DyingtoKnowExpo

You are warmly invited to Dying to Know Expo, part of a national campaign encouraging Australians to open up meaningful conversations about death, dying and grief. The Expo will create a safe and meaningful space to share, ask questions, and reflect.

This year’s Dying to Know theme – “Nobody Knows” – reminds us of the importance of sharing our final wishes, because if nobody knows our final wishes, they never will.

The Expo includes a speaker’s program, exhibition area, music, a local artist painting a cardboard casket, vintage and Harley Davidson hearses, Ambulance Wish WA, and Social Grounds Espresso food van. Boya Library will also be open on the day.

Bookings are essential for this free event. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements.

Please book for each area you wish to attend. Morning and afternoon speakers’ session tickets include access to the Exhibition Area. If you only wish to visit the Exhibition Area, please book an Exhibition Area Only ticket.

1.Exhibition Area: Stall holders featuring Tender Funerals, Death Doulas, Outback Memories, Walker Funerals, Grief Connect, Wellington Dam Legacy Forest, Ambulance Wish WA, Purslowe Tinetti Funerals, Death Cafe, Choose Your Own Celebrant, Closing Circles, Caskets and Chrome, artist Michelle Reynolds live painting a Daisybox cardboard casket, My Last Wishes board. The Exhibition Area will be open from 10am to 3pm, so you can come along at the time convenient to you.

2.Morning Speakers’ Session (includes access to Exhibition area), 10am-12pm:

• Bridging The Gap: Building a Grief-literate Community Through Language, Connection, and Peer Support – Michelle Moriarty, Grief and Bereavement Specialist
• Demystifying Doula Support in Dementia and End-of-Life Care – Samgiita Hope, Dementia Doula and Erin Griffin, Death Doula
• Music by Ezereve, Funeral Singer and Musician

3.Afternoon Speakers’ Session (includes access to Exhibition area), 12.30pm-2.30pm:

• The Future of Funerals
  • #HashtagDeath Podcast: 10 things I’ve learnt About Loss, Death and Dying – Ingrid Reiger, Funeral Celebrant and Grief Counsellor
  •  Return To Earth and Live on Through Nature – Peta Bilston, Chief Forest Officer, Wellington Dam Legacy Forrest
  •  Honouring Lives with Unique Services – Cara Walker, Founder and Funeral Director, Walker Family Funerals
• Relearning What Matters: A Compassionate Communities Approach to End-of-Life – Shane Bailey, Community Connector Coordinator

Please remember to cancel your booking via Humanitix or by contacting the library on 9290 6755 or email gills@mundaring.wa.gov.au if you are unable to attend on the day. Places can then be released for someone else to enjoy.

More about Dying to Know: The Dying to Know campaign shines a light on the power of intergenerational conversations. Only *53% of Australians feel comfortable talking to a family member about their end-of-life.  Dying to Know is about creating welcoming spaces for all generations to come together, share their wishes, and have the meaningful conversations that matter most. To learn more about Dying to Know, go to the Proveda Dying to Know page here.

*YouGov online 2022 survey