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The Long Goodbye
“My husband, has stage 6 Alzheimer’s disease. He lives in a mental fog most of the time. He’s lost most of his language skills and has a hard time communicating. He still has moments of lucidity. H...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Christmas Remembrance Concert 2014
One of Tobin Brothers Funerals most eagerly awaited Celebrations of Life this year will be its Christmas Remembrance Concert at the Deakin Edge auditorium in Federation Square.
Designed to bring a...
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Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Art For The Heart 2014
One of the most eagerly awaited events of the year will open at the beautiful Yarra Gallery, Federation Square on Friday 28th November. The Art for Heart Exhibition, now in its third year, features...
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Top Ten Most Visited Gravesites
“I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave behind a name which will live forever in this world”. So wrote the novelist AA Milne (Winnie the Pooh) – an assertion overwh...
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Monday, November 3, 2014
Mass Memorialisation
The public outpouring of grief on the streets of London and across England following the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales in August 1997 set a new benchmark in mass memorialisation.
Who ca...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Embalmers’ Conference
Senior Tobin Brothers Funerals Embalmer Jennifer Burge recently attended the annual AIE (Australian Institute of Embalming) Conference, in Adelaide.
Jennifer tells us that in attendance were embal...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
It’s Not Easy Being Green…Or Perhaps It Is
With the environment moving to the front of society’s conscience, many people are now planning their funerals with future generations in mind and looking for more environmentally friendly options.
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Wednesday, October 22, 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...
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...
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...
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...
