The Honourable Joan Kirner AC will be farewelled with a State Funeral to be held at 10am on Friday, 5 June, 2015 at the Williamstown Town Hall in Williamstown.

Due to significant public interest in this occasion, a public live broadcast will be available at a venue within walking distance of the Town Hall.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested people consider a donation to the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation to support world-leading cancer research and treatment. Donations can be made online at www.petermac.org and information will also be available at the funeral service.

Public notices will be published in newspapers on Wednesday, 3 June 2015.