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The loss of an infant or child
From the first dream…
From the first moment we dream of them, our babies and children matter. They become part of the very fabric of who we are. All our children, birthed or dreamt of, alive or de...
In
Grief
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Thank you from Guide Dogs Victoria
Established in 1984 to mark the company’s 50th anniversary, the Tobin Brothers Foundation makes annual grants to organisations and individuals whose work can be shown to have meaningful “community ...
In
Community
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Beating COVID19 is a community effort
It was On 23rd March 2020 that Tobin Brothers Funerals cared for its first COVID19 death. Since that time, we have cared for over 100 clients who have died from this hideous virus. Over my 30 plus ...
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Get the Test Done
In March 2020 I turned 50, it was a very quiet celebration as we had just commenced going into COVID19 lockdown. A few weeks after I turned 50 a parcel arrived for me in the post, a prese...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Tobin Brothers are here to help
Funerals are an important time for family and friends to come together as a community to express our love and process our thoughts and feelings about the death of someone we love. The funer...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Celebrating International Women's Day 2020
At Tobin Brothers Funerals we are lucky enough to have 245 incredible staff. Today, 50% are female. It’s amazing to think that when recently retired Marnie Duncan commenced at Tobin Brothers over 4...
In
Community
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Bushfire Support and Counselling
As a funeral director of 33 years I think the most difficult thing I have ever confronted was the town of Marysville following the Black Saturday fires. During the days that followed we, at Tobin B...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
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...
