Australian Bravery Decoration and 2023 Australia Day Honours

In the afternoon at Government House, the Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Alan Blow, and Mrs Margaret Blow hosted an investiture for recipients of a 2022 Australian Bravery Decoration and Meritorious Service Awards which were announced in the 2023 Australia Day Honours list.

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International Women's Day Luncheon 2026

On Friday 6 March 2026, Her Excellency the Honourable Barbara Baker AC, Governor of Tasmania, hosted an International Women’s Day fundraising luncheon at Government House to support Tasmanian women with gynaecological cancer. More than 100 people attended the event, with all proceeds going to the Rotary Tasmania Gynaecological Cancer Project.
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Embassy of France

In the evening on board the French icebreaker, L’Astrolabe, berthed at Macquarie Wharf 4, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, delivered an address at a rec

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