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Grief

Celebrating the Life of Father Gerard Dowling OAM DE

Fr Gerard Dowling OAM DE  (1932-2023) Fr Gerard was a close friend of Tobin Brothers, a tremendous writer, radio host, qualified counsellor and a Catholic Priest to the Archdiocese for 65 yea...
By James MacLeod - Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
Monday, November 27, 2023

Coping on Mothers’ Day

In the lead up to Mothers’ Day, the emptiness and pain that arises for someone who has lost their mother, and for mothers' who have lost a child, can make Mothers’ Day a day to dread and avoid rath...
By Samantha Rennie - Community Education Manager, Tobin Brothers Funerals
In Grief
Monday, May 1, 2023

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...
By James MacLeod, Managing Director - Tobin Brothers Funerals
Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Fathers Day Message 2021

  Father’s day is a day to celebrate the Dads, father figures and mentors in our lives. For anyone grieving, separated from or missing their Dad though it can be a very challenging time. The...
By Sam Rennie and Laura Flowerday
In Grief
Wednesday, September 1, 2021

The loss of an infant or child

From the first dream… From the first moment we dream of them, our babies and children matter. They become part of the very fabric of who we are. All our children, birthed or dreamt of, alive or de...
By Samantha Rennie - Tobin Brothers Funerals
In Grief
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Bushfire Support and Counselling

As a funeral director of 33 years I think the most difficult thing I have ever confronted was the town of Marysville following the Black Saturday fires. During the days that followed we, at Tobin B...
By James MacLeod - Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Christmas Message 2019

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 day.&nbs...
By James MacLeod - Managing Director, Tobin Brothers Funerals
In Grief
Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Previous Posts

Black Saturday Fires 10 Years On

Ten years on and this is the first time we have shared reflections on Tobin Brothers involvement in the Black Saturday fires and their aftermath. The 7th of February is my wife Louise’s birthday.&...

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...

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...

Prostate Cancer Breakthrough

  "Together in Discovery and Care" is the theme for the 19th Asia-Pacific Prostate Cancer Conference taking place in Brisbane from the 22-25 August 2018. Prostate cancer is the most c...

Art For The Heart 2017

“Wonderful, Emotive, Beautiful, Inspirational!  I come every year and wouldn’t miss it.” Effusive acclamation from some of the many visitors to Tobin Brothers Funerals annual Art for the H...