Milton Ulladulla Districts Compassionate Community

08/09/2026

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There’ll be exhaustion, love tinged with occasional rage, even moments of black humour. But my mum would want me to tell you: don’t be afraid, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

07/09/2026

Hamish McDonald just interviewed Dr Hannah Gould on ABC Radio about the first mushroom coffin to come into Australia. So very interesting - if you'd like to know more maybe this webinar is for you?
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NDAN Presents - How Mushrooms Are Changing the Way We Say Goodbye
We spend our lives trying to make a positive impact. Why should that stop when life ends?

In this inspiring talk, inventor Bob Hendrikx shares the unexpected story of how mushrooms inspired a new way of thinking about death. What began with a coffin grown from mycelium in just seven days has become a movement changing funerals and memorialisation around the world. Recognised by TIME as one of the Best Inventions, Loop is now active in 12 countries and has been chosen for more than 10,000 funerals and memorial moments. As Founder & CEO of Loop Biotech, Bob shares his mission to create products that help people say goodbye meaningfully while enriching the earth for future generations. Now, this movement is coming to Australia and New Zealand.

Bob Hendrikx is an award-winning inventor, architect and biodesigner pioneering a future where products are grown, not manufactured. From living homes and waste-eating objects to the world’s first mushroom coffin, his work explores how collaborating with nature can transform humans from a parasitic into a positive footprint species. As Founder & CEO of Loop Biotech, Bob turns science fiction into reality—creating regenerative products that enrich the planet instead of polluting it.

DATE - Friday 18-September 2026, 7PM - 8PM AEST

Book Now for this FREE event via https://shorturl.at/4yYr4

07/09/2026

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When someone we love can no longer respond, it's difficult to know whether our presence matters. Research offers a reason to keep talking, playing familiar music, and saying the words we most want them to hear.

05/09/2026

Sport in this country is religion.
And sometimes, when life breaks our hearts, the communities we build around sport show us something extraordinary about belonging.

I’ve been watching the outpouring of love and support for Jai Arrow following his MND diagnosis with such tenderness. The 100-game milestone. The jersey. The banner. The tears. The mateship. The way an entire sporting community has gathered around one person in the middle of something utterly heartbreaking.

And I keep thinking: this is ceremony.

Not because there is a script or a chapel or a celebrant.

But because a community has come together to mark something that matters.

To witness. To honour. To grieve. To celebrate.

To say: we see you. You matter. You don’t have to do this alone.

It’s what I believe all ceremony is for.

And perhaps there is something here for all of us about how we meet grief, terminal illness and the things in life we simply cannot fix.

We can’t always change what is happening.
But we can change how alone someone has to be while they live through it.

We can bear it, together.

I’ve written more about Jai, the Rabbitohs & why I think ceremony and community matter so much in the face of heartbreak.

Now published on Substack: https://amyfirth.substack.com/p/youll-never-walk-alone-what-jai-arrow?r=1k4xk1&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

05/09/2026

Laughter can create connection in the moments it’s needed most.

For almost three decades, David Symons has helped bring laughter, play and joy to people living with serious illness.

As Artistic Director of Clown Doctors Australia, David oversees Laughter Care Specialists working across hospitals, hospices and aged care facilities. Their work is grounded in connection, meeting each person where they are and finding what feels meaningful in that moment.

A joke shared between a child and a clown. A favourite song sung together. A conversation that helps someone say words they’ve been holding onto.

In our latest story, David shares the moments that have stayed with him, and the role laughter and connection can play right through to the end of life.

Read Connection through laughter:
https://paediatricpalliativecare.org.au/story/connection-through-laughter/

05/09/2026

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04/09/2026

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04/09/2026