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The Aussie Swag Saving Lives
Imagine for a moment it’s cold and the rain is beating down hard across the city. Sheet lightning flashes across the night sky and thunder echoes off the concrete walls and paths of the grimy stree...
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Thursday, June 9, 2016
Art For The Heart 2016
“You've created something really incredible here. A place where people can express and share their pain and stories in a way that's uplifting and beautiful.” - Judy, AFTH Artist.
Judy’s words beau...
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Grief
Monday, May 16, 2016
Celebrating Our Mothers
Mother’s Day this year was a special day for me, especially now my kids are growing up and can appreciate her too, as “Yay Nana” I think that’s her name because they never just say Nana. When they ...
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
The Hugely Popular Art For The Heart Exhibition Is Here
To be held at the prestigious Parliament House, Queens Hall, East Melbourne from Monday the 2nd of May to Thursday the 5th May, 9.00am to 5.00pm, entry to the exhibition is free. The donated works ...
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Community
Monday, April 18, 2016
Tobin Brothers Hairy Challenge
When I told my three year old daughter Lana that we were going to a “party” with work friends she excitedly asked “is there birthday cake?” At this point I realised my loose definition of the event...
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Community
Monday, April 4, 2016
Stephen Jenkinson: Talking Grief
Not success. Not growth. Not happiness. The cradle of your love for life…is death.
Stephen Jenkinson is a teacher, author, spiritual activist and farmer who has some very thought provoking philoso...
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Community
Monday, March 21, 2016
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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Community
Monday, March 7, 2016
Previous Posts
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...