Retirement of the Official Secretary, Mr David Owen

In the afternoon at Government House, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, and Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers hosted a stand-up luncheon on the occasion of the retirement of Her Excellency’s Official Secretary, Mr David Owen.

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