The South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral for the Hon Sir Eric James Neal AC CVO, 32nd Governor of South Australia will take place at 11.00am on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at St Peter’s Cathedral, North Adelaide.
The service will acknowledge Sir Eric’s achievements as a highly respected businessman, who dedicated his life to serving the South Australian community through public service, business leadership and charity.
For his many accomplishments, Sir Eric was appointed a Knight Bachelor for services to industry in 1982, a Companion of the Order of Australia for service to commerce and to the community in 1992, and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order as Chairman of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards in 1992.
Details regarding the service and livestreaming can be found on the South Australian Government website.
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Wednesday, 24 September 2025 in South Australia from all buildings and establishments occupied by Australian Government departments and affiliated agencies. Other organisations are welcome to participate.
- When flying the Australian National Flag with other flags, all flags in the set should be flown at half-mast.
- If a set of flags includes the flags of other nations, it would be appropriate to seek permission from the diplomatic representatives of that nation to half-mast their flag.
- An acceptable half-mast position would be when the top of the flag is a third of the distance down from the top of the flagpole.
- Information on flag protocol is available on the Department's website.
Your assistance is appreciated.
Commonwealth Flag Officer