About Us

Nelson Bros Funeral Services are Melbourne's oldest family-owned funeral directors. With five modern funeral homes across Melbourne suburbs, we maintain the highest standards to provide professional quality care in everything we do. Our aim is not to be the biggest funeral directors in Melbourne, but to be the best.

We are experienced in dealing with specific cultural or religious needs, as necessary in multicultural Australia.

Nelson Bros Bereavement Resource Centre has provided assistance for those in the community dealing with loss and grief since 1987.

Planning a Funeral

Start planning today

Although there are many decisions to be made when arranging a funeral, as experienced funeral directors we can assist you in all stages of planning. Some considerations to start your planning are:

Our Community

Supporting the Community

Nelson Bros actively supports our communities and our families.

Our Bereavement Resource Centre was established in 1987 to help all those in the community with death and grief, with resources drawn extensively from around the world.

We also have a strong history of helping families from all backgrounds, cultures, religions and nationalities.

It is important we work closely with you to understand your specific requirements. See Multicultural Funerals for more information.

Involvement with our local communities is important to Nelson Bros. For that reason, we actively support sporting clubs, churches, Rotary, local festivals and events.

Everlasting Online Memorials

For over 150 years, the Nelson family and Nelson Bros Funeral Services have provided quality funeral service to Victorian families, adapting to change and improving our services. We have paid tributes to tens of thousands of families over a century and a half.

Features of the memorial include:

Invite friends & family to visit the memorial
Tell a beautiful life story
Light candles

Secure a unique address on the web
Upload pictures of the deceased
Create and share albums and slideshows
Post tributes and share memories
Add videos to your memorials
Send messages of condolences to family members
Track activity on the memorial
Customise the memorial to suit
Find others who are dealing with grief
All content is monitored

Bereavement Resource Centre

Nelson Bros Bereavement Resource Centre was established in February 1987 to help all those in the community with death and grief. It is open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm to all members of the community.

Assistance is now available for:

Those who have experienced a recent bereavement and require further information regarding support groups

Information on professional counselling or reading material on understanding grief
Parents in need of advice and help in talking to their children about death and dying
Students who are studying the subject of loss, death and grief, and need recent authoritative reference materials
Professionals who want an increased understanding of how best to assist people experiencing loss

Frances Amato