Join a compassionate conversation

Published on 21 July 2025

It’s your life and your legacy, so let’s talk about it.  

Join us for Dying to Know Day on Thursday 7 August, at the Peninsula Community Theatre.  

Learn from local experts and begin discussions about what truly matters when it comes to our own death and the death of the people we care about. 

Dying To Know Day is an annual day dedicated to activating conversations and community actions around death and dying. 

It is a campaign that encourages improved death literacy, agency over our death wishes and those of our loved ones, as well as reassurance that there are options and choices when it comes to death and dying. 

The Shire is hosting this event for the second year, responding to the We All Belong Strategy which identifies Dying to Know Day as an initiative that developed from community conversations with older residents. Dying to Know Day is supported by a network made up of representatives of the Shire’s advisory committee for elders (PACE), local organisations, local businesses, and volunteers from our local community. 

Join us to: 

• Learn why it’s important to plan for death. 
• Find out about affordable and personalised funeral options. 
• Discover how compassionate and skilled facilitators can support people and their loved ones through death and dying. 
• Connect and have meaningful conversations with others. 
• Q&A with our guest speakers. 
• Free resources and morning tea. 

All are welcome at this free event. Please register to secure your seat. 

Dying to Know Day 2025 

Venue: Peninsula Community Theatre 
Address: 91 Wilsons Road, Mornington
Date and time: Thursday 7 August, 10am-12:30pm
Booking/RSVP: mornpen.vic.gov.au/dyingtoknow
Ticket price: FREE 

For more information contact postiveageing@mornpen.vic.gov.au or call 03 5950 1695.

Quotes attributable to Mayor Councillor Anthony Marsh: 

“Dying to Know Day is about starting honest conversations about what really matters at the end of life, for ourselves and for those we love. Our Positive Ageing team has brought this event back for a second year in response to strong community interest from older residents. 

These conversations aren’t always easy but having them early means we can be better prepared and supported.”