September 9, 2022 By Ashayla Dawn What is the Governor’s role after the death of the ruling monarch? After the death of the ruling monarch, the Governor is still the representative of the Royal Family in Western Australia. As such, there are several… Read More
September 9, 2022 By Ashayla Dawn How Government House mourns the passing of the Queen, and how the public can get involved. Government House will be under “court” mourning from the 9th of September to the 19th of September. During this time all events, functions, visits and… Read More
March 18, 2022 By Ashayla Dawn Australian Bravery Decorations March 2022 Congratulations to the Western Australians recognised in the 2022 Australian Bravery Decorations announced by the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC… Read More
September 27, 2019 By Adele Hollywood 2019 Governor’s School STEM Awards finalists announced Three Western Australian primary schools, including two from the Pilbara, and four secondary schools have been named as finalists in the 2019 Governor's School STEM… Read More
August 23, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Message of thanks from Founder of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue The Governor and Ms Annus were pleased to receive a letter from Mr Phil Scanlan, Founder of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue (AALD) thanking them… Read More
August 22, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Vale The Honourable Timothy Andrew Fischer AC 3rd May 1946 - 22nd August 2019 When Tim Fischer left Parliament before the 2001 elections I described him as one of the genuinely loved… Read More
August 19, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Seven Western Australians recognised in Australian Bravery Decorations Congratulations to all seven Western Australians recognised in the Australian Bravery Decorations announced today. The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC… Read More
August 15, 2019 By Adele Hollywood National Science Week 2019 The theme for this year’s National Science Week could not be timelier – ‘Destination Moon: more missions, more science’. In the past year we have… Read More
August 15, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Vale Graham Vivian “Polly” Farmer MBE Where do you start recognising the life that has just passed to the sorrow of us all; that of Polly Farmer. Perhaps commence by pointing… Read More
August 12, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Vale Frank Mallard WA 2019 Senior Australian of the Year Frank Mallard passed away on August 10. He was a great Western Australian; an Indigenous man and Yamatji… Read More
July 24, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Governor tours Karratha, Roebourne and Port Hedland for Pilbara regional visit The Governor recently completed a four day tour of the Pilbara (Saturday, 20th July to Tuesday, 23rd July 2019) as part of his Regional Visit… Read More
July 7, 2019 By Adele Hollywood NAIDOC Week, 7-14 July 2019 NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for our whole community to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Theirs is… Read More
July 2, 2019 By Adele Hollywood His Excellency General the Hon. David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Susie and I extend our congratulations to His Excellency General the Hon. David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) who was sworn-in yesterday as the 27th Governor-General… Read More
July 1, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Vale John Charles Kobelke, 30 June 1949 – 23 June 2019 This Thursday morning a funeral mass for John Kobelke will be held in Our Lady of The Rosary Catholic Church in Woodlands. That will be… Read More
June 24, 2019 By Adele Hollywood Applications open for the Governor’s School STEM Awards 2019 Applications for the 2019 Governor’s School STEM Awards are now open, closing on the 19th August 2019. Western Australian primary and secondary schools are encouraged… Read More
