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Alluvium Water Cremations recognise the growing importance of sustainable practices in every aspect of our lives, including end-of-life choices. With a passion for informed choices in death that reflect the values held in life, we have embraced this responsibility by offering a more sustainable solution that minimises our impact on the environment.

Water cremation, scientifically known as alkaline hydrolysis, utilises a gentle, water-based process to respectfully return the body to its natural elements. Instead of relying on gas-fired cremation, our advanced technology employs water, warm temperature, and alkaline salt to accelerate the natural decomposition process.

Contact Luke alluvium@watercremations.com.au Phone: 03 6169 9333

The Body Bequest Program at the University of Tasmania enables people to ‘donate their body to science’ and make a unique contribution to anatomical studies and the advancement of medicine.

The program predominantly assists in the teaching of human anatomy for University of Tasmania medical and allied health students learning to be doctors, nurses, paramedics and scientists. In addition, some donors will contribute to professional development courses such as training surgeons in surgical techniques and procedures. The program also offers the opportunity for donors to participate in a local Brain Bank which supports research into brain related diseases.

Contact - body.bequest@utas.edu.au

Provides free fortnightly access to Complementary Therapies, Art and Art Therapy and social support for individuals with a diagnosed progressive life limiting illness AND their family carer/s. The program also includes a bereavement component and the Community Coffin Club.

Contact - https://carebeyondcure.com.au/contact-us/

As an End of Life Doula, I work alongside Tasmania’s trusted palliative care and hospice teams, complementing their formal services to ensure people can experience a complete and authentic end of life — one that is not dominated solely by the medical model, but grounded in compassion, dignity, and choice.

The Groundbreakers group formed in 2016 with the aim of establishing a Natural Burial Ground on the North West Coast of Tasmania. Our group comprises a diverse demographic of residents living along our beautiful coastline. We advocate for informed choice, environmental sustainability and autonomy in end-of-life decisions.

Contact: Lyndal Thorne –  lyndalthorne@live.com.au  – Mobile: 0438 313 045

Kindred Life is a social enterprise founded in Tasmania by Danielle Conlan to help individuals honour their loved ones and heal from grief and loss.  The organization aims to provide personalised, higher-quality, and more affordable end-of-life solutions while empowering families to say goodbye on their own terms through community engagement.

Contact:Danielle Conlan - danielle@kindredlife.com.au Mobile - 0417892623

A Death Cafe is an invitation to get together to explore how anything relating to Death and Dying might be ‘understood differently’ … more naturally. An opportunity to share, become informed and provide food-for-thought for planning for one’s own death, in a relaxing atmosphere – with coffee & cake! 

Contact Mel - mstaples@kingborough.tas.gov.au

Palliative Care Tasmania is Tasmania’s peak body for palliative and end of life care.

They:

• Aim to empower the community through awareness, information, and engagement.

• Strive to support and develop the workforce with ongoing and responsive education and training.

• Are the leading voice for our sector and for all Tasmanians affected by a life limiting illness.

• Advocate for service provision and its future development.

Contact:  admin@pct.org.au   Phone (03) 6231 2799

Developed over many years, and crafted in Tasmania, it is, in simple terms, a cardboard casket.

• The PeacePod® is designed & produced in Tasmania

• The design of PeacePod® is new, serene & absolutely contemporary – a true departure from traditional material & shape of traditional funeral caskets or coffins

• The PeacePod® is environmentally friendly

• There is vast potential for personalisation insofar as the PeacePod® can be readily decorated with messages, photographs, or other treasures to celebrate & reflect the life of the departed individual

• The PeacePod® is suitable for cremation or burial

A PeacePod® isn’t just a coffin, it’s an entirely new concept in funeral vessel design. This innovative casket draws on the aesthetic & environmental benefits of alternative – an empowering decision to take in the contemporary world.

Contact Mea Souris - measouris@gmail.com Mobile: 0412 232 221

When someone dies in Tasmania the death must be registered with Births, Deaths and Marriages.  This is a requirement of the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1999.

Walking into a funeral chapel can be overwhelming. It can feel strange, not quite real, even impersonal.

But when you walk in and recognise things that immediately remind you of that special person, something changes. Those familiar objects bring you closer, and help you remember the person for who they truly are, and will always be.

Tara gathers the objects and treasures that tell a person’s story. Using a few or many of those items, she creates beautiful arrangements that capture the essence of a life—the things someone loved, did, made and shared.

Guided by close family and friends, Tara creates a sense of the person who was using those objects, or making those things, or loving being in a particular place, just a short time ago. Everything is beautifully and sensitively arranged. You can feel that something special has been done.

What those items are is completely up to you. They could be anything from old walking boots and tin cups, to footy trophies, potted cactus, musical scores or brass bands— nothing is too old, too odd, too ordinary or extraordinary. The only thing that really matters is the stories they tell.

Contact Tara - tara@tara.kelly.com.au Mobile: 0413 138597

Free legal assistance for you, specific to Tasmania on Wills, Estates and Funerals.

About this Death Cafe

Tassie Death Cafe meets at the Ceremonial Art Healing Centre in Hobart, a beautiful space run by Karen Gilbert. Since moving to this space and having Karen along with us our sessions reflect the calm and beauty of this intimate space.