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A Beautiful Death
We all die. It’s a simple reality, and yet despite this many people still don’t get the chance to do it well. I was lucky enough to be present for a beautiful death.
It is the anniversary of my Au...
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Grief
Monday, January 19, 2015
The Healing Power of Art Therapy
‘Art for the Heart’ held at the Yarra Gallery, Federation Square in November and December 2014 was a significant exhibition whose objective was to educate society and provide people with a venue to...
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Community
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Making A Will : What You Should Know
When your time comes to leave this world, what would you like to leave to members of your family?
In this podcast, Mary Amerena of State Trustees explains that the legal reality is that unless you...
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Community
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Making A Will : What You Should Know
When your time comes to leave this world, what would you like to leave to members of your family?
In this podcast, Mary Amerena of State Trustees explains that the legal reality is that unless you...
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Podcasts
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Poverty In Australia
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor,
it cannot save the few who are rich.”
John F Kennedy
Fifty years ago, social critic Donald Horne dubbed Australia “The Lucky Country”. Sadly ...
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Podcasts
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Poverty In Australia
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
John F Kennedy
Fifty years ago, social critic Donald Horne dubbed Australia “The Lucky Country”. Sadly f...
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Community
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Christmas Remembered
“They were the best of times, they were the worst of times.”
Charles Dickens (A Tale of two Cities)
Christmas times are often amongst a family’s happiest memories; for many, they were indeed the b...
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Community
Thursday, December 25, 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...
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...
