Dead End Coffee Club

07/09/2026

Behind a paywall but still well worth the read.

About 200,000 funerals take place in Australia every year, but a service in the Blue Mountains last week marked a first for Australia. https://www.smh.com.au/environment/sustainability/carolyn-was-laid-to-rest-in-a-coffin-grown-from-mushrooms-she-is-part-of-a-growing-trend-20260901-p60tcj.html?utm_content=feed&utm_term=metros_social_eds&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sydney_morning_herald&utm_source=Facebook =1788740319

02/09/2026

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🍄 IT'S HERE! The mushroom coffin!

I'm at the Australasian Cemeteries & Crematoria Association Conference and will have more about this amazing casket soon!

xLisa

02/09/2026

Looking forward to our catch up tomorrow!
All welcome 🤍

01/09/2026

Saturday, 12 September, Dubbo.

💜 THE WALK TOWARDS HOPE 💜

This World Su***de Awareness + Prevention Day, we’re inviting our community to come together and walk side by side towards hope.

🚶‍♀️ Saturday 12 September 2026
📍 Dubbo NSW
🕚 Gather from 11.00am | Walk 11.30am

Whether you’re walking in memory of someone who has died, in support of someone doing it tough, for yourself, or simply because you believe in the power of connection — you are welcome.

👣 Bring your team!

We’re encouraging workplaces, businesses, organisations, sporting clubs and community groups to gather your people and walk together.

Bring your colleagues. Bring your family. Start a conversation. Show your community that no one has to walk alone.

🎽 Free T-shirts available while stocks last
🍔 BBQ lunch following the ceremony

Please register for catering purposes.

Every step we take together is a step towards hope, healing and connection.

💜 Let’s walk side by side towards a future of hope.

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31/08/2026

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WORKSHOP 8 IS NOW LIVE
FINAL WORKSHOP

We’ve reached the final workshop in our Grief Across the Lifespan series for National Grief Awareness Month 2026.

🌿 Workshop 8: Living Well, Dying Well — The Conversations That Matter

Talking about death and dying can feel difficult, but these conversations can also be some of the most meaningful conversations we have.

This workshop explores how we can have open, compassionate conversations about life, death, what matters most, wishes, values and the things we want our loved ones to know.

✨ FREE
💻 ONLINE
⏰ SELF-PACED

Complete the workshop in your own time throughout August.

And if you’ve been working your way through the series — you’ve made it to Workshop 8! 🎉

Don’t forget to complete all eight workshops, submit your feedback and apply for your Certificate in Grief Literacy.

Every Age. Every Loss. Every Story.

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30/08/2026

Good news!

Late last night, the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill passed the NT Parliament.

This marks an historic moment, as all Australians will now have the right to access Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), if deemed eligible, wherever they live.

This means dignity, compassion and choice at the end-of-life are now recognised nationwide.

Congratulations to the Territorians for their advocacy, especially Marshall Perron and Judy Dent for their decades of unwavering commitment.

28/08/2026

Thursday 3rd September 🤍

23/08/2026

After more than two years holding our free monthly meetings in Narromine, we’ve decided to take a break.

It’s not goodbye – just ‘see you again sometime soon.’

Our volunteer coordinators run the group around work and family responsibilities, and as attendance numbers have decreased significantly this year, we have decided it’s time to take a break in Narromine.

But, we’re still around!

We continue to meet in Dubbo on the first Thursday of each month, and anyone from Narromine who wants to make the trek to town for that will be most welcome.

Any questions, feel free to reach out to Kaz or Shaz or message us through Facebook.

And don’t forget to keep having those important end-of-life conversations with your loved ones. They could be the most important discussions you’ve ever had.

22/08/2026

First-ever brain recording of dying human reveals what actually happens as we die | body+ soul.

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