17 November

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

In the afternoon, His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia and Mrs Lan Le; His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC, DSC (Retd), Governor of New South Wales and Mrs Linda Hurley; Her Excellency the Honourable Kerry Sanderson AC, Governor of Western Australia; Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AM, Governor of Tasmania and Mr Richard Warner; and Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AM, Governor of Victoria and Mr Anthony Howard QC, arrived at Government House as overnight guests of the Governor and Mrs de Jersey.

In the evening, at Government House, the Governor and Mrs de Jersey hosted a dinner in honour of the 90th birthday of Her Majesty The Queen, at which were present all serving State Governors and the Administrator of the Northern Territory and their spouses, and Air Commodore Mark Gower OAM and Mrs Julie Gower.  

Earlier in the afternoon, the spouses of the State Governors and the Administrator of the Northern Territory toured the Gallery of Modern Art, South Brisbane.