DEAD AIR #87

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

Deepening Deathcare: Essentials for Doulas online event with Last Hurrah Funerals. Mon 19th Feb 2024, 6-8 pm

The Story of the Femina Agabbadòra from Sardinia, Italy.

The Ladies of the Kind Death Full Documentary

Come Discover the History of Luras and the story of Femina Agabbadòra - GalluraGo

Femmina Accabadora: The Legend of Sardinia’s Lady of the Good Death - ItalioFile

Survivor Guilt - TikTok accounts with the war in Gaza

Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic A Castlemaine-based community organising action group in solidarity with Palestine. Rallies are held every week at 12pm Sundays in Jaara Park (Victory Park), Castlemaine.

Death Café at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Bendigo. Sun 17 Dec 11.15am-1pm, book by email : bridget@lotusreflections.com.au

LIFTING THE LID FESTIVAL online this weekend! [my talk is Sun 19 Dec 6-7pm AEST]

TRACKS: Chukua Pesa – Goat / Inizgam – Mdou Moctar / I Want a Break Thru – The Hykkers / The Oud & The Fuzz (4/4) – John Berberian and the Rock East Ensemble / The God of Rainbows – ZÖJ

DEAD AIR #68

The unexpected death of Dallas Keogh-Frankling over the weekend has created a ripple of emotions throughout the Castlemaine community. Although this loss serves as a poignant reminder of life's fragility, it will also inspire a collective resolve to honour Dallas’s memory and find solace in togetherness.

Castlemaine Football and Netball Club - Facebook post

‘Unfathomable he is gone’: Teen footballer’s tragic death rocks Castlemaine’ The Age, by Roy Ward May 28, 2023

Grief Australia - Adolescents and Grief

Grief Australia: 1800 642 066

Life Line: 13 11 14

Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636

Mensline: 1300 789 978

Kids Helpline: 1800 551 800

Griefline: 1300 845 745

TRACKS: Survivor - Klaus Weiss / Spacelab – Kraftwerk / Schöne Hände – Cluster & Brian Eno / Detroit Snackbar Dreamer – Edgar Froese / Detroit People Mover - Squarepusher

DEAD AIR #59

Green Burial Council To find FAQs on Green Burial (and decomposition) click on the Education tab on the website.

Volunteers needed for Goldfields Gothic Festival

DEAD Noise Workshop, Castlemaine Fringe Festival. Wed. 29 March 2023, 4-6pm. All Ages. Free, open to all abilities/skill levels. Book here. 

‘Living and Dying Well’ workshop with Barb Ferguson, Ballan Vic, 10am-4pm, Sat. 25 March 2023. 

‘The Director’ at Platform Arts, Geelong, 22-25 March 2023 …a bold performance starring charismatic ex-funeral director of 21 years, Scott Turnbull, and artist Lara Thoms. 

BOOK READING: ‘Making Poison’ from Murder in the Dark short stories by Margaret Atwood

BOOK READING: ‘Definitions’ (part) from Education for Socially Engaged Art by Pablo Helguera

TRACKS: Storm in an E cup – Black Cactus / Remorse – DEAD / Early Crow – Dead yet? Free download here from Bandcamp.

DEAD AIR #52

Grief Ritual - $20 (donated to Pay the Rent), Thursday 12th Jan. 2023, 5.30-9pm, Guildford. https://www.facebook.com/events/866962027883611?ref=newsfeed

 What is an Emotional Will? https://www.thegroundswellproject.com/eol-resources

 A loaded funeral: John’s gun cartridge coffin https://thebottomdrawerbook.com.au/2022/12/30/a-loaded-funeral-johns-gun-cartridge-coffin/

Clunes Town Hall & Lee Medlyn Home of Bottles Paranormal Investigation Ghost Tours https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/874937 & https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/991374

Italian McDonald's Has 2000-Year-Old Skeletons Inside https://www.newsweek.com/mcdonalds-2000-year-old-skeletons-italy-1763778

 The resurrection temple: Devotees cleansed of bad luck at Wat Ta Kien Thailand https://www.thephuketnews.com/the-resurrection-temple-devotees-cleansed-of-bad-luck-at-wat-ta-kien-56165.php

TRACKS: Lead On – James Marples / Raglan – Grace Cummings / The Kiss – Judee Sill / All we ever got from them was pain – Alex Chilton, Big Star