Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Geoff Champion

Daniela DE MARTINO (Monbulk) (14:33): I rise to pay tribute to Geoff Champion, a life member of the Labor Party and a member of the Monbulk branch, who passed away last month. Born on 10 May 1942, Geoff came from a strong Labor background and was a true believer who worked tirelessly for the party for over 50 years. He joined the Belgrave Heights–Selby branch in the mid 1970s, then the Dandenong Ranges branch, the Upwey foothills and eventually the Monbulk branch as the electoral boundaries changed. Geoff was an engineer by profession and used his many skills to good use for the benefit of others over the years. He built campaign trailers and towed them around, A-frames and anything else that was required. He always gave his time to do whatever was needed, including sitting on branch executives, campaign committees and taking on the role of campaign manager. Most importantly, though, Geoff was a loving husband to Roslyn and a much-loved father and grandfather. He will be missed by so many, and I send my heartfelt condolences to all who knew and loved him. Vale, Geoff Champion.