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DEAD AIR #137 by The Departure

‘DYING TO KNOW’ AUGUST EVENTS SPECIAL

THIS WEEK - - - - -  >

Fireside funeral chat with Celebrant Beverly Risstrom. Wed 6 Aug 2-3pm Inglewood Library Agency Thur 7 Aug, 2-3pm Kangaroo Flat Library

AHFA presents: Technology Supports for Community Care - Simon Lowe (The Ageing Revolution), Colin Pudsey (SilVR), Holly Smith (Public Health Palliative Care Unit) and Catherine Ashton (Critical Info). Wed 6 Aug, 7-8.30pm AEST online: register HERE

Delve into Buddhism, Good Grief Lounge - Northern Arts Hotel, Fri 8 Aug 11am-1pm Register HERE

The Mourning After Exhibition and Public Program, 24 July-20 Sept, RMIT Design Hub, Melbourne. Details HERE / Wed 6 Aug, 11.30am-1pm - Grief Guide: Your 3AM Friend workshop with Evonne Miller, co -design an AI-powered grief support tool. / Thu 7 Aug, 11.30am-1pm - Writing Through Eco Grief workshop with The Grief Cocoon founder Gabriella Georges. / Fri 8 Aug, 11.30am-1pm - Mapping Climate Feelings workshop for young people with Linda Knight, Larissa Hjorth and Tamara Borovica.

NDAN Presents: Memento Mori: The Art of Contemplating Death to Live a Better Life with Author and Morbid Anatomy Museum founder Joanna Ebenstein. Sat 9 Aug, 9-11am AEST, book HERE

COMING SOON - - - - -  >

Reimagining Death with me Hayley West! Kyneton Library Thursday 14 August, 2-3pm - book HERE Castlemaine Library Thursday 14 August, 5.30-6.30pm - book HERE

BAT MASSIVE XL: Guided Tour Sat 16 Aug 3pm. Presented by Abbotsford Convent, Wildlife Victoria, 3RRR + MAPPA. Book HERE

The Death Dialogues - Calling All Men. Sun 31 Aug, 9:30am-10:30am AEST online, book HERE

NORTHERN BOOKS - SAVE THE DATE - Sat 13 Sept, 2pm. ‘The Power of Choice’ book discussion, Buda House, Castlemaine.

LISTEN BACK - - - - - > ABC Nightlife - What songs do you want played at your funeral? Death literacy advocate Hayley West joins Lisa Pellegrino to discuss why you should start planning your funeral now. Listen HERE

TRACKS: High Command – Earth / Psunspot – Kanaan / Raglan – Grace Cummings / Choc-A-Bloc - Anika

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 seabedsThe 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