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DEAD AIR #155 by The Departure

World-first as Australian donates organs after self-administering assisted dying medication – ABC News

NT to introduce Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation in 2026 – ABC News

Tacita Dean on witnessing Ceal Floyer’s final work of art: ‘She gave death the middle finger’ – The Guardian

The difference between Hospice care and Doula care - Amanda Doak

Workshop - Ecosomatic Practices for Living & Dying. Sat 7 Feb, 9.30am-5pm, Bailieston, Taungurung Country, near Nagambie. Fee $200 full/$180 concession, includes lunch. Camping available overnight Fri 6 Feb ($20) Bookings essential, limited places, book 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 open now, submit HERE

DEAD AIR #151 by The Departure

The uneasy history of horror films and disability – The Conversation

Discovery in desk's nook paints picture of Australia's oldest continuously operating crematorium – ABC NEWS

Join The Empty Chair Campaign – add your deceased person to the online memorial, every empty chair tells a story, say their name, tell their story.

Can I Keep My Parents' Skulls & Tattoos? - YouTube

Bringing Death Back Into Life workshop led by myself, Jenny Blake & Nici Wright. Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 April, VENUE TBC. EOIs are open now, please follow this link to register your interest:  EOI Form This workshop facilitated by Australian Home Funeral Alliance, in conjunction with Social Health Australia and the Death Literacy Institute, is funded by the Wicking Trust as part of their Bringing Death Back into Life: Community-led Programs grants - Showing Up for Older Australians: a community approach to building death literacy in rural/regional Australia. 

End of Year Anti-Party Grief Shuffle Death Café, hosted by the Queer as Death Collective. NECCHi East Coburg Neighbourhood House Coburg. Sun, 7 Dec, 1-4pm AEDT. Book HERE

LAST WEEKEND: ‘Piece of Mind’ Finishes Sunday 30 November 2025, Fri/Sat 7.30pm, Sun 2pm. Castlemaine Theatre Company, Etty St. Tickets HERE.

TRACKS: Chicken Song & Suburb - Xylouris White

DEAD AIR #143 by The Departure

Chatting with Mikaela Grant, Psychotherapist and Director of Care For Your Mind & Creative Arts Therapist, Marita Jacobsson in the studio about 'Making Spaces For Grief' a five-week group therapy program. Mondays October 6, 13, 20, 27, November 3 (1-3pm), Castlemaine Office, $280 per person, concession $200 per person (all materials included).

The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief By Francis Weller.

'Bone lady' who helped find Daniel Morcombe still unearthing stories of the dead – ABC News

Sensing the Supernatural Dead: Relic Veneration and Corpse Inspection, with Historian Jamie L. Brummitt. Six-week online class via Zoom, all classes recorded. Friday mornings starting 26 Sept, through to 31 Oct. 9-11am AEST, AUD$227. [NY Thursdays, 25 Sept-30 Oct, 7-9pm EST/NYC Time, US$150] Register HERE

Haunted Halloween at The Old Castlemaine Gaol - Fri 31 Oct, 7:30-11pm! Castlemaine Fringe presents Haunted Halloween - a spine-tingling night of freaky fun and after dark DJ's. Haunted Halloween will feature a live bluegrass band followed by a selection of Castlemaine's finest DJ's and a dance act or two! Join us in the gaol atrium because it's SPOOKY in there, and we love a dance floor kick-on, with Creepy cocktails, Spooky Sounds and definitely a ghost or two. Dress ups encouraged but not mandatory! Book HERE

The 5th annual Lifting the Lid International Festival of Death and Dying, 14-16 November 2025 is looking for volunteer moderators to help with online sessions at the. Lifting The Lid is an annual, online festival that lifts the lid on everything death & dying, through conversations, interactive events, workshops, art and craft sessions, live music, poetry and performance from around the world. If you are interested in volunteering a few hours of your time to facilitate for our presenters and audience from over 40 countries worldwide, please do drop us an email at liftingthelid2021@gmail.com

TRACKS: Shut Up – ALX;GoSlow / Nimrod Workman performs 'Oh Death' / Jon’s International Marketspace – Party Dozen / Time – Good Moon