A sea of flowers, toys and white balloons as Devonport locals remember their ‘beautiful Hilly kids’ | MartaPascual3
The family of one of the children fighting for his life in a Hobart hospital after a jumping castle was blown into the air at a Devonport primary school have called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to send the nation’s best neurosurgeon to Tasmania.
Karen Wallace, a relative of Chace, said his parents had given her permission to ask Mr Morrison to send the best brain surgeon in the country to Hobart as soon as possible. The Prime Minister was expected to make a short visit to the school early Saturday afternoon. Candles displaying the names of the five children killed in the tragedy lined the footpath along Lawrence Drive, which has been decorated with colourful chalk messages and drawings.
“Thank you for being part of my first-ever teaching gig. You guys made teaching fun,” the tribute read.Devonport parkrun participants held a minute’s silence before the start of the five-kilometre run in honour of Addison Stewart, a regular participant at the weekly event. Tasmanian Education Minister Sarah Courtney said she would do “everything in my power” to provide answers but that the government’s immediate priority was to support the families involved.“I can understand the need of families [to get answers] but our highest priority at the moment is supporting those individuals, those families and those young people who witnessed this tragedy.“
“Following yesterday’s tragedy, no words can truly express how we are all feeling right now,” the primary schoolElements of the tragedy, including whether the jumping castle was tethered down or not at the time the large gust of wind struck, will form part of the police investigation, Tasmanian Police Commissioner Darren Hine said.
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