Tina Hatzopoulos
Dr CUMMING (Western Metropolitan) (12:46): On Friday, 1 April, I attended the Greek Orthodox church the Dormition of Our Lady in North Altona for the farewell of a schoolfriend, Tina Hatzopoulos. I went to school with Tina at Christ the King Primary School and then at Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in Braybrook from years 7 to 12. Tina was someone who loved life and lived it to the full. She was called ‘Disco Queen’ because of her love of Michael Jackson. It is always hard to say goodbye to those that we love, especially when they are taken away from us at the young age of 48. My sincere condolences to her husband, Alex, her 17-year-old son, Nikolaos, and her 14-year-old daughter, Angelique, and I also offer my condolences to her parents, Sotiris and Ageliki Papafotiou, her sister, Georgina, her family members and friends and the Greek community in Melbourne’s west. Her sister, Georgina, was a former councillor and mayor at Brimbank City Council, and I worked alongside her for the last 10 years that I was on Maribyrnong City Council. I send my sincere condolences to her family and friends.