The Western Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet advises that a State Funeral Service for the Honourable Bill Grayden will take place at 10.00 am on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at St George’s Cathedral, Perth.
Mr Grayden was a decorated WWII veteran who was also Western Australia’s longest serving member of Parliament. He was a member of Parliament across six decades, serving in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives.
In 1994, Mr Grayden was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition of service to the Western Australian Parliament and to the community.
Details regarding the service are available on the Western Australian Government website
As a mark of mourning and respect, the Australian National Flag should be flown at half-mast all day on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 in Western Australia only 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