April 29, 2021 By Carole Kerr Officially opened the 41st Parliament of Western Australia and received the new Speaker of the Legislative Assembly The Governor is escorted into the official proceedings at Parliament House, Perth. The Governor today officially declared open the 41st Parliament of Western Australia. Addressing… Read More
April 29, 2021 By Carole Kerr Meeting with the incoming OECD Secretary-General and welcomed Plein Air Painters to Government House Gardens The Governor this morning caught up with incoming Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Mr Mathis Cormann at Government House. Mr Cormann, Australia's… Read More
April 28, 2021 By Carole Kerr Governor receives Honorary World NGO Day Award The Governor is proud to be the recipient of an Honorary Award presented to him as part of World NGO Day. The day is celebrated… Read More
April 28, 2021 By Carole Kerr Hosted a roundtable on WA’s undersea capabilities WA's undersea capabilities were on the Governor’s agenda today, convening a roundtable discussion with some key representatives in this area. A small group of industry… Read More
April 25, 2021 By Carole Kerr Anzac Day 2021 commemoration Like so many West Australians the Governor today paid his respects to our servicemen and women, past and present, by joining hundreds of thousands across… Read More
April 23, 2021 By Carole Kerr Special investiture for a local legend, and welcome breakfast for DFAT Secretary Frances Adamson The Governor today travelled to the East Fremantle Yacht Club to perform a very special investiture for a Centenarian and local legend, Felix Sainsbury. Mr… Read More
April 22, 2021 By Carole Kerr Hosted a Garden Tour, met with WA Geographic Names Committee, and presented to the Australian Institute of International Affairs (WA). The Governor and Ms Annus held a morning tea for some of Perth's top Hotel Concierges and city tour guides today before the guests were… Read More
April 21, 2021 By Carole Kerr Welcome dinner for Australia’s Public Service Commissioners The Governor and Ms Annus hosted a welcome dinner for Australia's Public Service and Public Sector Commissioners ahead of a national conference being held in… Read More
April 20, 2021 By Carole Kerr Regional Visit to Northam The Governor travelled to the town of Northam, located in the heart of the Avon Valley, visiting the Muresk Institute and officially opening the Farmers'… Read More
April 20, 2021 By Carole Kerr Meeting with Australia’s Defence Minister, and Executive Council The Governor started his day hosting a visit by Australia's Defence Minister, The Hon Peter Dutton MP. The Minister stopped in for a chat with… Read More
April 19, 2021 By Carole Kerr Official dinner for the WA Government The Governor and Ms Annus welcomed Premier Mark McGowan, WA Government Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries and partners to an event at Government House as part of… Read More
April 18, 2021 By Carole Kerr Soirée Series begins at Government House The Government House Foundation's Soirée Series has begun, with the first of three exclusive events held in the Green Room at Government House. The Darlington… Read More
April 17, 2021 By Adele Hollywood Channel 7 guest appearance It was a pleasure to be invited into Channel 7's studio on Saturday evening to provide some commentary on HRH Duke of Edinburgh as he… Read More
April 16, 2021 By Adele Hollywood Update on aftermath of TC Seroja, Return of the Writs and COVID vaccination The Mid-West Development Commission provided me with a briefing today via Zoom following the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Seroja to the region last weekend. The… Read More
April 15, 2021 By Adele Hollywood Youth Week continues, callers to Government House and a visit to ArborCarbon A quick catch up with Patrick Suckling this morning during his visit to Perth. Patrick heads up Pollination, and is a great advocate accelerating the… Read More
