Governor's News lists the details of the Governor's Vice-Regal program.
They are published regularly here and keep you up-to-date on the activities of the Governor across the State and highlight the broad range of people and organisations with which Her Excellency is engaged.
In the morning, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, resumed the administration of the government of the State.
In the afternoon, the Governor and Professor Chalmers received a briefing on the Sámi people and government relations with Mr Mikkel Näkkäläjärvi, deputy Member of the Parliament of Finland for the constituency of Lapland.
In the morning in Helsinki, Finland, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, met with Mr Samu Seitsalo, Director International Affairs, Finnish National Agency for Education.
In the afternoon, the Governor and Professor Chalmers attended a luncheon hosted by Mr Jari Sinkari, Director General of Asia and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
Later, the Governor and Professor Chalmers met with Ms Johanna Koponen, Senior Ministerial Adviser, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland.
In the morning in Helsinki, Finland, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, met with Ms Tarja Tuomainen, Development Manager, OPPIVA Network, to discuss education in Finland.
In the morning at Rauma Marine Constructions, Rauma, Finland, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, presided as Godmother at the naming ceremony and launch of the ship, ‘Spirit of Tasmania V’, at the invitation of TT-Line Company Pty Ltd.
In the afternoon in Rauma, Finland, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, undertook a tour of the Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard and the ship, ‘Spirit of Tasmania V’, at the invitation of TT-Line Company Pty Ltd.
In the evening at Government House, the Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Alan Blow, and Mrs Margaret Blow hosted a reception for members of the Friends of the Theatre Royal.
In the morning in Helsinki, Finland, the Governor and Professor Chalmers undertook a guided tour of the Helsinki Central Library Oodi.
In the morning in Helsinki, Finland, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, met with Mr Jari Sinkari, Director General of Asia and Oceania, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
In the morning, the Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Alan Blow, assumed the administration of the government of the State.
In the morning at Government House, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, hosted a morning tea to mark the Tasmanian Youth Parliament 2024.
In the evening at Legacy House, Hobart, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, delivered an address and proposed the toast to Legacy at the Annual Dinner of Hobart Legacy Inc.
In the afternoon at Government House, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers received Commander Tony Everingham, Commanding Officer, Navy Headquarters Tasmania, together with Commander Alisha Withers, Commanding Officer, and visiting members of the ship's company of HMAS Hobart.
In the morning at Waterman’s Dock, Hobart, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, officiated at a function hosted on board STV Windeward Bound to acknowledge a new working partnership between the Windeward Bound Trust and eight Rotary Districts.
In the evening at Government House, the Governor and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers hosted a reception for delegates attending the National Conference of the Australian Law Students’ Association (ALSA).
In the morning at the Executive Building, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.
In the morning at the Tiagarra Cultural Centre, Devonport, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers attended the NAIDOC Week 2024 Flag Raising Ceremony hosted by the Six Rivers Aboriginal Corporation.
In the morning at North Hobart, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers attended the Divine Service of Consecration for Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.
