A community will mourn and celebrate the life of teenager Bianca Jones, who along with her friend Holly Bowles died after consuming methanol-laced drinks in Laos.

Jones died in a Bangkok hospital on November 21, while her best friend Bowles died a day later in another hospital in the Thailand capital.

The 19-year-olds from Beaumaris in Melbourne’s south-east had been on holiday in Laos and were among six foreign nationals who died in a mass drink-spiking event in the popular tourist town of Vang Vieng.

Jones’ funeral will be held at Mentone Girl’s Grammar, from where she graduated in 2023, on Friday

Tributes to Bianca Jones and Holly Bowles outside Beaumaris Football Club after their deaths. Photo: AAP

Guests are asked to wear colour and give to a GoFundMe fundraiser in lieu of flowers.

Jones’ family said they were hoping to spend “the most important day” of their lives farewelling and grieving their beautiful daughter.

“Bianca was a private young woman, with a wonderful network, but she was not a celebrity,” they said.

“It is our wish Bianca be farewelled in a manner that reflects her life.”

Neither Jones nor Bowles left their dorm at the Nana Backpacker Hostel in Vang Vieng for 24 hours after a night out at the town’s Jaidee Bar. They reported feeling unwell on November 13, before being rushed to local hospitals and then on to Thailand.

Thai authorities have confirmed Jones died of “brain swelling due to high levels of methanol found in her system”.

Both teenagers’ bodies were flown back to Australia a week after their deaths.

About eight people have been detained over the deaths of an American man and two Danish women in Van Vieng, according to local media. There is no mention of anyone being held over the deaths of the two Australians or a British woman who was the sixth victim of the suspected methanol poisoning.

The men detained have been identified as hotel staff and management.

Australian Federal Police have offered to help the Laos investigation, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese saying the government had made it clear to officials it expected a thorough and transparent investigation.

The fundraiser to help the teens’ families relieve their financial burdens has raised more than $400,000. It has been expanded to fund education campaigns and raise awareness of methanol poisoning.

A funeral service will be held for Bowles on Monday.

-AAP