Tuesday, 2 May 2023

John Richards

Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) (14:48): It is with much sadness that I advise the house of the passing of John Richards OAM, formerly of Yarrawonga. During his lifetime John Richards was a jackaroo, soldier, farmer and newsagent. John was also the inaugural chair of the Yarrawonga District Hospital and a man who had a passion for aged care. John donated significant funding to La Trobe University to establish a centre to lead research and innovation related to the aged care workforce and health delivery initiatives for aged care in rural communities. The centre, based at La Trobe in Wodonga, is named in his honour. John was a close family friend and a man who I admired very much. He was a man that I was proud to know and to love and someone who made a tremendous contribution to the Yarrawonga community and to research into aged care. Vale, John Richards.