The first bodies from downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 have arrived back in Australia under operation 'Bring them Home'.

The coffins of Maree and Albert Rizk from Sunbury in Melbourne arrived back on Friday, six weeks after the flight was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in eastern Ukraine.

Family members escorted the bodies from Amsterdam back to Melbourne and a funeral is scheduled for early this week.

The couple leave two grown-up children, Vanessa, 22 and James, 21, who live in Melbourne, where their parents were involved with community and charitable organisations around Sunbury.

A real estate agent, Mr Rizk worked as the director of Raine & Horne at Sunbury.