at a level that is below cost in some locations. Income from fees is used by RPCV to invest in cemetery developments and the maintenance of gardens and grounds, in both the current period and in perpetuity.
RPCV will seek feedback from key stakeholders and the community about this fee proposal before it is formally submitted to the Victorian Department of Health for consideration and approval. We anticipate that these new fees will take effect from December 2024.
We welcome your questions or feedback on the fee increases. So that RPCV can respond to your enquiries in writing and pass this information onto the Department of Health, please provide your written questions or feedback through any of the following channels:
Email: enquiries@rpcv.org.au
Letter: PO Box 268, Eaglehawk VIC 3556
Website: Submit a form via this page on the rpcv.org.au website:
https://www.rpcv.org.au/pricing