Lynne Kosky farewelled in state funeral
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A state funeral for former Victorian government minister Lynne Kosky will be held on Friday.
Ms Kosky, 56, died last Thursday at her Williamstown home after a long battle with breast cancer.
The funeral for the former Altona MP will commence at Williamstown Town Hall on Friday at 11am.
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Ms Kosky served as a senior minister in both the Bracks and Brumby Labor governments.
She held the lower house seat of Altona from 1996 until her resignation in 2010, and oversaw the finance, education, public transport and arts portfolios.
She was later an adviser to the Victoria University Vice Chancellor among other roles.
Ms Kosky is survived by her husband Jim Williamson, her daughter Hana and son Jackson.
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