An unparalleled crowd gathered at Walcha Central School to pay respect to the 15-year-old and his family

Vanessa Arundale
Updated January 30 2019 - 4:12pm, first published August 29 2018 - 1:30pm

A moving ceremony was held in Walcha last Saturday to celebrate the short life of Saylem Macquarie Slater, who was killed on August 12 when the motorbike he was riding hit a tree in the Travelling Stock Route on the west side of town.

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Vanessa Arundale

Vanessa Arundale

Senior Journalist Northern Tablelands and North West

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