The funeral of the young man who died in the Murray River on Christmas Day will be held next week.
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Pastor Jason Mannering said his funeral would be held at 10am on Thursday January 27 at Gateway Life Church, the church Mr Lunanga attended, followed by a burial at the Wodonga cemetery at 12pm.
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"Everyone is welcome and for those who cant get there including members of the family in Africa who can't be here ... the event will be live streamed via our Facebook page," he said.
Pastor Mannering said he expected about 300 people to attend the funeral.
"He touched a lot of people wherever he was," he said.
"Since Christmas Day his body was moved to Melbourne and then Sydney, so it has been quite a process getting the body back and being able to just establish a funeral date so there can be closure for the family."
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Victoria Ellis
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
