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Day of the Dead
On a recent trip to Mexico I was amazed by the number of colourfully and humorously dressed skeletons I saw. These images of death were full of life and playfulness. An approach to death we do not ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Notes on my Nan
We all knew the time was nearing. One Saturday morning I was summonsed to visit my grandmother whom I called Nan. I had had a similar call on numerous occasions over the past three years but when I...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
What is “Normal”?
When planning funerals over the years, I have observed that a lot of people ask me some variation of pretty much the same question, which is:
“I have no idea…What’s normal? What do most people do?...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Pay Now, Die Later
The latest edition of Money Smart, published under the auspices of theAustralian Securities Commission ASIC, points out that depending upon the kind of service required, the cost of a funeral today...
Monday, July 14, 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...
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Thursday, July 3, 2014
Confessions of a Funeral Director
So…I am a Funeral Director…
The introduction that immediately starts or ends a conversation.
I have been reflecting in recent times about my role and my job title, and recall being asked by the p...
Friday, June 27, 2014
What Do We Do With Dad’s Ashes?
Recent research indicates an increasing preference by those client families taking out a fixed price funeral plan, for cremation over burial.
Whilst many of those opting for cremation have cited c...
Friday, June 20, 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...
