No live DEAD AIR :( /  by The Departure

Have you heard? MAINfm is currently homeless! The Old Hospital at Halford Street, our station home, has been flooded due to a burst water main - but thanks to the dedication and tenacity of our technical team, we are still on the air!

You’ll still hear DEAD AIR on the airwaves with prerecorded shows, but I won’t be live in the studio for the foreseeable future.

We are broadcasting remotely, which means you will notice disruptions to our regular programming.

Our staff and volunteers are working hard to source solutions, and we hope to find a temporary home. In the meantime, thanks for your patience and for sticking with us. We’ll be back with regular programming soon.

Check out our Instagram or Facebook for updates - and you can always listen back to old shows on MixCloud

DEAD AIR #136 /  by The Departure

Preservative chemicals to winged eyeliner: How embalmers bring dignity to the deceased – ABC News

The Role of Rituals and the Power of Symbolism..... - Sincere Ceremonies blog by Karen Brady.

REBORN - I Bought a Doll to Replicate My Son, Who I Left Behind - SBS Feed

Holistic End-Of-Life & Death Care Australia (HELD) - a new organisation dedicated to promoting and providing holistic approaches to end-of-life care, deathcare practices, after-death care, and funeral care in Australia.

TALK DEATH is accepting pitches from guest writers and pay CAD 0.20/word for 800-1200 words. Send your pitches to rian@talkdeath.com Submission guidelines HERE

New live deathie radio show!!! Re/gard with Emma Beattie - Mondays on BayFM 99.9fm (NSW) 11am–12pm, Listen HERE

TRACKS: You’re No Good – ESG / Quantum Entanglement – Uma Seedlings / Love Fingers – Silver Apples

DEAD AIR #135 /  by The Departure

What voluntary assisted dying options are available for those with dementia? – ABC News

Resting Reef artificially designed reefs to assist marine growth, made from a combination of cremains, oyster shells and concrete. Costs vary from AUD $730 to $8150. Reefs made from human ashes could revive British seabeds – The Guardian

PODCAST: Bodies bodies bodies: burial, belief and death across faith, God Forbid Series – ABC Listen

The Dying to Know Community Grants Program for Dying To Know events in 2025 & 2026. Apps close 1 Dec 2025, apply HERE Email: grants@dyingtoknowday.com

The 2025 Sydney edition of the Festival of Death and Dying 22-23 Nov, Rushcutters Bay, Sydney. Early-bird tickets are available now.

Lifting The Lid International Festival of Death and Dying, 14-16 Nov 2025, apply via the Presenters Application Form HERE by 30 July.

Liz Gridley exhibition ‘Still Bodies: Dialogues of Death Care’, Be In Art Gallery Brunswick (until 13 July). Opening Night: Sat 21 June, 5pm-8pm / Opening Day: Sun 22 June, 11am-3pm / Death Cafe: Sat 28 June, 1-3pm. 

TRACK: Sound & Vision - David Bowie