Nathan Templeton death: Revelations emerge about Sunrise reporter's secret life as TV reporter is farewelled by hundreds including Sam Armytage and Natalie Barr

Sunrise newsman Nathan Templeton didn't privation household and friends knowing what helium was up to successful his spare clip during his last tragic weeks of life. 

When the prima dipped beneath the horizon, the father-of-two would formal down and deed the streets of Geelong - his hometown southbound of Melbourne. 

Huddled among the state town's acold and destitute, the 44-year aged would manus retired blistery meals to those successful request and lend an receptor to lonely souls. 

On Friday, Templeton was farewelled successful a backstage ceremonial by his closest loved ones earlier being honoured astatine a memorial at GMHBA Stadium - the location crushed of his beloved Geelong Cats AFL team. 

While erstwhile Sunrise big Samantha Armytage arrived aboriginal for the memorial, existent host Natalie Barr was spotted walking into the stadium 10 minutes late. Barr was besides among the past to permission the service. 

They were joined by a who's who of tv reporters, cameramen and notable erstwhile Cats stars specified arsenic Cameron Ling, who was besides a erstwhile workfellow of Templeton.  

Templeton's assemblage was recovered connected a walking way adjacent the Barwon River successful Geelong past week.

He near down his wife Kate and their 2 young sons Jack and James, who besides attended Friday's memorial. 

The star's cause of decease remains a mystery, with his household describing it arsenic a 'medical episode'.

Templeton had worked for Seven for much than 12 years, including arsenic the Melbourne analogous for its meal amusement Sunrise, and successful its sports department.

However, helium had not been on-air for Sunrise since precocious 2022 and was moving successful a behind-the-scenes relation past year.

Daily Mail Australia understands Templeton had been grappling with long-standing idiosyncratic issues, including depression, and had been receiving support.

On Friday, it was revealed Templeton ne'er stopped caring astir others contempt his ain struggles successful life. 

'Nath truly valued community. Whether it was the Aussie swimming oregon AFL communities, the Sunrise family, oregon his hometown of Geelong, helium ever tried to springiness back,' his woman Kate told Daily Mail Australia. 

'Nath saw the Salvos arsenic a golden modular of serving the community, truthful volunteering softly for the Geelong Salvos outreach van was a humble mode Nath felt helium could assistance folks successful the assemblage doing it truly tough, done nary responsibility of their own.'

A root adjacent to Templeton told Daily Mail Australia the prima told practically no-one of his concealed foundation enactment successful the weeks earlier his death.

'No-one knew until Nate died that he'd been doing this enactment with the Geelong Salvo's outreach van successful caller months going retired connected the nutrient van successful the evenings from astir 7pm to 1am and no-one had immoderate idea,' helium said. 

While Templeton had a agelong past of covering telethons and charitable drives, those successful attendance astatine Friday's memorial were moved by his relentless dedication to helping those little fortunate than himself.

The Salvation Army outreach van supports immoderate of the Geelong community's astir susceptible people, providing nutrient oregon supermarket vouchers to those experiencing homelessness portion providing institution to those doing it tough.

Templeton had been known to enactment by torchlight to assistance provender locals surviving successful nationalist parks. 

Salvo volunteers who worked shifts with Templeton said they were profoundly struck by his genuine warmth and the agelong conversations helium enjoyed with stateless people. 

Templeton was revered among the town's needy with his tales astir shot and different absorbing topics. 

'He truly listened, which made those folks consciousness genuinely seen and valued arsenic people,' the root said.

'Nath did this occasional volunteering wholly without fanfare. He ne'er sought oregon expected anyone to cognize astir it. He was a precise humble guy, who conscionable wanted to assistance different people, particularly those doing it toughest successful the community, and helium didn't request oregon question immoderate recognition.'

Templeton's devastated woman and his begetter Rob made the determination to item his bully deeds successful the anticipation of inspiring others to travel successful his footsteps. 

Mourners astatine Friday's memorial were asked to see making a donation to the Salvo's outreach van.

Fellow volunteer Bradley Ogle, who worked alongside Templeton successful the van, remembered his mate arsenic a benignant psyche with a knack for listening to others.

'Nathan was a much-loved person of the Geelong Salvo outreach van family. His lukewarm and affable quality was a airy to the galore helium encountered portion volunteering with us,' helium said. 

'Nathan had a immense bosom for the disadvantaged, and wanted to springiness backmost and marque a quality successful the metropolis helium grew up successful and helium surely did conscionable that.

'He was ever truthful benignant and encouraging and this was evident successful the mode radical warmed to him. He listened intently, without judgment, and our friends felt harmless being susceptible with Nathan arsenic they shared their struggles with him.

'People near Nathan’s beingness feeling appreciated, respected and valued, and we volition miss what a blessing helium was to our mission.'

Deputy quality manager astatine Seven, Luke Schneider, paid tribute to his erstwhile workfellow and mate. 

'As a top-notch sports newsman astatine Seven, Nath thought a batch astir "assists" - those selfless, supporting acts connected the footy field, and galore different arenas, that often spell unnoticed but marque a existent difference,' helium said. 

'So Nath's concealed Salvo's assists, helping folks successful Geelong doing it pugnacious without fanfare, were wholly successful keeping with his humble and thoughtful nature.

'Clearly helium ne'er expected immoderate recognition. But knowing Nath, helium would person wholly supported thing that mightiness assistance drum up a fewer other donations to assistance the Salvos proceed their large enactment successful the Geelong community.'

Former Cats large and existent main executive Steve Hocking said Templeton's concealed acts of kindness was successful enactment with his mate's character. 

'We weren’t amazed to perceive that Nathan was creating connections wrong the Geelong portion done the Salvo’s outreach van, arsenic helium made those aforesaid connections with our shot nine arsenic crushed announcer and MC for six years,' helium said. 

'As a arrogant Geelong person, Nathan’s committedness to shot and assemblage was felt by all.'

The Templeton household anticipation to rise $10,000 for the South Barwon Salvos successful honour of the star.  

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