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Burstows has been serving our community and providing complete funeral care for 125 years.

21/12/2025

“In a while you will notice some memories make you smile … and laugh … You will always feel (your loved one’s) loss but it won’t be so all-consuming.” A huge thank you to pastor Debbie Dodds, who shared her bitter-sweet experiences of love, loss and healing at Burstows Christmas Remembrance Service. We hope this short excerpt will help others who, like Debbie, have lost someone they love recently, to find hope, and know that “the sweet – though sometimes hard to find – is still there, capable of leading us forward”.

To view the full service, please go to Toowoomba Christmas Remembrance Service 2025 (https://www.burstows.com.au/client?nid=c89b6ffe-561e-412f-8b5b-956988bdaf54), and thank you once again to everyone who joined us in remembrance at Toowoomba, Warwick, Dalby and Gatton.

19/12/2025

Christmas isn't just one hue when the pleasure of being with friends and family, much-loved traditions and expectations of joy and merriment mix with all the emotions and physical demands of grief.

Don't be hard on yourself if you feel "weepy, irritable or unlike yourself". And on the flip side, don't be afraid to allow yourself to "accept the good ... A flicker of fun, light relief, a moment of pride, calm, or connection doesn’t invalidate your grief, but it will restore you and help you keep going," resilience expert Dr Lucy Hone advises in her Festive Survival Guide blog. You can check it out at Survival Guide for Those Dreading the Holidays. — Dr Lucy Hone (https://www.drlucyhone.com/blog/holiday-survival-guide-grief-loss) or find out more from grief expert Dr Alan Wolfelt on our blog ‘Happy’ Times Can Be Tough (https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/news/happy-times-can-be-tough). You will also find other great information to help you and those you love to negotiate the grieving process at Burstows News and Updates (https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/news) and Coping with loss (https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/coping-with-loss).

17/12/2025

Remembering what is really important this Christmas and as we enter a new year.

30/11/2025

A quick reminder that our Dalby and Warwick Christmas Services of Remembrance are this week. These services have brought great comfort to clients in previous years as we pause to honour and remember those forever in our hearts who we have lost both this year and in the past.

We look forward to welcoming you in love, fellowship and song at:
Golf Club at 6.30pm Tuesday, December 2.
Funerals Chapel at 6pm Wednesday, December 3.
The Warwick service will also be web-streamed if you cannot make it in person.

The following week, has two services at 9.30am and 6.30pm Monday, December 8 at the TS Burstow Chapel.
’s service is at 6pm Wednesday December 10 at Laidley Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Again, if you are unable to attend services in person, please join us at the time of our Toowoomba services via web-stream or view the recording afterwards through a link at https://www.burstows.com.au/tribute-centre. To assist with catering, please RSVP to 1800 803 196 by Tuesday, December 2.

27/11/2025

When TS Burstow started Burstows Funerals 125 years ago, elsewhere …
• The first Zeppelin flight carried 5 people over a lake in Germany.
• Toowoomba’s population was less than 10,000 – it’s now over 105,000! – and City Hall was opened at a cost of £10,000.
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Sigmund Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams were first published.
• The Boer War and Boxer Rebellion were underway, and Australia was heading towards Federation with a population of 3.8 million – it’s now over 27.5 million!

We are proud to have been serving our community since 1900. Find out more about our history, the Burstows' philosophy and our facilities and services at https://www.burstows.com.au/

21/11/2025

The Christmas season brings treasured memories, and we invite you to join with us as we give thanks for and remember loved ones who will be with us this year only in spirit, and forever in our hearts.

We look forward to welcoming you at Toowoomba, Dalby, Gatton and Warwick with words and songs of hope and comfort, refreshments and fellowship in our Services of Remembrance.

Services are:
at 6.30pm Tuesday, December 2 at Dalby Golf Club.
at 6pm Wednesday, December 3 at Warwick Funerals Chapel.
has two services at 9.30am and 6.30pm Monday, December 8 at the TS Burstow Chapel.
at 6pm December 10 at Laidley Redeemer Lutheran Church.

