Highly respected former Wimmera municipal leader Arch Conn has died.
Mr Conn, a key figure in City of Horsham governance and development as town clerk for several decades, had a 100th celebration birthday the weekend before. He had been ill and died in care in Eventide in Stawell on Sunday morning.
Family members were still working on funeral arrangements yesterday but the service will be a private event.
Mr Conn is survived by his wife Dorothy, three children Jennifer, Elizabeth and Graeme and three grandchildren.
