DEAD AIR #100

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

‘Man dies after falling from hot-air balloon in Melbourne’s north’ - The Guardian

The Amazing and True Story Of Hachiko The Dog

‘Let's Talk, Irish Funeral Culture!’ - Taboo Education

World Federation of Right to Die Societies International Conference Ireland. 20 & 21 Sep 2024. Abstracts due: 15 April - Info HERE

Euthanasia and assisted suicide in Victoria – Catholic perspective (Vic)

AHFA - Building Grief Literacy: Theory, Practice & Partnerships. Online talk, Wed 10 April, 6-7.30pm AEST - Details HERE

NDAN - Death Care for LGBTQIA+ people. Online talk with Ezra Salter, Sat 13 April 2024, 9-11am AEST - Details HERE

TRACKS: Heaven – Rolling Stones / Sycamore – Bill Callahan

DEAD AIR #99

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

‘Heartless thieves steal dead children’s memorial plaques from Melbourne cemetery’ The Guardian  

‘Funeral prices show the cost of dying varies but does not have to be expensive’ ABC News

Loop Biotech, The Netherlands: biodegradable products, from local mushroom species and upcycled hemp fibres.

‘How palliative care is delivered to infants with life-limiting conditions’ Care Search article

Death Walker Training with Zenith Virago in Fryerstown 3-5 May 2024.

‘Disrupting Death. A guide to dying well’ Zenith Virago, TEDxByronBay

Advance Care Planning Week 18-24 March 2024 JUST DO IT!

DEATHxDESIGNxCULTURE: Radical Re-Imaginings for the End-Of-Life Conference

Email CDAS for newsletter: cdas@bath.ac.uk

The 4th Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death and Dying. Online 15-17 November 2024.
Online form, due 30 July HERE

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

TRACKS: Angels of Deception – The The / Cherry Baby - Palberta / Plastic Bag - Minty

DEAD AIR #98

SBS new podcast: Grave Matters. Episode 1 ‘Dead Curious: How Can We Do Death and Dying Better?’

Alex Antunes ‘Reflections of my Queer Birth/Death Ritual’. Online: Wed 13 March, 7-8.30pm AEST. Book HERE

Webinar MindOUT Series. Tues 26 March, 1pm AEST: ‘Latest Insights into LGBTQI+ Mental Health, Suicide and Self-Harm’. Book HERE

Alternatives to Suicide (Alt2Su) group - A non-clinical, peer group who discuss experiences of suicide, coming together to talk about thoughts, feelings, and actions of suicide without judgment and without the threat of carceral intervention.

Online: Alt2Su Group, Tuesdays 6-7:30pm AEST. LINK

Online: Alt2Su LGBTQI+ Group. Wednesdays 6-7:30pm AEST. Email alt2su.lgbtq@gmail.com for access code. 

End of Season Harvest ‘We're Serious, Let's Play’. Radical Fieldz event, creator/curator Ryan F Kennedy. 11 artists including Hayley West and Martin John Lee from Castlemaine. Sat 16 March 10am-6pm, Lyonbank Farm, 259 Back Glenlyon Rd, Glenlyon. COME ALONG!

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

TRACKS: Uh Oh, Love Comes to Town - Talking Heads / Bad Girls – M.I.A