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DEAD AIR #164 by The Departure

DEAD AIR #164
Hayley West, 94.9 MainFM

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 #163 by The Departure

DEAD AIR #163
Hayley West, 94.9 MainFM

How green are green burials? ABC Listen Late Night Live with David Marr talking to Hannah Gould.

How to Die in the 21st Century. A whole new way to talk about death (Thames & Hudson, 2026) by Hannah Gould, buy HERE

Special guests Teamo Henderson & Deidre Gibb for their show Life’s 2 Short Castlemaine State Festival. Thompson Family Funerals, Fri 27 & Sat 28 March. SOLD OUT! There is a waiting list.

Awake Together: Poems of Life Castlemaine State Festival, Thompson Family Funerals, Fri 27 & Sat 28 March. Tickets still available.

National Advance Care Planning Week, 16-22 March 2026 Vic Info

Supporting young people to attend the funeral of a friend a blog post by Bonita Ralph from her Death Education website.

TRACKS: Can You Get To That – Funkadelic / Let The Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension / Summer Sun – Matt Berry

DEAD AIR #162 by The Departure

Thank you so much Jeff McDonald from REDD KROSS for our conversation about death and music. Redd Kross are playing this Friday 13th in Castlemaine, tickets have almost sold out, get on it! BUY HERE

DEAD AIR #162 - REDD KROSS interview
Hayley West, 94.9 MainFM

REDD KROSS (USA) + THE HARD-ONS with special guests MOLER - at the Theatre Royal Castlemaine Vic, Friday, 13 March 2026.

Two titans of power-pop and punk rock reunite this March. LA cult legends REDD KROSS, celebrating 45 years of dayglo hooks, sly wit and sky-high choruses, join forces once again with Aussie icons THE HARD-ONS, fronted by the incomparable (and local) Tim Rogers, for a long-awaited tour across Australia. Expect high-voltage singalongs, fuzz-drenched anthems, and a masterclass in melodic brilliance from two of rock’s most enduring and prolific forces. Plus special guests Naarm/Melb indie power pop band MOLER.

Bar open from 4pm, Kitchen opens from 5pm, doors open 7.30pm.