DEAD AIR #140 !RADIOTHON SPECIAL! by The Departure

Representing Castlemaine as ‘regional activators’, Hayley West, Nici Wright & Jenny Blake talk about our time in Hobart (27-29 Aug 2025) being trained up in community death care. Hosted generously by Palliative Care Tasmania, the project is funded by the Wicking Trust in partnership with Social Health Australia, the Death Literacy Institute, the Good Death Impact Network and the Australian Home Funeral Alliance. WATCH THIS SPACE!

Chloe Hope – a self-paced course that invites a radical reconsideration of mortality. The Deep End

Fellow MAINfm presenter guests in the studio: Crag Carrick (Someplace, Somewhere) and Stephen McMahon (Down To Earth) with their personal death stories.

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DEAD AIR #139 by The Departure

Australia-first trial shows promising results for psychedelic-assisted therapy in palliative care –St.Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne

Father-son morticians turn tattoos into wall art – Popular Science & Save My Ink Forever

The Casketeers Life And Death Across The Globe – SBS On Demand

The Mourning After Exhibition and Public Program, continues until 20 Sept, RMIT Design Hub in Melbourne. Week 6 Current Workshops HERE / Wed 27 Aug, 11.30am-1pm: Meditating with eco-grief. / Thur 28 Aug, 11.30am-1pm: Taking it with you: tactile explorations. / Fri 29 Aug, 3-5pm: The Tomorrow Party: a time-travelling workshop.

Natural Grace Australia and Heaven & Earth Eco Burial Shrouds at the Zero Waste Festival 2025 Sat 6 Sept, Fed Square, Melb. FREE donations welcome, 10am-6:30pm.

Community Planting Day, Melbourne General Cemetery Sat 30 Aug, 10am–1pm RSVP by Wed 27 Aug, register HERE

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

Death cafés: the quiet cultural movement helping artists and communities talk about dying - ArtsHub

TRACKS: Waile – WITCH / A Min We Vo Nou We – Los Sympathics de Porto Novo

DEAD AIR #138 by The Departure

‘Calls to change Victoria's 'outdated' burial laws to allow for owners to be laid to rest with their pets’ – ABC News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