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    Celebrating the life of

    Helen Trigar

    11 Jun 1950 - 25 Nov 2025

    Family and friends

    Warm, generous and fiercely independent, Helen brought compassion, humour and unwavering loyalty to the family, friends and communities she loved. She enjoyed travelling, a good glass of wine, and was an exceptional cook who loved sharing delicious food. A Celebration of Life will be held in Jan 2026, with details to follow. We invite you to share a memory to help keep her story alive. Full Bio ... more

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    Loved By
    LDT
    11 Jun 1950

    Chris Tomkins Helen born to Gilda Margarita Maria and Douglas Gordon Trigar in Brisbane, Queensland

    Leonie . So like the young gilda
    Loved By
    RWLDTC
    14 Jun 1972

    Chris Tomkins Christopher Leo Tomkins born.

    Loved By
    RWLDTC
    27 Sep 2025

    Chris Tomkins Mums' Brisbane Lions win the 2025 AFL Grand Final

    Loved By
    RWLDTC
    18 Dec 1984

    Chris Tomkins Robert Francis O'Brien born.

    Loved By
    RWLDTC

    Chris Tomkins Famer Helen

    Leonie . Wonderful photos of Helen the farmer!
    Loved By
    RWLDT

    Chris Tomkins Captain Helen

    Loved By
    LDT
    2006

    Chris Tomkins Moved to Delburn, Gippsland - The Farm.

    Leonie . Great one
    Loved By
    LDTC
    18 Oct 2019

    Chris Tomkins Branan Emlyn Williams O'Brien born.

    Loved By
    LDT

    Chris Tomkins Adoring dog fans

    Loved By
    LDTC
    2022

    Chris Tomkins Travel Life

    Loved By
    DTC

    Chris Tomkins Cruising in Norway

    Loved By
    LKWDT
    2018

    Chris Tomkins Moved to Portarlington

    Loved By
    LDT
    1969

    Chris Tomkins Helen with Grandmother and brother Lindsay

    Loved By
    LDT
    1979

    Chris Tomkins At the snow - Chris, David, Helen and Trish - 1979

    Helen has been a cherished member of our family for almost 50 years. We shared so many special occasions with her and will miss her terribly. We will rember the happy times with love , Alan and Leonie

    Leonie20 Dec 2025
    Loved By
    DTCT

    Helen has been a cherished member of our family for 50 years since Julie introduced us. We have so many memories of shared occasions together and we will miss her terribly. She was a loved and loving auntie and sister to us. Leonie and Alan

    Leonie
    Loved By
    DTCT
    Loved By
    RWLKWCCT
    9 Nov 2025

    David Tomkins Our last family outing with Helen to see Hair the Musical.

    Leonie . A lovely experience
    Loved By
    DT

    Jill Davis Some shots of Helen and Julie (with Jill, Chris , dogs and cows) down on the farm

    Loved By
    DTCT
    1969

    Lyndon Wester Helen with Doug, Gilda and Lindsay at their Sherwood home when the Westers from Adelaide visited in 1969

    Helens photos bring to mind so clearly her remarkable qualities of courage and compassion - and a never ending and caring curiosity about her world. We loved our conversations, our on going exchange of ideas and appreciated how good a listener she was. We laughed and had so much fun together and will always remember our last pub lunch with Helen a...

    Conboys
    Loved By
    DTCT
    Loved By
    CT

    Leonie happy memory

    We first met our Dear Helen ❤️ when she joined our Support Group a few years ago. We quickly realised what a valued member Helen would become to us all. There is an empty chair and Helen's grace and laugh is missing as is one of the Hyster sisters. Rest in peace our Dear Friend Kev and Kris💕

    KEVIN WILLIAMSON
    Loved By
    CT
    Loved By
    CT

    KEVIN WILLIAMSON Mood support Group 2024 xmas

    KEVIN W. Holding court.

    Chris Tomkins Angela Walker and Helen in the orchard at the farm.

    Leonie Added. On behalf of Helen's neice Tricia

    Leonie added on behalf of Helen's niece Tricia

    Helen & I lived in Portarlington & met & became good friends during our outings with Vision Australia, she was such an outgoing & social person, always willing to have a go at anything. One of those challenges happened to be Tuesday trivia nights at the Portarlington Grand Hotel, which became a real challenge for us both…..as it was like the “b...

    Wendy Quill13 Jan 2026
    1 Jan 1989

    David Tomkins Helen, Rob and Chris with the Tomkins family in Brisbane .

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