bereavement

DEAD AIR #123 by The Departure

‘It can be really frightening’: knowing the common signs that a loved one is dying can help in their final days - The Guardian

Australia 'behind the game' when it comes to helping families navigate child loss - ABC News

A snippet from The Imperfects podcast with Gina Chick - Don’t Fight Life episode.

Interview with Jill Rivers - Forget-Me-Not Good Grief Workshops, The Coolroom, Northern Arts Hotel. Saturdays 1 March, 8 March, 15 March 11am -1pm, All ages, free. Book HERE Installation Ceremony: 22 March, Djaara Park, Castlemaine. Contact Jill Rivers E: hello@art-fullliving.com Ph. 0418 389 189.

Remembrance Rave, Join me! DJ Alkaline Hydrolysis on Wed 2 April 6-8pm for the Castlemaine Fringe Festival. Please add tracks to the Spotify Playlist HERE Event details HERE

‘Saying goodbye to your pet or companion animal?’ Pet Death Doula information day, Saturday 26 April, 9am-4pm $25. Axedale Stables-Animal Assisted Therapies. Please register, Ph. Jenny 0427 517 194 or Tania 0427 922 582.

Prepare your digital legacy plan - Learn how to create a digital legacy plan to help your family manage your digital assets when you are no longer able to. Friday 21 March, 11am-12pm Castlemaine Library, free. Book HERE

See you at the Glenlyon Market this Saturday 15 March, 9am-1pm! I’ll be on my own stall in the Hall talking about all things death and dying, as well my art work for the 2025 Harvest, Radical Fields regional arts festival on the following Saturday 22 March.

TRACKS: The Words That Maketh Murder – PJ Harvey / The Mistery of Love – Marianne Faithfull & PJ Harvey

DEAD AIR #120 by The Departure

Ancient Egypt’s First Fully Preserved Funeral Home Has Been Discovered In The City Of The Dead – all that is interesting

Can I Keep My Parents' Skulls & Tattoos? – Ask a Mortician (YouTube)

Bereavement Assistance - bereavementassistance.org.au

Potter’s Filed Funerals (social enterprise) - pottersfieldfunerals.com.au

‘Theatre of the Last Breath’ by Annie Caulfield at Grass Roots Death Care Support the project HERE

ONLINE: 2025 CDAS Conference ‘Death in transition’ 12-13 June 2025

AHFA & Good Death Impact Network workshops: Adelaide 5-6 April & Melbourne 12-13 April 2025. To be considered, submit an EOI: https://shorturl.at/r9w3D closes 24 Feb. Limited places available.

TOMORROW: Community Lunch, Tues 11 Feb, 12.30pm Castlemaine Town Hall. This lunch is dedicated to dear friend and long-serving volunteer, Austin Crocker, who died unexpectedly last week. Time will be set aside to honour and remember Austin’s memory.

TRACKS: Fat Hans Gone Mad - Party Dozen / Dread - Thank

DEAD AIR #101 by The Departure

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

MIT Technology Review - The Biggest Questions: What is death?

‘Colin Apelt volunteers for happy hour’ - ABC News

Grief and bereavement care - NDAN 

‘Reimagining what a funeral can be’ with Rebecca Lyons Palliative Care Australia

‘Going through my father’s hoard now after his death, all I want is him’ - The Guardian

The Mushroom Cook Podcast

BOOK Breath by Carly Jay Metcalfe

BOOK ‘The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning: How to Free Yourself and Your Family from a Lifetime of Clutter’ By Margeta Magnusson. ‘The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning’ - SBS Series

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Oxytocin – Billie Eilish / I Am Pentagon – The Make-Up