Western Bulldogs President Peter Gordon has issued the following statement:

The Western Bulldogs Football Club mourns today  the passing of our good friend, former director and number one ticket holder Lynne Kosky. 

As a lifelong supporter, as a Director of the Club , and as Mayor of the City of Footscray, Lynne made outstanding contributions to the life and health of our Club and to our Western Region more broadly. 

Lynne played a critical role in the fightback of 1989 which saved our Club from merger with Fitzroy, taking a leading role in the negotiations with the VFL to facilitate our independent survival. 

Lynne and her husband Jim and their  children Jack and Hana have all been staunch supporters of the Club through thick and thin. Lynne was our first female Director, and one of the first women to open the way for the many women who serve on AFL Boards today.  

After leaving the Board of the Club in 1993, Lynne continued to serve the people of the west and also the people of Victoria more broadly. 

As a local member, Lynne held a number of ministerial portfolios in the Bracks and Brumby Governments.

Lynne was a bright, intelligent, committed and passionately concerned daughter of the West.

A sad but grateful football Club today extends its condolences to Jim, Hana and Jack and Lynne’s broader family and many friends.