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The Tobin Story – Chapter 4 : Death and Bereavement Education

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen to chapter four of The Tobin Story in which a demand for education about death and bereavement leads Des Tobin ...
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
Friday, March 14, 2014

The Tobin Story – Chapter 4 : Death and Bereavement Education

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen to chapter four of The Tobin Story in which a demand for education about death and bereavement leads Des Tobin ...
By Michael Lynch - Creative Communications, Tobin Brothers Funerals
In Grief
Friday, March 14, 2014

The Tobin Story – Chapter 3 : A New Direction

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen to chapter three of The Tobin Story in which the company takes on a new direction from its traditional Catholic...
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
Friday, March 7, 2014

The Tobin Story – Chapter 2 : The First Ten Years

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen to chapter two of The Tobin Story in which we reflect upon the company’s first ten years.
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
Friday, February 28, 2014

The Tobin Story – Chapter 1 : The 200 Pound Funeral Company

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen now to chapter one of  The Tobin Story in which you’ll meet the founding fathers of Tobin Brothers Funerals.
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
Friday, February 21, 2014

Tobin Brothers Funerals 80th Anniversary

“It is fitting in this year of 1955 as we attain our majority of 21 years of faithful service to the Catholic community of Victoria that we should express our thanks to the thousands of families wh...
By James MacLeod - Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Tobin Brothers Funerals 80th Anniversary

“It is fitting in this year of 1955 as we attain our majority of 21 years of faithful service to the Catholic community of Victoria that we should express our thanks to the thousands of families wh...
By James MacLeod – Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
Wednesday, February 19, 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...