The TV icon was sent off with a religious ceremony that had an element of showbiz, with 500 guests in the form of family, friends, and colleagues who attended the Friday service.
Bert's life and the lasting impact he left behind were remembered by Eddie McGuire, one of Bert's many friends, who offered a few words of remembrance and began by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land and paid his respects to the elders past and present. "Albert Watson Newton, AMI, MBE, to Graham Kennedy he was Herbie.
To Don Lane he was moon face and all of us, he was Albert. Today we honour his life at a state funeral. Premier Andrews, Patti, and the family have asked for me to pass on their deepest gratitude to you in the state of Victoria for this
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