“These days we are inundated with pictures of our everyday lives. Sure, our social media may only capture the highlights, but as you scroll back through your phone’s camera roll, most of us would have a fairly good diary of key millstones, family events, and the many times our cat looked cute while sleeping. When our loved ones pass away – especially the elderly ones – we can be left without much of a record of who they were and the unique voice they brought to their stories. This reality, and the loss of her own dad and sister in quick succession, prompted Dimity Brassil to launch her business A Lasting Tale.” Read more about our interview on Hope 103.2.

This article appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser and the Border Mail.

“Something is always better than nothing. Don't let your reservations about discussing death take away your chance to immortalise memories. That's Dimity Brassil's message to her clients who want to record audio life stories and family histories of their loved ones. And she sees the practice taking over Australia.”

This life story of Pat Brassil and Belinda Brassil, written by Dimity Brassil, was published in the Sydney Morning Herald Timelines section on December 31, 2011. The publication of this article led Dimity to start thinking about a way to record personal life stories and family history using what was then a relatively new technology - podcasts.

“Pat Brassil and his daughter Belinda were part of what made Wagga Wagga work; Pat through decades of teaching and services to local government, and Belinda as a teacher in the Catholic school system. Both believed children in regional Australia should have the same opportunities as their city counterparts to excel.”

Dimity and her mother Anne appear on ABC News online “A mother and daughter in regional New South Wales have developed an app that captures the life stories of loved ones before they pass away… ‘If someone dies you do forget the sound of their voice. I'm sure we're not alone in wishing we could hear the sound of the voice of our loved ones once again’ Dimity says. This sparked the idea to sit down with her 87-year-old mother Anne and learn more about her life's journey.  They recorded her life story and family stories in private “this is your life” radio program.”