Blue Mountains Dying To Know Day 2025
Community Morning Tea
🕯️ Wednesday 6th August | 10am – 1pm
📍 The Hub, Springwood
🎟️ Reserve your free place here:
nbmphn.com.au/community-events/dying-to-know-day-2025
We’re not here to whisper about death. We’re here to yell about life.
Join us for a heartfelt morning of storytelling, tea, and courageous conversation as we gently lift the veil on death and dying in the Blue Mountains.
This free community gathering is part of the national Dying to Know Day campaign—an annual invitation to bring death back into everyday conversation. Not with fear, but with purpose, love, and a sense of legacy.
This year, we’re shining a light on the power of intergenerational conversations. Because even though 100% of us will face the end someday, only 53% of Australians feel comfortable talking to a loved one about it. Let’s change that—together.
What to Expect
📖 Real stories from local death care workers
💬 Insight into wills, funerals, dying at home, eco-burials, and more
🍰 A nourishing morning tea and chance to connect
❓ A live panel Q&A with all speakers
Sessions Include:
1) “Who Will Speak For Me?” — What Happens When We Don’t Plan Ahead?
Why getting your affairs in order is one of the kindest things you can do for your loved ones. We’ll explore wills, Advance Care Directives, substitute decision-makers, and how to get clear on what you want—before crisis hits.
2) “Home Is an Option” — Reclaiming the Right to Die—and Mourn—at Home
Did you know you have the legal right to die at home—or care for your person’s body at home after death? We’ll hear stories from families who have done just that, and explore how death doulas and gentle planning can support this deeply personal choice.
3) “Where Do I Go When I Die?” — Your Body, Your Choice: Blue Mountains Burial, Cremation, and More
From eco-coffins and aquamation to traditional burials and cremation, we’ll unpack your options—cost, environmental impact, and legal considerations included.
4) “Not Just a 40-Minute Slot” — Funerals Without Limits: Ceremony Your Way
You don’t have to have a funeral—but here’s why you might want to. Discover how personal, meaningful and creative ceremony can honour a life well lived—whether in a hall, garden, a bookshop, or your own backyard.
5) “Let’s Keep Talking” — What is a Death Café?
A relaxed and open invitation to continue the conversation long after this event ends. Learn about local Death Cafés and how they’re helping people talk about death in warm, welcoming, and unexpectedly uplifting ways.
Confirmed Speakers
We’ve gathered death care experts from across the Blue Mountains to offer insight, practical advice, and deep community knowledge on everything from paperwork to ceremony, dying at home to burial options.
Whether you're planning ahead for yourself or caring for someone you love, this event is here to empower you with knowledge, remind you of your choices, and help you connect with others doing the same.
Sarah Barry – Death Doula & Funeral Director
Lisa Charnley – Death Doula & Death Café Host
Amy Firth – Interfaith Minister & Funeral Director
Jude Warren – Palliative Care Worker, Eco-Rest Advocate
Faye Woodward – Funeral Director
Come with your questions, your curiosity, and your appetite - for wisdom, connection, and cake.
Spaces are limited, so please book ahead.
🎟️ Reserve your free place here