The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Memorial Service for the Honourable Tom Reynolds will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday 12 April 2022, at the Melbourne Cricket Club, Brunton Avenue, Richmond, Victoria.
Mr Reynolds was a highly respected contributor to politics, sport and business in Victoria. Elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1979, Mr Reynolds served as a Member for Gisborne for 20 years. During this time, he was appointed as the Minister for Sport, Recreation and Racing from 1992 to 1996 and Minister for Rural Development and Minister for Sport from 1996 to 1999.
Mr Reynolds' contribution to sport extended beyond politics. He was a talented opening batsman and served as President of the Romsey Football Club, President of the Romsey Cricket Club, President of the Gisborne and District Cricket Association, a trustee of the Melbourne Cricket Club and a Director of the Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club.
As a mark of mourning and respect, and in accordance with protocol, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Tuesday 11 April 2022 in Victoria only from all buildings and establishments occupied by Australian Government departments and affiliated agencies. Other organisations are welcome to participate.
- When flying the Australian National Flag with other flags, all flags in the set should be flown at half-mast.
- If a set of flags includes the flags of other nations, it would be appropriate to seek permission from the diplomatic representatives of that nation to half-mast their flag.
- An acceptable half-mast position would be when the top of the flag is a third of the distance down from the top of the flagpole.
- Information on flag protocol is available at http://www.pmc.gov.au/flag.