Wednesday, 16 October 2024

Noel Francis Pullen

Nina TAYLOR (Albert Park) (09:59): I would also like to dedicate my members statement to the late Noel Pullen, who was the member for Higinbotham from 2002 to 2006. I had the honour of attending his funeral at St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, and I must say it was absolutely packed, such was the love for this wonderful human being. It was a truly moving ceremony as well. As has been stated, his love for the Labor Party was profound, enduring and actually inspiring. If ever you wanted to see the personification of values, it was Noel Pullen. His love for the Brighton Union Cricket Club was perhaps unrivalled, but the club loved him too, and I think they will always love him and always cherish the memory of his incredible devotion to the club.

The other thing that I wanted to express profoundly that I always felt with Noel was that he always put others ahead of himself. His devotion to community day in, day out was absolutely incredible. It was authentic. He did it because he wanted to, not just because it was the right thing to do. He was absolutely motivated from the heart but strategic in a very sensible way as well. I certainly learned a lot from him, and he helped me when I was in the upper house in Southern Metro. Vale, Noel Pullen.