DEAD AIR #151

The uneasy history of horror films and disability – The Conversation

Discovery in desk's nook paints picture of Australia's oldest continuously operating crematorium – ABC NEWS

Join The Empty Chair Campaign – add your deceased person to the online memorial, every empty chair tells a story, say their name, tell their story.

Can I Keep My Parents' Skulls & Tattoos? - YouTube

Bringing Death Back Into Life workshop led by myself, Jenny Blake & Nici Wright. Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 April, VENUE TBC. EOIs are open now, please follow this link to register your interest:  EOI Form This workshop facilitated by Australian Home Funeral Alliance, in conjunction with Social Health Australia and the Death Literacy Institute, is funded by the Wicking Trust as part of their Bringing Death Back into Life: Community-led Programs grants - Showing Up for Older Australians: a community approach to building death literacy in rural/regional Australia. 

End of Year Anti-Party Grief Shuffle Death Café, hosted by the Queer as Death Collective. NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House Coburg. Sun, 7 Dec, 1-4pm AEDT. Book HERE

LAST WEEKEND: ‘Piece of Mind’ Finishes Sunday 30 November 2025, Fri/Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm. Castlemaine Theatre Company, Etty St. Tickets HERE.

TRACKS: Chicken Song & Suburb - Xylouris White

DEAD AIR #150

‘It was the last time Mum smiled at me’: the choirs singing to the dying in three-part harmony – The Guardian

Threshold Choir – Their Vision is a world where all at life’s thresholds may be honoured with compassion shared through song. A Castlemaine Threshold Choir is in the process of setting up, so WTS!

Edge of Life review – can understanding death help us understand how to live? – The Guardian

Australian artist Lynette Wallworth travels to the Amazon to explore psychedelics and death – ABC NEWS

Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death & Dying recap.

Ask Robin – an AI grief support companion, founded by Dr. Rhea Perkins

‘What do you want to be buried with?’ Dr. Jennifer Riley, TEDxAberdeen

‘Piece of Mind’ by Emma Wood, directed by Stephen Mitchell, 14-30 November 2025, Fri/Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm. Castlemaine Theatre Company, Tickets HERE.

Death Café Maldon End of Year Gathering at Oshi’s Tree - Join us at the sacred sanctuary of Oshi’s Tree in Newstead, created in memory of Rueben’s son, Oshi - a place of love, remembrance, and gentle healing. Bring a chair, picnic rug, food & drinks. Plate of food to share. Sunday 23 Nov, 11am, Newstead. Event details HERE

Sydney Festival of Death and Dying – details HERE 22-23 November, Rushcutters Bay. 

DEAD AIR #149

Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death & Dying – online, 72 hours of conversations, workshops, art, and connection opening up vital, life-affirming dialogues about death and dying.14-16 Nov 2025. Hayley West- ‘Art, Voice, New Ritual’ 6.30pm Sun 16 Nov AEDT. Info & tickets HERE

Gone to a wetter place: the Queenslanders disrupting the death industry with water cremations – The Guardian

Don’t Be Caught Dead podcast – ‘Facing Death Head-on – A Doula’s Guide to End-Of-Life Care’ Catherine Ashton talks to Barb Ferguson.

Shannon’s Bridge, ‘Why saying someone in their end-of-life phase “isn’t allowed to come home from hospital” is complete nonsense’. – Facebook Post

GUESTS: Kate Stones, Jane Montgomery-Griffiths & Stephen Mitchell (Director) are visiting to talk about the new Castlemaine Theatre Company production ‘Piece of Mind’ by Emma Wood. 14-30 November 2025, Fri/Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm. Castlemaine Theatre Company, Tickets HERE.