DEAD AIR #159

How to become a tree – Many people today want to commit their remains to rejuvenating the planet. But are these green deaths just greenwashing? - AEON

What are the standards for natural burial in Australia? – NDAN website.

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. NOW FULL! There are several people on the waitlist, so if you can’t make it, please let us know.

Flow States – a therapeutically guided walk along Campbell's Creek with Bonnie Cassidy & Madeleine McClelland. Sun, 22 Feb, 9am - 11am AEDT. $75, free for fire-affected community members. Book HERE

Australian Hearse Nationals Australia’s only Hearse Festival, 1–2 August 2026, as part of the Goldfields Gothic Festival, Maldon. Registrations open soon.

Virtual Memorialisation experience set to launch mid-2026 at Colac Cemetery - More info HERE

TRACKS: T.H.E E.N.D. – Vague Rituals / Citadel – Ronny Quasar / Absolutely Do Not Comply in Advance – Repulsa

DEAD AIR #138

‘Calls to change Victoria's 'outdated' burial laws to allow for owners to be laid to rest with their pets’ – ABC News

NDAN FAQs – an overview

How War, Medicine, and Funerals Changed Australia Into A Death-Avoidant Culture – TabooEducation

ELM Peer Support Group – for those bereaved by suicide. Last Monday evening of the month, 6-7.30pm. Castlemaine Safe Space, 74 Mostyn St - 25 Aug + 29 Sept + 27 Oct + 24 Nov.

The Mourning After Exhibition and Public Program, 24.7.-20.9.2025, RMIT Design Hub in Melbourne. Thur Aug 21, 11.30-13.00 - A drop in the ocean: attuning for posthuman futures by Fiona Hillary and the Posthuman Lab, an immersive workshop. Fri Aug 22, 11.30-13.00 - BILYA - Creative Lab  by Jen Rae and collaborators from the Centre for Reworlding. BILYA is a non-proprietary relational mapping platform to connect those working at the intersections of climate, adaptation, social justice, culture & the arts. Sat Aug 23, 12.30-14.00 Living skeletons: Exploring environmental connection and loss with coral bones by Claudia Benham and Chloe Watfern focusses on the Great Barrier Reef and climate grief.

Community Planting Day, Melbourne General Cemetery Sat 30 Aug, 10am–1pm; arrive anytime, stay as long as you like. Melbourne General Cemetery, Macpherson Street entrance. RSVP by Wed 27 Aug, register HERE

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

‘Recognise and regulate Human Composting as a death care option’ petition. If in NSW or know someone who is, please sign and share! SIGN HERE

NDAN Presents: Human Composting in Australia Sat 11 Oct 2025, 9-11am AEST (Bookings will open for this event shortly)

ACHLR Public Lecture - International Perspectives on Assisted Dying. Mon 8 Sep, 5pm - 6pm AEST. In person Brisbane, or online – Register HERE

The Melbourne Inner North End-of-Life Doula Hub runs monthly “Talking about Life and Death” discussions, Alphington Community Centre - the last Thursday of the month,1pm. Thur 28 Aug, details HERE

POEM: Love After Love by Derek Walcott

TRACKS: Survivor – Klaus Weiss / Detroit Snackbar Dreamer – Edgar Froese 

DEAD AIR #114

Archaeologists complete largest mass exhumation in Australian history from old cemetery under The Hutchins School - ABC News

Private cemeteries and burials, Victoria - Department of Health website

Walawaani Way - the first 100% natural conservation burial site in Australia.

When A Narcissist Dies: The Disturbing Reality of Dying Narcissists – Taboo Education, YouTube

Flowers - Cultural Significance and Evolving Sustainability in Funeral Practices

TRACKS: Lay Down and Die & Way Too Happy – Redd Kross