Four small funerals for the fallen police officers killed in the Eastern Freeway tragedy will take place in coming weeks before a larger public memorial service with 'full police honours' is held “as soon as possible”
“It’s hard to know [when the state memorial will be]. Everyone has been fantastic in the community in making sure they’re adhering to the distancing rules and various rules the Chief Health Officer has put in place,” he said.“I don’t want to put a date on when it would be, or even a month, but one thing I am determined is it is as soon as we can, so I don’t want any big delays.
“The last 24 hours, as terrible as it has been, as devastating as it has been, I must say I love the Victorian community,” she said. She said she had spoken to several of the first responders who arrived at the scene on Thursday night.“Just hearing what they did and the support, the love they showed to the four police officers on that scene again gave me comfort that those four officers were well cared for on Wednesday night.”
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