15 February

On Monday, in the morning, at the Maryborough RSL Club, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC attended the Young Professionals Fraser Coast Networking and Professional Breakfast and addressed guests.

Read the Governor's Young Professionals Breakfast speech here.

Following, at Queens Park, Maryborough, the Governor, with Mrs Kaye de Jersey, unveiled a plaque for a Jacaranda which descended from the ‘Tree of Justice’ Jacaranda which shaded the entrance to the Brisbane District and Supreme Court buildings from the late 1800s, and addressed guests.

Read the Governor's Jacaranda plaque unveiling speech here.

In the afternoon, at the Brolga Theatre and Convention Centre, the Governor and Mrs de Jersey received a briefing on regional issues from Fraser Coast Regional Council, followed by lunch where the Governor acknowledged and thanked Councillors and Council staff.

Following, at Albert State School – a School at which His Excellency attended in the 1950s – the Governor, with Mrs de Jersey, addressed a Special Assembly, presented students with certificates, and toured classes, and then departed Maryborough for Fraser Island.