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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
Coronavirus Assistance
On 30 January 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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Community
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
Christmas Message 2019
Christmas is a wonderful occasion...but equally, it can be a very tough day for many in the community.
To everyone who is so very much looking forward to Christmas, I wish you a wonderful day.&nbs...
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Grief
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Mother's Day 2019
Mother’s Day is one of the most marvellous days of the year. Sadly it took me a long time to realise that and since 1997 which was the last Mother’s Day I celebrated with my dear Mum, M...
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Official Statement from the Managing Director of Tobin Brothers Funerals
It has been brought to our attention that in recent days, an individual claiming to be an employee of Tobin Brothers has been making numerous highly racist remarks across social media and the wider...
Monday, March 18, 2019
Tobin Brothers Foundation Awards the Forgotten & Ignored
There are so many people in our community who are repeatedly ignored, unacknowledged or forgotten and the many small organisations striving to help them are fighting an uphill battle to obtain fund...
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Community
Sunday, February 24, 2019
Black Saturday Fires 10 Years On
Ten years on and this is the first time we have shared reflections on Tobin Brothers involvement in the Black Saturday fires and their aftermath.
The 7th of February is my wife Louise’s birthday.&...
Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Previous Posts
Christmas Message 2018
Christmas is a wonderful occasion...but equally it can be a very tough day for many in the community.
To everyone who is so very much looking forward to Christmas, I wish you a wonderful d...
Coping at Christmas 2018
If you have experienced loss the whole festive season can be extremely challenging.
Time and time again people have said to us they wish they could go to bed at the end of November and wake...
Art For The Heart: Beauty From Loss & Pain
This year’s Art For The Heart exhibition had substance and richness that lifted the spirit with honest, beautiful and sometimes provocative creative works relating to love, loss and hope. Shaped by...
Celebrating Father Gerard Dowling’s 45 Years on Air
Congratulations to our great friend Father Gerard Dowling OAM DE as he celebrates the huge milestone of reaching 45 years on air! Father Dowling hosts a regular spot on the RSN 927 AM every Sunday ...
Father's Day 2018
Father’s Day is certainly a different occasion for me today because my father died in 1998. In fact Father’s Day 1998 was the last occasion that we had gathered as an entire family, m...
Say It Now Week "Appreciation"
One of the very great sadness’s associated with the sudden death of a family member or close friend can, for the bereaved, be the lingering anguish and heartache associated with their not having to...
Six Songs That “Say It Now”
We Australians have always been a stoic lot - most of us are well-practiced in keeping emotions to ourselves. I often get the impression that Aussies of a certain age would rather have a tooth pull...