DEAD AIR #74

Guardian Obituary for Sinéad O’Connor/Shuhada’ Sadaqat

TOP PICKS book the following events and more at this link - Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas 2023

FRIDAY 4TH AUGUST:

Welcome to Country 4pm, Kangaroo Hotel Beer Garden / Drawing Blood – The Occult Life Drawing Experience / Maldon Goldfields Gothic Ghost Tours / A Night with the Spirits

SATURDAY 5TH AUGUST:

Dark Market / Human Library / Grave Affairs / DED Talks / The Black Cat

SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST:

Hearse Nationals / Paranormal Mourning Teas / Dolls and Death / Dark Side of the Moon / Maldon's Gothic & Victorian Picnic / Dane Blacklock and the Preacher's Daughter

OVER THREE DAYS:

Dawn Chorus / Dusk Chorus / Gin Palace / Artists at the Edge

 TRACKS: Crippling Anxiety – Kia Cult / Cigarette Burns – Kai Cult / Hyperbolic Paraboloid – Our Carlson

DEAD AIR #73

The Guardian: ‘Boil in the bag’ environmentally friendly funerals arrive in the UK

ABC News: Launceston store launches range of products to help bereaved parents remember their babies and YouTube

Pregnancy Loss Podcast, Episode 11 ‘what I wish I knew after pregnancy loss’ and Instagram page

ONLINE: Dr Kerrie Noonan in conversation with Author of ‘The Great Dead Body Teachers’ Jackie Dent. Tues 8 Aug 2023, 7-8:30pm. Register HERE 

ONLINE: Seth Viddal - Human Composting in Colorado. Sat 12 Aug 2023 9- 11am. Book HERE

ONLINE: Death Doula Dialogues with Tracey Rusden of EOL Bucketlist & Heidi Greig of Kangaroo Island Doula Service. Fri 4 Aug 2023, 7- 8:30pm. Book HERE

GRAVE AFFAIRS, Goldfields Gothic Festival. Speakers: Lyndie Shaw, Bec Gallagher & Caitlin Epps Hayley West & Amanda Collins. Facilitated by Jenny Valentish. Sat 5 Aug 2023, 2.30pm. Book HERE

Celebrating D2KDay! A lighthearted talk around the fear of death with Peter McConvill & Margie McConvill. Tues 8 Aug 2023, 2-4pm Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre. To book email: events@dncentre.org.au or ph: 5348 3569.

TRACKS: Eighties - Killing Joke / Seven Years - Eyeless in Gaza / Mr. Clarinet - The Birthday Party

DEAD AIR #72

Low-cost grief & loss counselling, Mondays at Dhelkaya Health Castlemaine. To book: call 5406 0506 or 0473 221 662 or via web: www.lifelinelm.org.au/counselling

Backyard sustainability workshop, Wed 28 June 10am-12pm, Fawkner Memorial Park. Book Here

‘The last of the Zoroastrians. A funeral, a family, and a journey into a disappearing religion’ By Shaun Walker 

‘We Are Still Believers in Dokhmenashini: Leaving the Dead for Vultures in India.’ By Deepshika  

Living Funeral Ceremony Workshop, Sun 6 Aug, 10am-1pm, St.Kilda. Book Here

IFISS Professional Development Seminar, Fri 25 Aug, 9am-4.30pm, Preston. Book Here

LGBTIQA+ Death Café, Sun 2 July, 2-4pm, Coburg. Book Here

 ‘We Play Bingo’ by ALX; GoSlow on You Tube

TRACKS: Nausea – DIÄT / Don’t Call – Prettiest Eyes / We Play Bingo – ALX; GoSlow