Overview
This website provides information about the Governor's constitutional, ceremonial and community responsibilities, as well as details of the Governor's program including photographs of recent events.
You will also find information on the history of Government House Tasmania which is a fine example of an early Victorian country house in neo-Gothic style and is one of the largest of its type in Australia.
Its construction was completed in 1857.
A Message from Her Excellency the Governor
Today we reflect on the devastating events that took place in Port Arthur thirty years ago.
On behalf of all Tasmanians, our thoughts remain with everyone affected by the tragedy including those who lost their lives and those whose lives were forever changed. We think of all their families and loved ones, as well as the first responders and the communities of the Tasman Peninsula.
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