Steve Irwin’s body has been flown back to his home region on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast ahead of his funeral.

While no details of the funeral have been revealed, Queensland Premier Peter Beattie said the man known around the world for his thick Aussie accent and khaki bush gear would get a state funeral if his widow Terri requested one.

“At an appropriate time we’ll look at some way of permanently acknowledging his contribution to both the environment and the tourism industry,” he said.

“But as I’ve said right from the beginning on these matters, we will only do it with the blessing of the family because, after all, they are the ones who have gone through this pain.”

In other news, donations into the Steve Irwin Conservation Foundation,Wildlife Warriors fund continue to pour in.

Michael Hornby from Wildlife Warriors says Mr Irwin’s death has the charity more motivated than ever to achieve a better environment for everyone.

He says there have been dozens of emails of support from around the world, and around 55 donations are being made every 10 minutes.

“The thing to remember is by and large environmental groups have not received a lot of support from the general public, usually it’s a small minority support these environmental groups,” he said.

“But we’re getting support from young children to great grandmothers to small business, it’s just outstanding and I think Steve would be very, very humbled by this outpouring of support.”

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