Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Sydney’s east to pay tribute to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, laying flowers, signing condolence books and honouring their lives. Federal Sydney MP and Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, NSW Police Minister Yasmin Catley, Independent MP Alex Greenwich and Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore were among those who filled Green Park in Darlinghurst on Friday night.
The bodies of Davies, 29, and Baird, 26, were found inside surfboard bags at the fence line of a rural property in Bungonia near Goulburn, about 200km southwest of the city, on Tuesday. On Friday evening people sat on the grass and silently watched as a slideshow of the two men played on big screens alongside a soundtrack of Shania Twain, Lionel Richie and Coldplay. The slideshow depicted two lives well lived with images and video of each of the men on holidays, career highlights and dancing at parties. In a statement, friends of Davies said his smile lit up every roo