15 May 2023

On Monday, in the morning, at Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM attended the 2023 Queensland Volunteering Awards and addressed guests and presented awards.

In the afternoon, at Government House, Her Excellency hosted an Investiture Ceremony for the following recipients of Australian Honours and Awards announced in the 2022 and 2023 Australia Day Honours List and 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours List;

• Associate Professor Rhonda Muriel Faragher AO; Mr Scott Malcolm Williams AO; Dr Jane Elizabeth Wilson AO;
• Dr Sonya Maree Bennett AM; Ms Bronwen Edwards AM; Dr Kirstin Irene Ferguson AM; Dr Michael Anthony Foley AM; The Late Mr Stephen Edward Gregg AM; Professor Emeritus Debra Claire Henly AM; Ms Catherine Elizabeth Hunt AM; Mrs Dalene Wray AM;
• Mr Emanuel George Kallinicos OAM; Mr Barry Lawrence Keleher OAM; Mrs Ellen Josephine Leis OAM; Mrs Eleanor Lydon OAM; Mr Peter Lawrence Ormsby OAM; The Late Mr Graeme Robert Pettigrew OAM; and Mr Robert John Rotar OAM.