If you are unable to attend services in person, please join us at the time of our Toowoomba services via our web-stream link or view the recording afterwards through a link at https://www.burstows.com.au/tribute-centre

Some transport assistance is also possible for those who require it.

To assist with catering, please RSVP to 1800 803 196 by Tuesday, December 2.

15/11/2025

Don't be afraid to share a friend or loved one's journey after their loss ... No one can "fix" what has happened, and they don't need "answers", so don't feel you need to have them. Neither can you protect them from grief or make it go away, it's something they must work through at their own pace.

What you can be is a supportive presence, listening to their feelings and memories, acknowledging their loss, pain, anger, anxiety and confusion, with love and patience ... and without judgement. You can also be there to help ease their way back into life, offer practical help and, where appropriate, encourage them to seek professional help, or to link in with community, church and/or support groups.

You can learn more about how to support someone who is grieving at https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/coping-with-loss. Find out more about how funerals help the grieving process at https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/news/why-funerals-are-important. To make funeral plans or just find out more, please call our caring team Monday to Friday on 4636 9600.

12/11/2025

What does Kindness mean to you? To us, it's the little things that can change someone's day and mean so much more than we realise. 🥰 This World Kindness Day, take the chance to do a little something for someone else, and see how good it feels ... you might want to do it every day! 💜

Is there an act of kindness you will never forget?

Photo: Alena Shekhovtcova

10/11/2025

Remembering what it’s all about this November 11, as we honour those who have given their lives and their loved ones in the name of peace. Lest we forget.

The RSL calls on us at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month 2025 to reflect on the historical events that led to this day … and the end of what was meant to be ‘the war to end all wars’.

“At 5am on 11 November 1918 in a railway carriage in France, representatives of France, Britain and Germany all signed a document that put an end to four years of conflict. Six hours later – at 11am – those signatures brought into effect the Armistice that ended WWI.

“Across the world, people rejoiced and celebrated the news, including in Australia. Despite the late hour of the day, school, fire station, and church bells around the country rang, waking hundreds of people to share the news that war was over.”

07/11/2025

Do you have the food preparation, people skills and empathy to bring comfort with our catering team? 💜 Serving up warmth and understanding as well as fresh scones, home-made cakes and pastries, fresh fruit, a refreshing drink or perhaps a cuppa is what our wonderful team does to help nourish the hearts of those gathering with friends and loved ones to remember someone special they have lost.

Sharing food, along with memories, in a safe space of love, support and understanding makes a real difference for so many people as they acknowledge their loss through the final farewell of a funeral, while also starting to acknowledge that their own life will go on.

We are looking for another exceptional individual to join our small dedicated catering team of 3-4 people headed by the lovely and talented Sarah Walker. For more details of this casual position, please go to https://www.burstows.com.au/contact-us/employment-opportunities-at-burstows. And to understand more about catering in this environment and just how rewarding it can be, please see our news blog interview with Sarah https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/news/meet-our-new-catering-manager-why-sarah-chose-toowoomba-after-seeing-the-world and former longtime catering head Sandy Lee https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/news/receptions-unite-nourish-give-us-a-path-forward.

05/11/2025

At Burstows Funerals our word is our bond. As your trusted locally owned and operated family funeral provider for 125 years, our facilities are outstanding and our team – whether you are in Toowoomba, Dalby, Gatton or Warwick – is exceptional.

Each member is a dedicated, caring professional whose primary concern always is to act in your best interests. We are committed to complete transparency in all we do, and we welcome you to discuss your needs and inspect our facilities without any obligation. We are proud to have this trusted partnership with the community which we call home.

To talk to our experienced and caring team, please call 4636 9600 or visit our website to find out more https://www.burstows.com.au/.

02/11/2025

Grief doesn't have to break us ... it can reveal us, even to ourselves. Resilience is something we can all work towards to help us cope in the most difficult times. But remember, resilience includes accepting that we sometimes need to lean on others for support.

The art talents of perfectly capture this concept of inner strength.

Address

1020 Ruthven Street
Toowoomba, QLD
4350

Telephone

+61746369600

Website

http://www.burstows.com.au/

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