Australia’s Women of the Future award ceremony; Official opening of the restored Female Orphan School; Reception for Australia-China Youth Dialogue

On Tuesday 24 September 2013, at the Apollo Restaurant, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, as guest of the Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Women’s Weekly, Ms Helen McCabe, and News Editor, Mr Bryce Corbett, presented two awards for the ‘Australia’s Women of the Future’ competition.

Afterwards, at the University of Western Sydney, Rydalmere, the Governor-General, as guest of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Janice Reid AM, and Director of the Whitlam Institute, Mr Eric Sidoti, officially opened the restored Female Orphan School.

In the evening, the Governor-General hosted a reception for delegates attending the Australia-China Youth Dialogue.