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Olivia Newton-John, family agrees to state funeral and Australia turns pink for her

11 August 2022 09:37

The date and time of the national commemoration has not yet been disclosed



The actress’s niece

Tottie Goldsmith,

he told the TV show “A Current Affair”: “On behalf of not only our family, but I think Australia needs it, she is so loved. I think our country needs it, so we will accept it.”

And while Australia waits to honor and publicly mourn the missing actress, the country’s most important monuments were lit up in pink the other night. The premier of the Victorian state

And Andrews

she said the decision was made “to remember Olivia Newton John and hers

enormous contribution to cancer awareness, research and treatment “.



The image of Newton-John was also broadcast on the side of Fed Square, a place of art and culture in central Melbourne. Newton-John survived two breast cancer relapses, one in the early 1990s, the other in 2017. In September 2018, she revealed that she was once again battling the disease.

The place of the commemoration has not yet been announced, meanwhile in Heidelberg, near Melbourne, in the Australian state of Victoria, at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center the flags have been at half mast as a sign of mourning since Monday.

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