Family remember Qld lightning victim

A former soldier killed by a lightning strike on the Gold Coast has been remembered as a gentle-natured, devoted father.

Kane Athol Bennett, 39, was sheltering from a storm with his two children and wife Mary Mourgelas at Worongary on Saturday afternoon when the park shed they were under was struck.

Mr Bennett, who served in East Timor for the Australian Defence Force, died while his wife and children were taken to hospital.

Family have paid tribute to Mr Bennett, who worked with at-risk youth, the disability sector and held an extraordinary love for his family.

"When Kane was with Mary and his kids he was at his happiest," a family spokesperson said in a statement on Monday.

"His pride and love for his family was clear for all to see."

Ms Mourgelas, 36, Max, 22-months, and Bella, 12-weeks, were released from Gold Coast University Hospital on Monday.

"Mary knows that much of the Gold Coast, especially those who witnessed the accident at Worongary on Saturday, have been expressing their grief and she has been truly touched by their actions," the family spokesperson said.

Ms Mourgelas and Mr Bennett had been together for 19 years and had recently celebrated their nine-year wedding anniversary.

It was reported the father took a direct hit from the lightning strike, with electricity then travelling into his wife and children.

The nearby Worongary State School was used as a polling booth for the state election on Saturday.

Friends of the Bennett family have set up an online fundraiser at mycause.com.au to support the surviving members.