A show of solidarity

A condolence book in Sunshine is giving Brimbank residents the chance to pay tribute to the victims of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 tragedy. Condolence books have been placed at state and federal parliament houses, electoral offices and other sites, for anyone wanting to reach out to the families affected by the tragedy. One of the books is at Western Metropolitan MP Bernie Finn’s office on Hampshire Road, Sunshine. A total 298 people died when the Boeing 777 was shot out of the sky over Ukraine earlier this month. Among the passengers were 37 Australian citizens and residents, including Eynesbury couple Shaliza Zain Dewa and Johannes van den Hende and their children Marnix, Margaux and Piers, and Sunbury couple Albert and Maree Rizk. Charlene Macaulay