DEAD AIR #121

ARTICLE: ‘Kununurra couple working hard to protect, preserve town's gravesites’ – ABC News

ARTICLE: Venezuelan Migrant’s Body Used for Science: Her Family Had No Idea - mitú

PDF: Tips and resources for early grief – Joh Fairley, Nyx Funerals

YOUTUBE: Where is the body kept? – ‘Are you dying to know?’

PODCAST: Launch of The Trojan Hearse Podcast – Pia Interlandi & Peta Murray. PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival – TOMORROW Tues 25 Feb, 6:30pm. The Altar Electric, 299 Johnston Street, Abbotsford.

PODCAST: Don’t be Caught Dead podcast – THIS THURSDAY 27 Feb starring me talking to the great Catherine Ashton 😊

WORKSHOPS: 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 hello@art-fullliving.com Ph. 0418 389 189.

ONLINE: ‘TikTok + Grief: An Online Symposium on TikTok, Loss and Connection’ - Mon, 10 Mar, 4-7pm AEDT. Book HERE

WORKSHOP EOI: 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 TODAY 24 Feb. There are limited places available.

BOOK: The Digital Departed ‘How We Face Death, Commemorate Life, and Chase Virtual Immortality’ by Timothy Recuber

PAPERS: Responsible Technology for Death and Dying – paper submission deadline: 30 Nov. Contact: Prof. Elvira Perez Vallejos, e: elvira.perez@nottingham.ac.uk

TRACKS: Love is the Drug - Roxy Music / I Don’t Know How to be Your Friend - Redd Kross

DEAD AIR #119

Professional mourners in Taiwan: BBC article Taiwan's most famous professional mourner Film: The Filial Daughter

Death Deck Blog post: Unforgettable Eulogies

‘It’s gritty and it’s real’: finding a proper resting place for Australia’s unclaimed funeral ashes – The Guardian

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, 11am. ALSO: Remembrance Rave, Senior Citizens Centre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine. Wednesday 2 April, 6-8pm. More info: Castlemaine Fringe Festival 2025 Volunteer call out for Good Grief Workshops: contact Jill Rivers hello@art-fullliving.com Ph. 0418 389 189.

Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead In It! PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival – Tues 25 Feb, 6:30pm. The Altar Electric, 299 Johnston Street, Abbotsford. The Trojan Hearse Podcast – Pia Interlandi & Peta Murray

Corpse Couture PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival – Sun 23 Feb, 11am. Studio Take Care, 1 Pitt St, Brunswick. Queer as Death Collective.

Chewton Cemetery GoFundMe - A fundraiser for the recent burglary at Chewton Cemetery. Not everyone realises our class B cemeteries in Victoria are run entirely by volunteers, so losing all this equipment hits extra hard. They are also the only cemetery with a dedicated natural burial area in Mt.Alexander Shire and it is beautiful. Please contribute if you can.

BOOKING NOW OPEN! d’Vine Creations Coffins - regenerative coffin weaving is coming to Victoria. Two-day workshop, facilitated by Zimmi Forest - Fibre Artist & Maria Lazovic - Death Doula & Psychotherapist, 10-11 May, Caulfield South (Melbourne) Book HERE

TRACKS: White Belts - The Make-Up / The Others - Batpiss