A Final Farewell to a true-blue Aussie hero

"Steve Irwin touched the hearts of Australians and touched the hearts of millions around the world in a very special way.

He did that because he had that quality of being genuine, at being authentic, of being unconditional and having a great zest for life and throughout his all-too-short life he demonstrated a love for the two things that ought to matter more to all us than anything else - his love of his family and his love of his country."
Prime Minister John Howard

"I don't want daddy's passion to ever end. I want to help endangered wildlife just like he did," Bindi told the crowd and then left everyone with a tear in their eye when she said:

"I had the best daddy in the whole world and I will miss him every day." Bindi Irwin, daughter

and she left a tear in mine.