DEAD AIR #127

‘Lifting assisted dying 'gag clause' is long overdue: Andrew Denton’ – ABC Radio

‘OpenAI’s metafictional short story about grief is beautiful and moving’ By Jeanette Winterson – The Guardian

NODA – No One Dies Alone An organisation of death doulas who vigil with someone who is dying alone. Training costs and dates HERE

Wildlife seizure at Kyneton – Vic Gov site

What is a shrouded cremation? - NDAN

Chloe Hope ‘An invitation to be more pheasant’ - Death & Birds Substack

NDAN Panel Discussion on Limited Tenure Burial Mon 28April 2025, 6pm. Register Now HERE.

The Funeral Fix Free Live Webinar - Funeral Celebrancy in 2025. Thurs 1 May, 12PM AEST, Zoom. Register via: hello@funeralfix.com.au

d’Vine Creations Coffin Weaving Workshop Melbourne, 10 & 11 May 2025. Facilitated by: Zimmi Forest - Fibre Artist & Maria Lazovic - Death Doula & Psychotherapist. Book HERE

TRACKS: Bat House – Oz Powell  / Intro – Acid King  

DEAD AIR #119

Professional mourners in Taiwan: BBC article Taiwan's most famous professional mourner Film: The Filial Daughter

Death Deck Blog post: Unforgettable Eulogies

‘It’s gritty and it’s real’: finding a proper resting place for Australia’s unclaimed funeral ashes – The Guardian

Forget-Me-Not Good Grief Workshops, The Coolroom, Northern Arts Hotel. Saturdays 1 March, 8 March, 15 March 11am -1pm, All ages, free. Book HERE Installation Ceremony: 22 March, Djaara Park, Castlemaine, 11am. ALSO: Remembrance Rave, Senior Citizens Centre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine. Wednesday 2 April, 6-8pm. More info: Castlemaine Fringe Festival 2025 Volunteer call out for Good Grief Workshops: contact Jill Rivers hello@art-fullliving.com Ph. 0418 389 189.

Wouldn’t Be Caught Dead In It! PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival – Tues 25 Feb, 6:30pm. The Altar Electric, 299 Johnston Street, Abbotsford. The Trojan Hearse Podcast – Pia Interlandi & Peta Murray

Corpse Couture PayPal Melbourne Fashion Festival – Sun 23 Feb, 11am. Studio Take Care, 1 Pitt St, Brunswick. Queer as Death Collective.

Chewton Cemetery GoFundMe - A fundraiser for the recent burglary at Chewton Cemetery. Not everyone realises our class B cemeteries in Victoria are run entirely by volunteers, so losing all this equipment hits extra hard. They are also the only cemetery with a dedicated natural burial area in Mt.Alexander Shire and it is beautiful. Please contribute if you can.

BOOKING NOW OPEN! d’Vine Creations Coffins - regenerative coffin weaving is coming to Victoria. Two-day workshop, facilitated by Zimmi Forest - Fibre Artist & Maria Lazovic - Death Doula & Psychotherapist, 10-11 May, Caulfield South (Melbourne) Book HERE

TRACKS: White Belts - The Make-Up / The Others - Batpiss

DEAD AIR #104

I'll be back Monday 3rd June 2024, stay well!

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

‘An American journalist read her own obituary online, and soon discovered the strange world of obit pirates’ – ABC News

‘When natural burial doesn’t meet the needs of mourners’ – The Bottom Drawer Book

SPECIAL GUEST Samantha Rennie. Art of Grieving Workshop, Community House Castlemaine BOOK HERE Three sessions: Sat 11 May, 9.30am-4pm + Wed 15 May, 7-9.30pm + Wed 22 May, 7-9.30pm

Online talk: Traditions in Death and Burial, Dr Helen Frisby – Presented by NDAN BOOK HERE. Thurs 6 June, 9am AEST.

Online talk: Grieving Lahaina: Past and Present. Presented by The Collective for Radical Death Studies BOOK HERE. Sat 11 May, 7am AEST.

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Bakirköy Havsi – Zen / Are You Dead – Rainbows are Free / Obur Dünya – Cem Karaca, Mogollar