remembrance parks

DEAD AIR #164 by The Departure

Annaliese Holland will die within months. Here is what she wants you to know – ABC NEWS

‘Almost human’: life-size replicas of the dead help mend broken hearts in India - The Guardian

Cemeteries as Living Spaces Honouring the past, enriching the future – Remembrance Parks Central Victoria Master Plan, details HERE

Dearly Departed: death in life exhibition & events, State Library Queensland Gallery, Brisbane, until 23 August.

‘Undying - Abdul-Rahman Abdullah’ exhibition Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, finishes 26 July.

SURVEY- Have you organised a funeral in the past 6 - 24 months? Researchers from La Trobe University and UNSW are inviting people in Australia over the age of 18 to take part in a survey about funerals and bereavement. The survey takes 15-20 minutes, is voluntary and completely anonymous, click HERE

NDAN presents a panel discussion on restoration, conservation and natural burial Wed 29 April, 6.30-8.30pm AEST, book HERE

Principles of Sacred Deathcare - a guide for soul-based practitioners by Dr Sarah Kerr. Sacred deathcare is a healing modality that attends to our souls as well as our bodies, and to the dead as well as the living. Free e-book download 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 have closed, but you can join the waiting list HERE

TRACKS: One Million Years – Robin Gibb / You’re Dead – Robin Tanega / Farewell My Friend – Dennis Wilson

DEAD AIR #124 by The Departure

National Advance Care Planning Week 17 - 23 March 2025 Advance Care Planning Australia Victorian information and forms available HERE Online learning and education courses: FREE

Portrait of a crisis: cemetery trust staff left 'extremely traumatised' – Bendigo Advertiser

‘Designer deaths: From ocean paddles to sneakily scattered ashes, we’re doing things differently’ – The Age Melbourne Design Week runs 15-25 May (2-day symposium Beyond the Grave: Death + Design dates tbc)

This Saturday is Radical Fields Harvest 2025! A 1-day regional art festival, Saturday 22 March, 10am-5pm at Lyonbank Farm (259 Back Glenlyon Rd). Performances and interactive artworks by 10 regional artists (including myself) and 6 community groups.

Interview with Zimmi Forest of d’Vine Creations The d’Vine Creation Weaving Workshop in Melbourne, 10 & 11 May 2025. Book HERE Facilitated by: Zimmi Forest, Fibre Artist & Maria Lazovic, Death Doula & Psychotherapist.

Installation Ceremony with the collection of Forget-Me-Not Good Grief flowers (from the last three workshops) this Saturday 22 March, Vicky Park, Castlemaine at 11am. Contact Jill Rivers E: hello@art-fullliving.com Ph. 0418 389 189.

OPENING NIGHT STREET PARTY SPECTACULAR! Castlemaine Fringe Festival This Saturday 22 March, 4pm-11.50pm

TRACKS: At My Funeral – Crash Test Dummies / Crying In My Subaru – Small Fools

DEAD AIR #67 by The Departure

Keening, Irish lamentations, 1st song & 2nd song

Threshold Choir Melbourne

Wendy Lovell MP presentation of a petition in parliament re Remembrance Cemetery Parks Central Victoria furore, 17 May 2023.

Remembrance Cemetery Parks Central Victoria.

Zenith Virago, Deathwalker Training. Camp Street, Fryerstown, 3-5 May 2024, $950.00. Book here

TRACKS: Tropical (Drop Out) – CV Vision / Conversation with Business People – Bong Wish / The Oud & The Fuzz (4/4) – John Berberian and the Rock East Ensemble / Sastanàqqàm – Tinariwen / Yègellé Tezeta – Mulatu Astatke