DEAD AIR #171 / June 4, 2026 by The Departure

Thousands of human remains from desecrated graves in Castlemaine could finally find resting place – ABC News

ABC Listen: Finding Fanny Finch Bill Garner discovers a most extraordinary ancestor: Fanny Finch.

A Parent's Guide to Talking About Death By Amy Firth - Interfaith Minister & Funeral Director, NSW.

Grief House: Moving with Grief. An evening of collective ritual, gentle movement, rest and remembrance. Sun 14 June, 5–7pm, Take Care Studio, Brunswick. Held by Joh Fairley Nyx Funerals & Isy Stoner Somatics BOOK HERE

Online Pet Death Doula Training Program, with Denise Love. Cost: $490, E: ask.deniselove@gmail.com W: www.deniselove.net

GDIN Innovation Fund 2026 Tier 1 (Micro-grant): Up to $750, Tier 2 (Small grant): Up to $5,000. Applicants and network members shape decisions together, collaboratively, transparently, and focused on learning. Closes 8 July, E: contact@gdin.com.au

Castlemaine Safe Space drop in your donation for the community pantry, non-perishable items (food and toiletries/groceries), Sat June 13th, 10am-12pm, and pop in for a cuppa. 74 Mostyn St, Castlemaine.

Death Doula Mini Conference, Sat 14 – Sun 15 Nov, Radius Art, Hepburn Springs, $225 ($50 deposit) E: ask.deniselove@gmail.com

TRACKS: Suspiria (original) – Goblin / Lullaby From Rosemary’s Baby (Part 2) - Krzysztof Komeda / Nosferatu Man - Slint

DEAD AIR #154 / December 29, 2025 by The Departure

‘Andrew Garfield and Elmo are going viral with their moving chat. Celebrities can help us talk about grief’ – The Conversation

‘Judge accepts guilty pleas from Colorado funeral home owners for abuse of 191 corpses’ – ABC News

‘The Secret to A Fresh Smelling Mausoleum’ with Lauren the Mortician - YouTube

Remembrance Rituals inspired by conversations on Don’t Be Caught Dead podcast, Critical Info

The online CDAS conference 2026: Death and Power - is now open for contributions. Abstracts of 250 words to be submitted by 2 Feb, more details HERE

Showing Up For Each Other: Community Death Care Workshop - funded by the Wicking Trust. Supported by the Australian Home Funeral Alliance, in conjunction with Social Health Australia and the Death Literacy Institute. Led by myself, Jenny Blake & Nici Wright. Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 April, Castlemaine. EOIs open now, submit HERE

TRACKS: Mad Rooter Ghost Rider – Party Dozen / Danger – Hetslayer / Closer - Vague Rituals / Ur Dad’s Fav Band – Sandy Dish

DEAD AIR #131 / May 19, 2025 by The Departure

Revivification at the Art Gallery of WA is a strange and tender revival of experimental composer Alvin Lucier – ABC News

‘Not a single person shied away’: how a year chronicling end-of-life stories changed one photographer’– The Guardian Julian Kingma ‘The Power of Choice’ book, New South Books AND exhibition, SOL Gallery Fitzroy, opening Wed 21 May 2025, 6-8.30pm (until 1 June).

End of life doulas respond to being excluded from the federal government’s new End of Life Pathway – Lisa Herbert, The Bottom Drawer Book

Grief Garments Do you know someone bereaved by suicide and who might be interested to transforming an item from their persons wardrobe into a Grief Garment in Sydney in August? EOI open until 31 May, applicant form available HERE

PODCAST: Victoria Spence: Death doula and funeral business owner on a mission to bring deaths back to the personal – SBS SEEN with Yumi Stynes.

PODCAST: The Imperfects Podcast Life After Jock with Lauren Zonfillo

CDAS online conference 2025 ‘Death and Transitions’ 11 - 13 June 2025. (full $166 half $83). Full program HERE. FREE sessions: Where do we die? Our preferences for our space of death - Online, book HERE. Fri 13 June, 4-5am AEST! - Ain't got time to die screening followed by a Q&A with Martin Krafft. Book HERE. Also Fri 13 June, 4-5am AEST?

CALL FOR PAPERS: Death Literacy submission deadline: 20 Oct 2025. Guest Editor Dr. Kerrie Noonan, to be published in a Special Collection for Palliative Care & Social Practice, Sage Journals. Submission info HERE.

TRACKS: Two Suns – Ragana / The Surgery – Uboa & Solus Varak / Future Plans - Batpiss