Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Judith Nicholson

David DAVIS (Southern Metropolitan) (16:24): I want to today draw the chamber’s attention to the incredibly sad death and the funeral today of my friend Judy Nicholson. She was a remarkable individual born in 1963 – so she was not old. She was a fellow of the planning institute. She was on Heritage Victoria and Places Victoria. She was on a number of committees at the Victorian planning institute overall and a fellow of the Victorian planning institute. She was very active in earlier days in the Melbourne Junior Chamber of Commerce, and she ran her own firm for many years, Nicholson Planning, as well as at various points having worked for major firms GHD, Arup, KBR and a number of other firms.

These are planning achievements that are very significant, but she was also a friend to many people, and that was very clear today at the funeral. There was an obituary read about her by Judy Ross, her friend and somebody known to many of us, and it was a very great performance. It drew attention to the grace, style, leadership and character of Jude, and I was pleased to see others speak at the funeral, many of her family and friends. My friend Meredith Adams said this is a person of enormous merit who will be missed. (Time expired)