A State Memorial service for Mr David Polson AM will take place at 10.30 am AEST on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 at the City Recital Hall, 2 Angel Place, Sydney, New South Wales.
The Memorial will provide an opportunity to celebrate the remarkable life of Mr Polson, who was a renowned LGBTQIA+ Rights and HIV activist.
In 2023 Mr Polson was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to community health through HIV education and advocacy roles.
Details regarding the service and online condolences are available the New South Wales Government website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Wednesday, 12 March 2025 in New South Wales 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 the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer