Tributes
A beachside funeral was attended by Strachan's family and friends, including Skyhooks guitarist Red Symons and radio colleague Gary Belcher. His ashes were scattered into the sea from a helicopter by his wife, Sue.
Radio 4MMM, Shirl's former employer, held a day-long on-air tribute to him on the day after his death. Old archived audio was retrieved and played to air.
The episode of the ABC documentary Long Way To The Top featuring Skyhooks was scheduled to be broadcast on the day of his death. The episode was dedicated to his memory.
Channel Nine ran a tribute episode of Our House featuring footage filmed in the weeks before his death, along with archive footage.
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“The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them.”
—Jean Genet (1910–1986)