Thursday, 30 November 2023

David Zyngier

Katherine COPSEY (Southern Metropolitan) (10:23): I rise to mourn the loss of Cr David Zyngier on behalf of the Victorian Greens and pay tribute to his immense contribution to our movement and to public life. A lifelong activist and a champion for social justice, David will be greatly missed by our Greens community and the community he served with such passion and dedication as a Glen Eira city councillor. David tirelessly advocated for workers rights, public education, sustainability and peace. Through his work and his inspiring nature he built communities united in their efforts to make our world a fairer, kinder and more sustainable place. This philosophy could be seen in action in his role as a founding member of GECAN, the Glen Eira Emergency Climate Action Network. He leaves an incredible legacy.

For my part, I will dearly miss his clear-eyed determination, his humour and our coffee catch-ups, where we hatched plans to keep fixing up this world of ours from our base at the Goat House cafe. Our thoughts are with the friends and community mourning David, especially with his family. As so many people recognise David’s valuable activism and his dedication to social and climate justice, I hope this gives some comfort to you at this time. His legacy will be a continued inspiration to us all. Vale, David.