The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral for Mr Leslie (Les) Jack Twentyman OAM will be held at 10.30am on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 at St Patrick’s Cathedral, East Melbourne, Victoria.
Les dedicated a lifetime of service, generosity and kindness to some of Victoria's most vulnerable people, and uplifted disadvantaged communities.
Through the Les Twentyman Foundation, Les advocated for people who were often forgotten and made a lasting impact on community issues, including youth homelessness, drug abuse, prison reform and social welfare. He was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1994 for service to youth as an outreach worker and as founder of the 20th Man Homeless and Kids in Distress Fund.
Details regarding the service and livestreaming can be found on the Victorian Government website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 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 on the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer