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Tobin Brothers Funerals North Melbourne

Tobin Brothers Funerals North Melbourne

4.8(32 reviews)See reviews ↓·Melbourne

About the company

Tobin Brothers Funerals traces its origins to 1934 and has grown into one of Australia's largest family-owned funeral companies, still owned and operated by the Tobin family across four generations. It employs over 280 people, including 13 direct descendants of its founders, across 26 branch locations throughout the Melbourne Metropolitan area, Ballarat, Echuca, Wodonga and Corowa.

Its North Melbourne chapel has capacity for 140 people with seating for 90, and the company provides additional support for families dealing with the loss of an infant or child.

What customers say

Based on genuine customer reviews

Funeral direction and coordination, cremation, burial and viewing arrangements, together with the care of the deceased, are the services families most often describe when reflecting on this North Melbourne funeral home. Several accounts emphasise how calmly and sensitively staff handled each stage, from the first enquiry through to the ceremony, and reviewers repeatedly name individuals who guided them through traditional and Buddhist funeral customs with patience. A theme running through much of the feedback is the smooth running of the day itself, with funeral conductors and celebrants credited for keeping proceedings dignified and free of complications.

Praise also attaches to clear explanations, to arrangements being adjusted on request, and to the willingness of Stephen, Mandy, Sophie, Jessica, Michael, Kelsey, Hai Anh and Nic to remain available for questions before and after the service. Families note the standard of care given to the deceased, including during an interstate transfer, and the simple, classic, clean venue. One prepaid agreement taken out many years earlier was honoured in full, which the family involved appreciated greatly. Patience with grieving relatives, attention to detail and an unhurried manner recur throughout the accounts.

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Reviews

Reviews are taken from publicly available sources.

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Shelby Surf16 June 2026

So disappointed with how these guys handled the passing of my Dad. He'd been dead for 2 weeks before he was found and yet they still asked twice if I wanted an open casket as per their process/checklist. No consideration to individual circumstance. Steer well clear if these big funeral parlours...nothing personal about their operations even though they have a great speil to make you feel like they actually care.

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Joe Gavan18 April 2026

My whole extended family and I wanted to say how amazing, professional, understanding and helpful Tobin Brothers funerals were for my Dad's funeral. We could not recommend them highly enough. Everything was exceptionally well organised and every box was ticked to make sure Dad had a great send off. The technology was awesome and family all around the world were able to join in with no issues. The celebrant did a memorable job as did all the staff. We could not fault one tiny detail. Everything was explained to us perfectly and everything they promised happened without fuss. At such a stressful time it was so great to have such professional helpful people take such a load off our shoulders and give Dad such an impressive last hoorah. Unfortunately we have dealt with several funeral directors over the last few years and Tobin Brothers (North Melbourne) were head and shoulders above the rest easily.

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Yellowstone Man28 November 2025

Nic was our funeral conductor who was very professional and had control over the complete burial which made it perfect.Thank you for everything and we couldn't have chosen a better place for my grandfathers funeral (Stancu)

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Mai Ha22 September 2025

Held dad’s funeral at Tobin Brothers North Melbourne and Hai Anh was our funeral director. The venue itself is simple and classic. Hai Anh was ever so helpful with all our questions and guiding our family around the ways of a traditional Buddhist funeral. The day went as smooth as it could go. Thank you Hai Anh and the staff at Tobin Brothers.

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Richard Parson11 September 2025

We recently worked with Tobin Brothers (our liaison was Michael) and our experience couldn’t have been better. Their care of the deceased by Kelsey and care of us by Michael was extremely high quality, I am so grateful considering the distances involved. Thank you Tobin Brothers 🙏

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Getinted Window tinting4 April 2025

On behalf of my whole family I would like to thank the entire team at Tobin Brothers St Albans for taking care of my late father. In such a difficult time the team took care of everything and I/we cannot thank them enough for it. Sophie conducted the most beautiful service and I would highly recommend her to anyone! Thank you so much! Suman Family.

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Mary Read5 February 2025

On behalf of the Squillace family, we would like to thank Tobin Brothers North Melbourne for their excellent service. We could not have gotten thru this difficult time without your excellent service and attention to detail. Thank you.

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Contact
Working hours
Monday08:30–17:00
Tuesday08:30–17:00
Wednesday08:30–17:00
Thursday08:30–17:00
Friday08:30–17:00
SaturdayClosed
SundayClosed