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Rapid Autopsies Used To Fight Ovarian Cancer
Each year in Australia about 1500 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and tragically far too many do not survive.
But in a recent ABC Radio National interview, Professor David Bowtell said th...
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Monday, August 3, 2015
Tribute to Peter Banfield
Introduction:
James MacLeod's recreational pursuits are playing cricket, golf, horse racing, and the Blackburn Football Club of which he is the immediate Past President.
In this blog post, J...
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Operation Stitches: Kids Making Good Life Choices
“Dare to be a dreamer...
...Make good life choices”
They are two of the key messages from Operation Stitches to disadvantaged children living on Melbourne’s public housing estates.
A non-profit ...
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Monday, July 20, 2015
NAIDOC Week : 5th-12th July 2015
Inspired by the grief and courage of Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander people.
At Tobin Brothers Funerals we look after people not just at the moment they lose their loved ones but we have...
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Monday, July 6, 2015
Youth Suicide Australia
The greatest number of deaths from suicide in Australia, are of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19.
There has also been an increase in suicides in those aged between 20 and 24 but Bureau of...
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Monday, June 22, 2015
Father Gerard Dowling
One of the most familiar voices heard on Melbourne radio every Sunday night between 10pm and midnight is Father Gerard Dowling, host of the family Counsellor program broadcast on RSN 927 AM.
In th...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Unlimited Tenure
The era in which fathers told their sons to go out and get a good secure job for life is well and truly over. Today, the average Australian worker rarely stays with one employer for more than three...
Monday, May 25, 2015
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...