In the evening at South Hobart, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, accompanied by Emeritus Professor Don Chalmers, delivered an address at the 2026 Commencement Dinner to mark the start of the academic year host

In the afternoon at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Inveresk, the Governor, accompanied by Professor Chalmers, delivered an address as guest speaker at a meeting of the Royal Society of Tasmania, Northern Branch.