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

24/05/2026

The funeral experience with Burstows goes beyond the funeral service itself to help loved ones through the 4Rs of grief. This includes:

Coming to a gradual Realistic acceptance of the loss you have experienced;

Helping you to Reflect and Remember, giving hope for the future;

Helping you to Receive and accept support, rather than trying to take on the grief journey alone; and finally,

Finding Release through ritual, ceremony or other actions, so you can say goodbye to the physical presence of your loved one, knowing they will live forever in your heart and in the life you will live into the future.

Please remember that in the event of a death in the family, a Burstows funeral director is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide help and guidance from the first contact. Call 4636 9600.

Discover the Burstows difference at https://www.burstows.com.au/ or call us to book an appointment to discuss your needs on 4636 9600. Our headquarters is in , with branches at , , and servicing .

19/05/2026

Volunteers transform our community, and we couldn't think of a more beautiful way to express this and say thank you than this artwork by , with butterflies renowned as symbols of change, rebirth, freedom and hope.

National Volunteer Week runs from May 18-24, with the theme of “Your Year to Volunteer”, recognising the contributions of volunteers in time, love, talents and effort, and the amazing connections they make as they change people’s lives (including their own) in all sorts of ways.

If you are looking for somewhere to help out, look at https://govolunteer.com.au/volunteering/in-toowoomba

16/05/2026

Remembering together the person who has died - speaking their name, recalling the good, sometimes the bad, and always the touching and funny - is a true gift to those who are grieving. Just being there for that person and really listening, or doing something together that remembers the loved one, can start or continue the path towards healing.

“Listen with your heart,” grief expert Dr Alan Wolfelt writes. “Don’t worry so much about what you will say. Just concentrate on listening to the words that are being shared with you.”

12/05/2026

Noting your thoughts and funeral preferences, and who and what is important to you in life, can help to create a funeral experience that ensures your loved ones begin healing from your loss. Let our experience and empathy help you through the preplanning process that suits you and your family.

Contact us on 4636 9600 for a copy of the booklet pictured, or to speak to our caring staff about the options available. Download a pdf of the booklet at https://www.burstows.com.au/preplanning.

10/05/2026

“Motherhood is a choice you make every day to put someone else’s happiness and well-being ahead of your own, to teach the hard lessons, to do the right thing even when you’re not sure what the right thing is, … and to forgive yourself over and over again for doing everything wrong.” author, Donna Ball.

Thanks to all the mums and mother figures across the years and across the miles, and to those we remember with love.

06/05/2026

“Tears are as human as laughter, and as difficult to suppress. They serve a purpose too, and yet we learn early to treat them as something to be managed, wiped away by the back of our hand, or muffled behind a tissue …” resilience expert Dr Lucy Hone states.

She goes on to say that there is relief in allowing our emotions to be felt, allowing ourselves to cry, identifying the trigger – tiredness, sadness, loneliness, an accumulation of all of the above – not hurrying through it, but feeling it and deciding what to do next to ground yourself, whether it is listening to music, reading, walking, or whatever works for you. Find her blog at https://www.drlucyhone.com/blog. You can also find out more about coping with loss and grief at https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources and at our news blog https://www.burstows.com.au/support-and-resources/news.

Talk to us about all your funeral needs by calling 4636 9600.

Photo: Alisha Travasso

02/05/2026

The anniversary of a loved one's death can bring fresh "griefbursts", seemingly turning your world upside down again for a short time.

These griefbursts "typically take mourners by surprise", according to grief and loss expert Dr Alan Wolfelt, and can occur even years later, despite feeling you have accepted and integrated your loss into your new life.

Griefbursts can also occur at otherwise joyful times such as birthdays, graduations, weddings, the birth of babies, as well as when experiencing another loss, or simply be prompted by a reminder of that person.

"They may be going about their day, not thinking about the death at that moment, when something as simple as a smell, a sound, or a place brings the full force of their loss down upon them. Their grief “bursts” in on them. Because grief never discretely ends, griefbursts are great reminders that love never dies," Dr Wolfelt writes.

Creating an anniversary ritual may help, or you may find that each year requires something a little different. Adding your loved one’s photo or a keepsake to a table, or lighting a candle for them can be a physical reminder of their presence and allow them to be a part of any special day, as well as prompting conversations and shared memories about that person which provide warmth and support.

28/04/2026

People wishing to discuss direct cremation are welcomed just as warmly at Burstows as those who do want a complete funeral service. "Even if you are not having the full experience that a ceremony can bring, families can still have the necessary experience to be able to go on and navigate and reconcile their grief,” co-director Don Burstow says. This includes the option to spend meaningful final time with your loved one (open coffin) or to privately be in the presence of the closed coffin.

By selecting Burstows to fulfil your farewell needs, you know that your loved one is receiving the best of care prior to cremation, and that the cremation will take place in Burstows’ own cremation facility. The ashes will be kept safely for you to decide where you would like to keep or scatter them.

Talk to us weekdays at our offices at Toowoomba, Dalby, Warwick and Gatton, or go to https://www.burstows.com.au/.

In the event of a death in the family, a Burstows funeral director is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to provide help and guidance from the first contact. It is our honour to serve you. Call 4636 9600.

24/04/2026

We will remember them: We pay tribute to those who gave their lives, and thank our veterans and serving defence personnel and their families, for all your sacrifices. We think of you on this special day and hope and pray for peace for all.

20/04/2026

Dealing directly with local people and a family name trusted for over 125 years makes all the difference in those tough hours and days after the death of a loved one.

At Burstows, we believe that providing a supportive environment where the bereaved can feel safe to express their emotions and pain, feel cared for and understood, where they can talk about their loved one, about life and death, and have their feelings and choices acknowledged is vital.

You can trust all members of our team at each of our branches - Toowoomba, Warwick, Dalby and Gatton - to be caring professionals, committed to doing whatever it takes to serve you with excellence and help you begin healing.

Call us on 4636 9600 to find out more, or go to https://www.burstows.com.au/.

04/04/2026

Our warmest wishes for a happy, peaceful and safe Easter with those you love, from the entire Burstows team.

Original photo: Jill Wellington

Address

1020 Ruthven Street
Toowoomba, QLD
4350

Telephone

+61746369600

Website

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

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