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Christmas Remembered
“They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.”
Charles Dickens (A Tale of two Cities)
Christmas times are often amongst a family’s happiest memories; for many, they were indeed the b...
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Grief
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Salvation Army @ Christmas
Synonymous with the festive season are Salvation Army Bands playing Christmas Carols outside shopping centres in the hope that shoppers will open their hearts and their wallets to help feed and buy...
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Community
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Salvation Army @ Christmas
Synonymous with the festive season are Salvation Army Bands playing Christmas Carols outside shopping centres in the hope that shoppers will open their hearts and their wallets to help feed and buy...
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Podcasts
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
A Wish Before I Die : The Peter Gourlay Story
During late May and early June I couldn’t help but be touched by the story 3AW’s Neil Mitchell ran on four-year-old Peter Gourlay.
Peter was suffering from terminal cancer and had stolen the heart...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
It’s Beautiful : Art For The Heart
“It’s beautiful, just really beautiful.”
“It’s amazing that people can overcome the worst moments of their lives to do something for others.”
“It’s lovely…wonderful…phenomenal. What an incredible...
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Grief
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
How to use a "Phone-a-Tribute" service for funerals
The few things that have made the world a far smaller place than it once was are air travel, the telephone and technology that allows us to connect with one another like never before.
Not everyone...
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Podcasts
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
It’s Beautiful: Art For The Heart
“It’s beautiful, just really beautiful.”
“It’s amazing that people can overcome the worst moments of their lives to do something for others.”
“It’s lovely…wonderful…phenomenal. What an incr...
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Community
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Previous Posts
Lessons from Fr Bob Maguire
In 1960, Rev Fr Robert Maguire AM PE RFD affectionately known to all as Fr Bob was ordained. Over the last 60-plus years, so many of our team members at Tobin Brothers have had the privilege to wor...
Introducing… Tough Times from the Heart
Introducing… Tough Times from the Heart
Tobin Brothers Funerals has joined forces with SPAN CV to bring greater awareness to suicide prevention.
3144 Australians died by suicide in 2021, accordin...
The day Queen Elizabeth II came to Frankston
It was Friday 7th March 1986 and I was 15 years old, attending Ballam Park Technical School in Frankston.
One of the largest schools in the area, Ballam Park had been selected for Que...
Celebrating Father Gerard Dowling
Today we would like to pay tribute to Fr Gerard Dowling OAM DE.
In recent weeks he celebrated his 90th birthday and also the 49th anniversary of him being on air with the Family Counsellor...
Christmas Message 2021
In 2020, they said it was a year that we will remember, we can add 2021 to that also. Back-to-back unforgettable years.
The last two years have challenged us all in so many varied ways, an...
Escape from Neil’s Wheel: Good Friday Appeal Fundraiser
Victoria’s Good Friday Appeal, is one of the most important annual events in the state, raising funds to enable The Royal Children’s hospital in Melbourne to provide world class care for ...
Christmas Message 2020
In our lifetimes there has never been a more important time to gather.
As 2020 commenced, after our country was crippled with bushfires and so many tragically lost their homes and some their loved...
