At Keatings, we understand the importance of family.

We welcome you into our home, please explore these pages so that you may learn about our team, our welcoming facilities, and our history of service.

Our History

Keatings Funerals was established in 1938 by Reginald “Tim” Keating and Hazel Keating, assisted by brothers George and Barney. Around the same time, the brothers saw the need for a local hardware store in the community and Keating Brothers Hardware came into fruition. George’s son, Phillip Keating, was introduced into the funeral business around 1967. Phillip conducted his first funeral at the age of 23. Tim passed away in 1971 and Phillip continued the funeral business for his Aunt Hazel, who retired and moved to Ipswich. Phillip, with his wife Helen, operated the hardware store and the funeral business, which was purchased from Hazel in the mid 1970’s.

The old funeral home was situated in a flood zone, leading Phillip to secure a block of land adjacent to the cemetery in Chinchilla. It was on this block in 2008 that the current funeral home and chapel were constructed. Phillip and Helen purchased Murilla Funeral Services from Mavis Hicks upon her retirement, and Murilla Funeral Services continues today under the Keatings Funerals umbrella.

Phillip and Helen’s son, Anthony Keating, following in the footsteps of the great men who had gone before him, chose to join the family businesses at 21 years of age. It was at this time that he married his wife, Maria, and together with the support of Phillip and Helen, the generations of caring continued. Phillip and Helen eased into retirement and entrusted the business to the third generation of Keatings Funeral Directors. Today, Anthony and Maria Keating continue the time-honoured tradition of our family caring for yours.

Our Facilities

While many of the funerals we conduct are held off-site at various locations around our region, our Chinchilla Funeral Home and Chapel offer your family somewhere warm and welcoming to prepare for and host the funeral of a loved one. Our home is your home. Our facilities allow us to accommodate everything from an intimate gathering to a congregation in the hundreds, with equal grace.

Chapel

We’re proud of our welcoming non-denominational Chapel and the moving services it plays host to. With a seating capacity of up to 300 people, it is a warm, modern and flexible space, featuring; natural light, complete audio and visual equipment and split system air conditioning. Our facility caters seamlessly for overflow, with the option of preparing an outdoor covered seating area.

Viewing Room

The Viewing Room offers a private, quiet and intimate area for you to spend time with your loved one.

Meeting Rooms

The Chapel offers a variety of areas where we welcome individuals, families and friends to come together as we plan how to honour and celebrate the beauty of life. Hazel’s Room is dedicated to our founder and offers a quiet, intimate meeting place, filled with beautiful natural light. Whether we gather in Hazel Room or enjoy meeting as a larger group in the well-appointed foyer or Chapel, you will feel welcome and able to enjoy the honest hospitality that is our team caring for your family.

Children’s Space

Children of all ages are always welcome at Keatings Funerals. We offer a small indoor play area beside our meeting rooms, and friendly faces to help your littlest ones through this difficult time. During funerals an activity area is always prepared with an abundance of interesting diversions to keep little minds active. This area is situated off to the side of the Chapel so adults can still be engaged with the service whilst keeping an eye on their children.

Kind Words

  • "Keatings funerals are wonderful, we were so pleased with the wonderful Tribute to our Mother Dawn. Such beautiful insight, kindness & consideration, everything was collaborated with the family and created into a beautiful event that was so much more than we could have hoped for."

    — Yvonne

  • "So very moved by Anthony and Maria's professional, caring and kind nature. Through a very difficult time, they made every process that much easier for the family. Nothing was ever too hard for them. At the service, they were always one step behind us to check how we were coping and if there was anything we needed."

    — Taylor

  • "Very caring and professional in every way. Every detail is catered for with precision and excellence. Nothing is forgotten. Keatings Funerals have a passion for what they do. I would always highly recommend this family run business to take care of my loved ones."

    — Mindy

  • "Anthony and Maria are the most sincere professional accommodating people I know. My mum was in their care and every aspect of mum's celebration and resting place was second to none. We were blessed to be able to liase with them to carry out mum's wishes according to her plan. Special people for special tasks."

    — Leanne

  • "Both Anthony and Maria were so supportive when we were organising Mums funeral. It was less stressful due to their genuine compassion and we all felt at ease knowing everything was taken care of. On the saddest of days you showed us love and we will never forget this."

    — Tess