A State Memorial for the Honourable Gary Nairn AO will take place at 11.00 am on Friday, 22 November 2024 at the Mulloon Institute’s Home Farm rural property, 3585 Kings Highway, Bungendore, New South Wales.
In 1996, Mr Nairn was elected as the federal member for Eden-Monaro in New South Wales and left the Australian Parliament in 2007. During his time in the Howard Government, Mr Nairn served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and as Special Minister of State. Mr Nairn served as the Chair on Parliamentary Committees, including the 2003 House of Representatives Select Committee into Australian bushfires.
In 2015, Mr Nairn was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to the Parliament of Australia, to the communities of New South Wales and the Northern Territory, to the surveying and spatial sciences, and to disability support groups.
Details regarding the service and online condolences are available on the Department's website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Friday, 22 November 2024 in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory 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