Dame Olivia Newton-John to receive state memorial service in Australia

Dam Olivia Newton-John is set to receive a state funeral in Australia (AP)

Dame Olivia Newton-John is to receive a state memorial service in Australia after her death earlier this week.

The singer and actress, who lived in Melbourne from the age of five and was best known for playing Sandy in the 1978 hit film Grease, died at her ranch in southern California on Monday aged 73.