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DEAD AIR #161 by The Departure

A Landscape Artist in Winter. In rural Scotland, Andy Goldsworthy, the sculptor famed for his use of natural materials, contemplates his own decay. - The New Yorker

Funeral Songs by Daniel Mudie Cunningham. Plans are underway for an expanded presentation of Funeral Songs on its 20th anniversary in 2027. Submit your song HERE.

Online Talk: Beyond the Vampire: Transylvania as Matriarchal Origin with Medical Art Psychotherapist & Artist Isabelle Rizo– Tues 24 Feb, 10am AEDT (7pm ET (NYC time) Mon 23 Feb). Info HERE.

NDAN Panel Event - The growing options of water cremation in Australia, with Jeff Boyle (QLD) and Luke Cripps (Tas). Online, Wed 25 Feb 2026, 6.30-8.30pm AEDT. Info HERE.

We invite writers, storytellers and community nationwide to participate in the 2026 Grieve Project. Grieve Issue 13 submissions close Sunday 26 April, 8pm AEST, info HERE.

Castlemaine State Festival presents: Life’s Too Short – our mums are dead with Teamo Henderson & Deidre Gibb, Thompsons Family Funerals. Fri 27 March 8pm, Sat 28 March 2pm, $30/$25. Book HERE.

Internationally renowned witch, bestselling author, and former 90s rockstar Fiona Horne invites you to a special event celebrating her new book Coven – Where Witches Gather and its matching oracle deck. Fri 27 Mar, 5:30-6:30 pm, Bendigo Library. Book HERE.

Dark Market Stall applications now open for the Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas in Maldon. Sat 1 Aug, $20 per stall. The more macabre and odd the better! gabrielle@thompsonsfunerals.com.au

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 have closed, but you can join the waiting list HERE

TRACKS: Move Like Ghosts – Affordable Repayments / A Dream of Zeus – Savvas / Malady of a secret Design - Kollektiv Raumordnung

DEAD AIR #134 by The Departure

‘Death is not a mystery’: what happens to your body when you’re dying?The Guardian

Was the deceased Sarco euthanasia assistant Willet wrongfully held in custody in Schaffhausen?- NZZ article

This Facility Cremates Bodies With Water (Not Fire) - SBS The Feed - Alluvium Water Cremations in Tasmania.

The Death Dialogues for Pet Loss. Honour your pet’s memory in a warm virtual space for open, thoughtful conversation about loss, love, and connection. Sun, 22 Jun, 9:30-11am AEST. $7 Book HERE

CDAS online conference 2025 Death and Transitions 11 - 13 June. (full $166 half $83). Full program HERE.

NDAN Presents - A Rotten Business: Human Decomposition with Cat Irving, Human Remains Conservator, Surgeons’ Hall London. Fri 13 June 7-9pm AEST. $5 NDAN members/$20 everyone else. Book HERE

The Grieve Project 2025 is a national storytelling project about grief and loss. It is a storytelling competition, anthology, live event, workshops and more. Submissions close 30 June. Info HERE

Fourth International End-of-Life Doula Online Symposium. Sept 5-6, registration opens soon The Good Death Impact Network 

Compassionate Communities Australia National Forum. Tue 9 Sep, 8:30am-5pm AEST, Brisbane. Book HERE

TRACKS: Hit or Miss – Odetta / Drop Out Boogie – Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band / To Hell With Good Intentions - McLusky