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It’s Beautiful: Art For The Heart
“It’s beautiful, just really beautiful.”
“It’s amazing that people can overcome the worst moments of their lives to do something for others.”
“It’s lovely…wonderful…phenomenal. What an incr...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
It’s Beautiful : Art For The Heart
“It’s beautiful, just really beautiful.”
“It’s amazing that people can overcome the worst moments of their lives to do something for others.”
“It’s lovely…wonderful…phenomenal. What an incredible...
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Grief
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
How to use a "Phone-a-Tribute" service for funerals
The two things that have made the world a far smaller place than it once was are air travel and the telephone.
Not everyone of course is in a position to fly from a far distant land to a funeral i...
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Podcasts
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
The Long Goodbye
“My husband, has stage 6 Alzheimer’s disease. He lives in a mental fog most of the time. He’s lost most of his language skills and has a hard time communicating. He still has moments of lucidity. H...
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Christmas Remembrance Concert 2014
One of Tobin Brothers Funerals most eagerly awaited Celebrations of Life this year will be its Christmas Remembrance Concert at the Deakin Edge auditorium in Federation Square.
Designed to bring a...
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Community
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Art For The Heart 2014
One of the most eagerly awaited events of the year will open at the beautiful Yarra Gallery, Federation Square on Friday 28th November. The Art for Heart Exhibition, now in its third year, features...
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Community
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Top Ten Most Visited Gravesites
“I suppose that every one of us hopes secretly for immortality; to leave behind a name which will live forever in this world”. So wrote the novelist AA Milne (Winnie the Pooh) – an assertion overwh...
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Monday, November 3, 2014
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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...