The Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral Service for Aunty Fay Carter OAM will be held at 10 am on Wednesday, 12 June 2024 at Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo, Victoria.
Aunty Fay was an advocate who dedicated herself to Victoria’s Aboriginal communities. She played a leadership role in a range of aged care, childcare and health agencies, including founding several key services.
In 2019, she was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the Indigenous community of Victoria.
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 Wednesday, 12 June 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