advance care directive

DEAD AIR #146 by The Departure

What is an Emotional/Living Will? – Proveda D2KD

Dying Fat: Your Funeral Options – The Order of The Good Death

The Lonely Funeral Project The network of Dutch poets who come together to celebrate the life of the lonely dead.

BOOK: The Lonely Funeral - Poets at the Gravesides of the Forgotten by Maarten Inghels & F. Starik - Booktopia

Mt Alexander Seniors Festival 2025 -

End of Life Planning with Hayley West. Join independent death worker and end-of-life consultant - me! Hayley West, for an information session around how we can approach death with creativity, care, and a lighter footprint. Explore meaningful alternatives, from living wakes to natural burials and end-of-life rituals. Discover how we, as a community, can reshape our relationship with death. Wed 15 Oct, 10-11am. Book HERE.

Planning Ahead presented by Seniors Rights Victoria. This free Planning Ahead session presents information in a simple and interactive way on Enduring Powers of Attorney, Supportive Attorney and Medical Decision Making. During the session, participants will commence an Advance Care Directive. Thu 16 Oct, 10-11:30am. Book HERE.

Digital Legacy Planning with Donna Steven Donna from the Goldfields Libraries talks you through creating a digital legacy plan to help your family manage your digital assets when you are no longer able to. Fri 17 Oct, 2-3pm. Book HERE.

Wills & Wishes with ARC Justice an informative session designed to connect you with the information and knowledge you need to make for crucial decisions about your health and finances. Wills, Powers of Attorney, Advance Care Directives & elder abuse. Mon 20 Oct 10:30am-12pm. Book HERE.

AHFA presents: Skeletons in the Closet: The Ossuaries of Europe with Cat Irving. Mon 13 Oct, 7-8.30pm AEDT online, free. Info HERE

Good2Go presents - Swedish Death Cleaning vs EVERYTHING (the shed) - performed by Delia Olam. Wesley Hill Hall, Castlemaine, Sun 26 Oct, 3:30-5:30pm. Tickets $20/$25. Book HERE

Castlemaine Fringe presents Haunted Halloween at The Old Castlemaine Gaol, live music and DJ's, dress ups encouraged! Fri 31 Oct, 7:30-11pm. Book HERE

TRACKS: Egyptian Kings – Brainticket / Strawberry – Moses Gunn Collective

DEAD AIR #124 by The Departure

National Advance Care Planning Week 17 - 23 March 2025 Advance Care Planning Australia Victorian information and forms available HERE Online learning and education courses: FREE

Portrait of a crisis: cemetery trust staff left 'extremely traumatised' – Bendigo Advertiser

‘Designer deaths: From ocean paddles to sneakily scattered ashes, we’re doing things differently’ – The Age Melbourne Design Week runs 15-25 May (2-day symposium Beyond the Grave: Death + Design dates tbc)

This Saturday is Radical Fields Harvest 2025! A 1-day regional art festival, Saturday 22 March, 10am-5pm at Lyonbank Farm (259 Back Glenlyon Rd). Performances and interactive artworks by 10 regional artists (including myself) and 6 community groups.

Interview with Zimmi Forest of d’Vine Creations The d’Vine Creation Weaving Workshop in Melbourne, 10 & 11 May 2025. Book HERE Facilitated by: Zimmi Forest, Fibre Artist & Maria Lazovic, Death Doula & Psychotherapist.

Installation Ceremony with the collection of Forget-Me-Not Good Grief flowers (from the last three workshops) this Saturday 22 March, Vicky Park, Castlemaine at 11am. Contact Jill Rivers E: hello@art-fullliving.com Ph. 0418 389 189.

OPENING NIGHT STREET PARTY SPECTACULAR! Castlemaine Fringe Festival This Saturday 22 March, 4pm-11.50pm

TRACKS: At My Funeral – Crash Test Dummies / Crying In My Subaru – Small Fools