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Art For The Heart Continues
If you take the “art” out of the “earth” what you’re left with is “eh”…
Art for the Heart, a free exhibition being held at the Yarra Gallery, Federation Square in November, aims to put “art” back ...
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Grief
Thursday, January 30, 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...
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Earthquake Aftermath of Christchurch
At 12:51 pm on the 22nd February, the people of Christchurch will be reminded of a day they will never forget; the day in 2011 when a devastating earthquake killed 181 people and changed forever, t...
In
Grief
Friday, January 24, 2014
Talking Grief, Death and Dying
Death, dying and grief are issues that constantly confront health care professionals and yet many of these dedicated people barely recognise the experience of grief or are familiar with the varied ...
In
Grief
Friday, January 17, 2014
#sayitnow
As a funeral director for the past 27 years, one of my favourite parts of a life’s celebration is sitting down and listening to personal eulogies delivered by clergy, celebrants, family or friends....
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Grief
Friday, January 10, 2014
Hundreds fill empty chairs at Christmas
For the second consecutive year, our Christmas Remembrance Serviceshave drawn bigger than ever attendances. “This is a resounding vindication”, says Managing Director James MacLeod, “that those att...
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Grief
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Celebrating Christmas…Celebrating Life
For all of us Christmas means different things at different times during our lifetimes. For me, as a child growing up Christmas was always a time that I looked forward to as a wonderful o...
Friday, December 13, 2013
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...
