17 May 2023

On Wednesday, in the morning, at Government House, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM hosted an Investiture Ceremony for the following recipients of Australian Honours and Awards announced in the 2022 and 2023 Australia Day Honours List;

• Dr Betsy Rivers Jackes AM; Dr Leslie Karl Nathanson AM; Mrs Mary Seefried AM; Mr David Wenham AM;
• Mrs Stefanie Gun-Britt Evans OAM; Mrs Carmel Lynette Gould OAM; Mr Daryl James Gould OAM; Ms Sarah Jane Gray OAM; Ms Samantha Jane Griffin OAM; Mr Ian Garry Hall OAM; Mrs Linda Adele Harris OAM; Mr Thomas John Holden OAM; The late Mr Nazminali Hudda OAM; Mrs Caroline Marcelle Hutchinson OAM; Mrs Vicki Jackson OAM; Mr Christopher John Johnson OAM; Ms Rebecca Johnson OAM; Mrs Karen Macleod OAM; Mr Brian George McBride OAM; Mr Timothy Gray Medhurst OAM; Dr Vernon Moo OAM; Mrs Jenifer Noelle Neary OAM; Mrs Karen Elizabeth Neuendorf OAM; and Mr Gregory Clive Nothling OAM.

In the afternoon, at Government House, Her Excellency received the Clerk of the Parliament, Mr Neil Laurie, for the presentation of the Path to Treaty Bill 2023.

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

• Mr Donald William Bletchly PSM OAM; Ms Dianne Michelle Francisco PSM; Mr Duncan Kerslake PSM; Mr Elton Noel Miller PSM; Ms Clare O'Connor PSM; Ms Toni Power PSM;
• Mr Robin Paul Boniwell AFSM; Mrs Lesley Charlotte Brand AFSM; Mr Mark Thomas Nugent ASM; Mr Alex George Johnson ESM; Assistant Commissioner Eloise Maree Hamlet ACM; Mr Shane Bucholz Allwood ACM; Mr Peter William Coyne ACM; Ms Nicole Anne Duke ACM; Ms Rhiannon Lee Porter ACM;
• Mr Anthony Hugh Briggs OAM; Mr Thomas Preston Campbell OAM; Ms Angela Ruth Chaplin OAM; Mr Hendrikus Cornelus Claassen OAM; Mr Reginald Victor Collard OAM; Mrs Jill Costello OAM; Dr John Warwick Cox OAM; Mrs Susan Elizabeth Croft OAM; Mrs Wendy Marea Cutting OAM; and Mr William Robert Darby OAM.

Following, at Government House, Her Excellency hosted an afternoon tea in support of Volunteering Week, and the Governor addressed guests.

Following, at Government House, via teleconference, Her Excellency presided over a meeting of the Executive Council.