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TOBIN BROTHERS FOUNDATION: Awarding Inspirational Organisations
There are so many people in our community who are repeatedly ignored, unacknowledged or forgotten and the many small organisations striving to help them are fighting an uphill battle to obtain fund...
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Monday, March 7, 2016
Lions Cord Blood Foundation
As most people would know, a baby’s umbilical cord is discarded soon after birth. However, for many young children suffering from Leukaemia and other blood disorders, blood contained in stored cord...
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Monday, February 22, 2016
Statement of Wishes (for the celebration of my life)
“Oh Gosh – there’s just so much to think about and organise.”
That’s a fairly typical reaction of families who suddenly find themselves having to arrange the funeral of a loved one. Not only are t...
Monday, February 8, 2016
Prostate Cancer Awareness
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia and it’s the third most common cause of death from the disease.
In this candid video, Alan White, a prostate cancer survivor and A...
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Community
Monday, January 25, 2016
Centrelink Payments for the Bereaved
When someone we love dies, it’s not only grief that we have to deal with but a myriad of other issues such as the deceased’s estate and sometimes quite complex financial issues as well.
In this po...
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Podcasts
Monday, January 11, 2016
The Australian Bereavement Register
An astounding 9.5million pieces of unwanted marketing material is posted to the deceased every year in Australia. In this podcast, Michael Lynch interviews Glenn Harrison, Managing Director of The ...
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Community
Monday, December 28, 2015
Christmas Remembrance Services 2015
The countdown to Christmas has begun and within a few weeks children around the world will be counting the number of ‘sleeps’ before Santa comes calling.
There is no other day in the year that bri...
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Community
Monday, December 7, 2015
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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...