10 March

On Thursday, in the morning, at the Executive Building, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.

In the evening, at Government House, the Governor and Mrs Kaye de Jersey hosted a dinner in honour of Consular Corps representatives. Guests included: Consul-General of The People's Republic of China in Brisbane, Dr Yongchen Zhao; Vice-Consul of The People's Republic of China in Brisbane, Mr  Zhao Ding; Consul-General of the United States of America in Sydney, Mr Hugo Llorens and Mrs Lisette Llorens; Consul-General of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Sydney, Mr Minh Son Hoang; Consul-General of New Zealand in Sydney, Ms Billie Moore and Mr Cameron Battley; Consul-General of Japan in Queensland, Mr Hidehiro Hosaka and Mrs Kumiko Hosaka; Acting Consul-General of Canada in Sydney, Mr Robert McDougall; Vice Consul and Head of Consular Services, British Consulate in Queensland, Mrs Megan Hunt MBE; Head of Institutional Investment (Australia and New Zealand) UK Trade & Investment, Mr Craig O'Kane; State Director, Queensland, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms Alison Carrington; Deputy Director, Queensland, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Dario Morosini; Air Commodore Mark Gower OAM and Mrs Julie Gower; Major Cynthia Milligan; and Senior Sergeant John Hodge.