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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
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
The lives of thousands of Australians were saved last year because one in three of us made blood donations. But Erin Lagoudakis from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, says many more donors ar...
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Podcasts
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Funeral Insurance : Traps for the Unwary
As a provider of services to our clients and their families at what is undoubtedly the most difficult time of their lives, Tobin Brothers Funerals are concerned at the extent to which the expectati...
Monday, August 19, 2013
Compassionate Employers
In this podcast, Anne Wicking, CEO of The Compassionate Friends, Victoria, talks to Michael Lynch about recognition of compassionate employers.
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Friday, June 21, 2013
3AW Interview : Shortage of Burial Plots in Melbourne
Managing Director of Tobin Brothers Funerals, James MacLeod, talks with the 3AW breakfast hosts about the shortage of burial plots in Melbourne’s inner and eastern suburbs. Hear the full interview ...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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...