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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...
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
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...
By James MacLeod - Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
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.
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
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 ...
By Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

2012 Valda Twaddle Awards : Presentation Dinner

“The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity.” – Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy This same philosophy is what the trust fund established in Valda Twaddle’s name is all about. In its fifth year running, ...
By Matt Weedon & Michael Lynch – Tobin Brothers Funerals
Saturday, April 13, 2013

MemoryMaker 3AW Radio Interview

James MacLeod is interviewed by 3AW about the MemoryMaker App for Tobin Brothers Funerals.
By James MacLeod – Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
Wednesday, February 27, 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...

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...

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...

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...