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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...
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Grief
Thursday, October 8, 2020
Thank you from Guide Dogs Victoria
Established in 1984 to mark the company’s 50th anniversary, the Tobin Brothers Foundation makes annual grants to organisations and individuals whose work can be shown to have meaningful “community ...
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Community
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Beating COVID19 is a community effort
It was On 23rd March 2020 that Tobin Brothers Funerals cared for its first COVID19 death. Since that time, we have cared for over 100 clients who have died from this hideous virus. Over my 30 plus ...
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Get the Test Done
In March 2020 I turned 50, it was a very quiet celebration as we had just commenced going into COVID19 lockdown. A few weeks after I turned 50 a parcel arrived for me in the post, a prese...
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Tobin Brothers are here to help
Funerals are an important time for family and friends to come together as a community to express our love and process our thoughts and feelings about the death of someone we love. The funer...
Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Celebrating International Women's Day 2020
At Tobin Brothers Funerals we are lucky enough to have 245 incredible staff. Today, 50% are female. It’s amazing to think that when recently retired Marnie Duncan commenced at Tobin Brothers over 4...
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Community
Wednesday, March 4, 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...
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Previous Posts
Coronavirus Assistance
On 30 January 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
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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...
Mother's Day 2019
Mother’s Day is one of the most marvellous days of the year. Sadly it took me a long time to realise that and since 1997 which was the last Mother’s Day I celebrated with my dear Mum, M...
Official Statement from the Managing Director of Tobin Brothers Funerals
It has been brought to our attention that in recent days, an individual claiming to be an employee of Tobin Brothers has been making numerous highly racist remarks across social media and the wider...
Tobin Brothers Foundation Awards the Forgotten & Ignored
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...
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...
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