Mayor pens condolences to Royal Family

Moorabool Shire Mayor Cr Tom Sullivan has issued a statement expressing Council’s condolences, after Queen Elizabeth II passed away last week.

Australians woke up to the news that Her Majesty had passed away at around 3.30 am AEST on Friday 9 September, or 6.30 pm on Thursday 8 September British Standard Time.

On Friday afternoon, the Mayor’s statement was published by Council, expressing sadness at Her Majesty’s passing, and recognising her extraordinary reign.

“On behalf of Moorabool Shire Councillors and staff, I wish to express our deepest sympathy to the Royal Family, on the sad loss of Queen Elizabeth II. Aside from her role as Queen, she was a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, and we mourn this loss with her family,” Cr Sullivan wrote.

“I’d like to acknowledge the incredible work she undertook during her 70-year reign. There are very few people alive who wouldn’t have known her as our sovereign. Council and its workers are dedicated to public service, and there was no better example of tireless public duty than that undertaken by Queen Elizabeth II.

“The flags at our offices and across the Shire will be flown at half-mast until we are advised otherwise.”

Condolence messages can be left online at www.pmc.gov.au/condolence-form, which will be sent on by the Australian Government to Buckingham Palace.

Alternatively, a PDF condolence form can be accessed at www.bit.ly/3DcRFmS, and posted to the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.