DEAD AIR #172 / June 25, 2026 by The Departure

Voices From Voluntary Assisted Dying podcast, Episode 24 – Why We Need Better Conversations About Dying

DEATH – a cabaret, starring Aurora Kurth. A performance with side effects. Tuesday 23 June, 5:30pm & 8:30pm (Auslan interpreted) The Bowery Theatre, St Albans SOLD OUT.

Good Death Impact Network Innovation Fund 2026. A participatory grant, not a traditional one. Applicants and network members shape decisions together, collaboratively, transparently, and focused on learning. Two funding tiers: Tier 1 (micro-grant): Up to $750. Tier 2 (small grant): Up to $5,000. Apps close: 8 July, 6pm AEST, E: contact@gdin.com.au

TRACKS: The Big Man Upstairs - Party Dozen / T.H.E E.N.D - Vague Rituals / Danger - Hetslayer

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 #140 !RADIOTHON SPECIAL! / September 4, 2025 by The Departure

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Representing Castlemaine as ‘regional activators’, Hayley West, Nici Wright & Jenny Blake talk about our time in Hobart (27-29 Aug 2025) being trained up in community death care. Hosted generously by Palliative Care Tasmania, the project is funded by the Wicking Trust in partnership with Social Health Australia, the Death Literacy Institute, the Good Death Impact Network and the Australian Home Funeral Alliance. WATCH THIS SPACE!

Chloe Hope – a self-paced course that invites a radical reconsideration of mortality. The Deep End

Fellow MAINfm presenter guests in the studio: Crag Carrick (Someplace, Somewhere) and Stephen McMahon (Down To Earth) with their personal death stories.

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