11 February

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 support of leaders in the cause of combating domestic violence. Guests included: Chair, Special Taskforce on Domestic and Family Violence in Queensland, the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD DVO & Mr Michael Bryce AM AE; Assistant Minister for Local Government, Ms Jennifer Howard MP; Principal Commissioner, Queensland Family and Child Commission, Ms Cheryl Vardon & Mr Michael Dean; Chair, Lady Bowen Trust, Mr Darryl Seccombe OAM & Mrs Oriana Seccombe; Founders, Daniel Morcombe Foundation, Mr Bruce Morcombe OAM & Mrs Denise Morcombe OAM; Chair, DV Connect, Ms Michelle Farr & Mr Chris Wright; Interim President, Women's Legal Service, Dr Rachael Field & Mr Hiro Kawamata; Chairman, Anglicare Southern Queensland, Mrs Catherine Grant & Mr Sandy Grant; Chairman, ACT for Kids, Ms Lesley-Anne Houghton & Mr Andrew Russell; President, Lady Musgrave Trust, Ms Patricia McCormack; and Air Commodore Mark Gower OAM & Mrs Julie Gower.