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'Good night, sweet dreams': Derryn Hinch farewelled at state funeral
Derryn Hinch's state funeral service was held in Port Melbourne. (AAP: Christopher Hopkins)
Derryn Hinch has been remembered for his long and memorable career as a broadcaster, as well as his outspoken but likeable personality, at a state funeral service in Melbourne.
Today his friends, family and colleagues remembered him as "brave and brash, with an ego that could light up a small city".
Australian broadcaster and former senator Derryn Hinch has been remembered as a prolific journalist with a kind heart.
Hinch died aged 82 on July 10 after several years of declining health.
At a state funeral service in Melbourne today his family, friends and colleagues from the entertainment and media realms remembered a rich life, lived to the full.
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Former colleagues, friends and associates of the late Derryn Hinch have begun arriving at the state funeral service for the former journalist and senator.
The media personality died earlier this month after a long battle with poor health.
Greg Evans, Ray Martin and Denis Walter have been spotted arriving at the Timber Yard in Melbourne for the midday service.
âA journalistic James Bondâ: mourners continue tributes at Derryn Hinchâs state funeral
Derryn Hinchâs longtime friend and colleague Darren James led mourners through a state funeral for the former broadcaster and senator on Monday. James said:
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Derryn Hinch state funeral as it happened: Legendary journalist farewelled in Melbourne
Well, that brings proceedings, and our blog, to a close. We hope you enjoyed it, and whether you were a fan of Derryn Hinch or not, found reason to pause for a moment and acknowledge his big, bold, impassioned, principled, messy and marvellous life. I know I did.
They don’t make them like Hinch anymore. In truth, they never did make many of them like Hinch, ever. He was an outlier, and in his determination to grasp life by the horns and ride it like mad, you can’t help but find something to admire.
It’s time for us to join Hinch in the valediction he bestowed on himself during a television interview late last year as he contemplated his own imminent demise while sitting on his balcony on St Kilda Road. “Goodnight nurse, goodbye world.“
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