DEAD AIR #165 / April 7, 2026 by The Departure

Are You Dying to Know? Scared to view your loved one - YouTube

BOOK: Creative and Aesthetic Ways of Grief: All Things Reimagined, a new publication as part of the series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement. Pre-order HERE

BOOK: Compassionate Communities in Action: Global Stories of Care, Loss and Connection brings together practical examples of compassionate cities and communities from around the world. Purchase hard copy HERE, Open Access version also available.

ONLINE: Supporting LGBTIQA+ people bereaved by suicide. Webinar facilitated by Switchboard's Bereavement Group Facilitators Grace Lee and Jon B, Wed 8 April, 12-1pm AEST, Register HERE

The Castlemaine Cemetery Trust has engaged Know Your Place to manage the Castlemaine Cemetery Burial Recovery Project. Community info session: Sat 2 May, 10am–12pm, Old Castlemaine Gaol. Please RSVP HERE

Entries open soon for the 2026 Australian Hearse Nationals in Maldon, part of the Goldfields Gothic Festival of Dark Ideas, $45 per entry. Check the Facebook group for updates.

Central Victorian Meet Up – Australian Psychedelic Society, 12pm The Albion Castlemaine. Please RSVP by either marking yourself as 'Going' on the Facebook event, or email stu.h@psychedelicsociety.org.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: songs from Julian Williams new album - A TADPOLE POOL OF STARS

DEAD AIR #164 / April 5, 2026 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

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

DEAD AIR #163 / March 16, 2026 by The Departure

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