The lifetime of Australian leisure legend Olivia Newton-John, who died in August final yr, shall be celebrated in a state memorial in Melbourne this month.
Newton-John moved to Melbourne from the UK along with her household at a younger age and though she later left the nation for profession alternatives, she at all times remained related to town.
Melbourne is residence of the Olivia Newton-John Wellness and Research Centre, and Newton-John’s niece Tottie Goldsmith, an actress and singer herself.
The memorial shall be held from 4pm Sunday, February 26 at Hamer Hall.
Ticket registration opens 12pm Friday, February 10. The tickets are free and a restrict of two per reserving applies. The service will even be livestreamed.
There shall be tributes from household and mates, and Delta Goodrem, who performed the star on the 2018 Australian miniseries Olivia Newton-John: Hopelessly Devoted to You, will carry out.
She is predicted to carry out a six minute medley of Newton-John’s largest hits.
Newton-John’s husband John Easterling instructed News Corp Australia he would inform tales about his late spouse on the memorial individuals hadn’t heard earlier than.
“Just to share some of the human side of what an extraordinary person she was,” he mentioned.
Mr Easterling mentioned he was grateful for all of the love and help that has come from Australia and that Qantas was serving to get the household to Melbourne.
When saying the state memorial, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews mentioned: “Dame Olivia Newton-John was an inspiration to many around the world – her work in cancer research and treatment saved lives and changed lives and her music was the soundtrack to a generation.
“We know Victorians are eager to celebrate the life of a driving force in medical research and an icon of film and music, with a service befitting her international acclaim.”
The household have requested that in lieu of flowers, memorial tributes be made within the type of contributions to the Wellness Programs on the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre.
Newton-John, whose starring position in Grease in 1978 made her world well-known, died at her ranch in California following an extended battle with breast most cancers at age 73.
More data on the state memorial might be discovered right here.
Source: www.news.com.au
