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Tributes Pour In For The Victims Of The Melbourne CBD Attack

'You will always be a part of us'

As the five victims from Fridayโ€™s horrific Bourke St attack continue to be identified, family and friends have come out to pay tribute to their loved ones who were taken in the tragic incident.

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22-year-old Jessica Mudie was visiting from Sydney, has been remembered by her family as a โ€œbright bubble of joyโ€ who had an โ€œextravagant humourโ€ and always laughed at her own jokes.

โ€œYou will always be a part of us and are one of the strongest people we know,โ€ they said in a statement

โ€œWe are constantly inspired by your love for everyone around you and the lengths you will go to for the people you love.โ€

โ€œYou are always up to do everything,โ€ the statement said. โ€œYou are strong, beautiful, determined, always work hard to get what you want and never shy away from a challenge.

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โ€œYou are so headstrong and assertive in everything that you do, your love for your family and friends is immense, and you are always there when any one needs support.โ€

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10-year-old Thalia Hakin has also been remembered by those closest to her, while her mother, Nathalie, and younger sister Maggie, 9, are still in hospital.

โ€œ(Thalia) was a really doting and caring older sister,โ€ her principal Beth Rivkah College, Rabbi Yehoshua Smukler tells News.com.au. 

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โ€œShe would come and check on her sister every day.โ€

โ€œShe was a really sweet kid โ€ฆ humble, caring, friendly,โ€ he added.

A fundraising page has been set up to help the family and has currently raised over $46,000.

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Matthew Si, aged 33, has been remembered by his wife, Melinda, who had left him after having lunch together just moments before the attack, described him as a โ€œdevoted husbandโ€ and says she and her family are โ€œshatteredโ€.

A three-month-old baby and a 25-year-old man also died in the horrific attack and are yet to be identified.

A vigil will be held on this evening at Federation Square to remember those lost.

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