Dear Paddy

Highlight of the week - celebrating the life of Paddy O'connor at the Anglican Church in Colac this week --a bloke with a great giving attitude. He gave much much more than most and his attitude of service, respect for others and the truth endeared him to many. The packed house celebrated his hard working style ,his humility, common sense and great contribution to public life .
He could be relied on to put his hand to the plough when it really mattered - he was out there and up front even when the numbers were small - on ragwort removal, riding for fun , and reminding anyone to excercise some common sense on the environment he knew so well.

Here he was talking to the few that would listen about how good the water was from completely logged catchments like Geelong's main water supply in the background.
In a treat typical of his team that night , Paddy read poetry while Russell and Tim played dualing banjos to a handful of absolute admirers . Tim played violin and russell guitar in the sendoff on Monday.