7 December

On Wednesday, in the afternoon, at Government House, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and Mrs Kaye de Jersey hosted a luncheon in honour of Queensland librarians. Guests included: Mrs Janine Schmidt AM, Director, Mukurta Solutions; Mrs Sharan Harvey PSM, Manager, Library Services, Brisbane City Council; Ms Vicki McDonald, State Librarian and Chief Executive Officer, State Library of Queensland; Mr David Bratchford, Librarian, Queensland Supreme Court Library; Ms Katherine Brennan, Parliamentary Librarian, Legislative Assembly of Queensland; Ms Jenny Davis, Librarian - Special Collections, Brisbane Girls Grammar School; Ms Sue Hutley, Director, Library Services, Queensland University of Technology; Ms Maureen Sullivan, Director, Library and Learning Services, Griffith University; Ms Heather Todd, Director, Learning and Research Services, The University of Queensland; and Ms Cecily Pearson.

Following, at Government House, the Governor presided at a meeting of the Executive Council of Queensland.

In the evening, at Government House, the Governor and Mrs de Jersey hosted a Christmas reception where His Excellency addressed guests.