Tim Noonan
Tim RICHARDSON (Mordialloc) (16:35): I was going to do a members statement on some infrastructure works in Mordy, but the contribution from the member for Sandringham has me wanting to acknowledge the sad passing of a principal that we have known for some time, the former principal of St Patrick’s primary school, Tim Noonan. He had an amazing career across Catholic education as a wonderful leader of the St Patrick’s community in Mentone and Parkdale and most recently at the Catholic education office. He was a wonderful person, and it just shows the love and affection that both the member for Sandringham and I have, having toured that school on a number of occasions. It was wonderful to see the building journey that he achieved and really drove and muscled when the Catholic education office, the education minister and the department at the time were deciding their priority budget list. He was part of that journey. He was so dedicated and passionate about education in our state across a range of different areas, and it was great to see him go into the Catholic education office and see what he was achieving. Sadly, his passing is such a massive blow for our community. I want to offer my heartfelt condolences to his wife Anne and to their beautiful family. He was a massive supporter of VAFA, the amateur football league – I saw him down at Parkdale Vultures – and, for his sins, a West Coast Eagles fan. We always joked about having the Tim Noonan Centre established. Vale to a wonderful man, Tim Noonan.