The family of Victorian Labor MP Jane Garrett has been offered a state funeral to farewell the former emergency services minister who has died from breast cancer at the age of 49.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said the service would be "a fitting way to mark her significant contribution" to the state.
Ms Garrett - an MP since 2010 - was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and announced late last year she would not stand for re-election in the 2022 state poll.
The member for Brunswick and for Eastern Victoria quit cabinet in 2016 over a controversial firefighters' union pay deal.
News that makes sense
Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews spoke of Ms Garrett's heartfelt advocacy for working people.
"Jane lived a life of service to the labour movement, to the Labor party, and to our state," Mr Andrews said in a statement on Saturday.
"On behalf of the Victorian Government and the Parliamentary Labor Party, I offer our deep condolences to Jane's family, friends and colleagues - and all those who knew and loved her.
"I cannot imagine the grief her family, particularly her three children, must be feeling at this incredibly difficult time - my thoughts are with them."
Her death on Saturday evening was announced in a statement from her family, who praised her "contagious love of life and people".
"We are devastated by the passing this afternoon of our beloved mother, sister, daughter, dear friend Jane Garrett, following a long battle with cancer," the statement said.
"Unfortunately, Jane's cancer recently returned after some time in remission, and she was admitted to hospital earlier this week.
"We will remember Jane always for her contagious love of life and people; her intense compassion and the drive which made her a very fierce advocate for women and those most disadvantaged.
"Her intellect, wit and generosity are irreplaceable, and her loss leaves a huge hole in the Garrett family."
Tributes from colleagues and those who knew her were posted on social media.
Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner Kate Jenkins said Jane Garrett "served her community and our state with integrity and commitment".
Victorian deputy premier Jacinta Allan paid tribute to "a hardworking MP, who fought for working people for her entire career".
Victorian Public Transport Minister Ben Carroll said Ms Garrett was memorable.
"Jane would light up any room she walked into; she had that rare ability to do it even on a zoom call," he wrote on Twitter.
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles said the news of her death is "devastating".
"She was brave. Funny. Full of the good fight and full of humanity," wrote Good Weekend Magazine writer Melissa Fyfe.
She is survived by her three children, Molly, aged 19, 15-year-old Sasha, and Max, 10.
