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Reflecting 80 Years
In February of this year Tobin Brothers completed 80 years of care and service to the Melbourne community. It is a significant achievement for a company which has grown in that time from humb...
Friday, May 16, 2014
Exhumation
Many funerals conclude at a cemetery with the burial of a coffin or casket.
In some cases however, members of a family may subsequently decide they would like their loved one’s remains exhumed and...
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Friday, May 9, 2014
In Lieu of Flowers
In recent times, Australians have been accused of being considerably less altruistic than Americans when it comes to their support of charities. But within the funeral industry at least, there’s ev...
Friday, April 18, 2014
The Tobin Story – Chapter 8 : The 6 C’s
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen to the final chapter of The Tobin Story. James MacLeod, Tobin Brothers Funerals Managing Director, introduces a...
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Rex Hunt Joins Tobin Brothers Funerals to Celebrate the Lives of AFL Greats
After twenty one years of calling the footy for 3AW, a program that’s enjoyed mostly number one ratings, and playfully calling his ABC neighbours the “Tobin Brothers”, Rex Hunt will be jumping ship...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Pre-paying a Funeral : Case Studies
Tobin Brothers Funerals recently arranged a funeral for a lady who completed a Fixed Price Funeral Plan with us in the 1980s. Her Fixed Price Funeral was paid off over a 3 year period and then...
Friday, April 4, 2014
The Tobin Story – Chapter 7 : The Multicultural Funeral Company
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of our funeral company we invite you to listen to chapter seven of The Tobin Story.
The growing company has employees from a diverse range of ethnicities and...
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Friday, April 4, 2014
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...