Cross-party gathering honours late Victorian Greens MP Tim Read at state memorial
More than 500 people gathered at Melbourne Town Hall on Wednesday to remember Victorian Greens MP Tim Read, whose state memorial drew colleagues from across the political spectrum. A procession of more than 100 cyclists also honoured the Brunswick MP, remembered by party leader Ellen Sandell as “Mr Integrity”.
Read, 64, died on 19 September after metastatic skin cancer spread from a melanoma removed several years earlier. A GP and medical researcher, he became Brunswick’s first non-Labor state representative in 2018 and served two terms; in January, he said he would not contest November’s state election. Colleagues also recalled his work chairing Parliament’s Integrity and Oversight Committee and strengthening Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog.
In short
- More than 500 people honoured Tim Read at a Melbourne state memorial.
- A procession of more than 100 cyclists paid tribute.
- Read was remembered for his integrity and public service.
Explained simply
Victoria’s state parliament represents people across the state, and Brunswick is an electorate in Melbourne’s inner north. Tim Read, a GP and medical researcher, represented Brunswick as a Greens MP from 2018, becoming the area’s first non-Labor state representative in decades.
Read also chaired a parliamentary committee that scrutinises integrity and oversight, including the state’s anti-corruption watchdog. That role placed him among MPs involved in examining how public institutions are held accountable.
The Greens are one of several parties represented in Victoria’s parliament, alongside Labor and the Liberal–National Coalition. Read’s work in parliament and his medical career help explain why colleagues from different parties and members of the public regarded his death as significant.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Who’s who of Victorian politics turns out for state funeral of Greens MP Tim Read: ‘Mr Integrity’”.