Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

On Tuesday 01 December 2020, Their Excellencies General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley, hosted an Investiture Ceremony at which Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for Australia.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley hosted a lunch in recognition of Ordinary Seaman Edward 'Teddy' Sheean VC. Guests included: Senator the Honourable Eric Abetz; Mr Matt Anderson PSM; Mr Doug Baird OAM; Her Excellency Mrs Nineta Barbulescu and Mr Dan Barbulescu; The Honourable Guy Barnett MP; Justice Virginia Bell AC; Mr Victor Boscoe CV; Ms Anne Brereton; Warrant Officer Deb Butterworth OAM CSM; Lieutenant General Rick Burr AO DSC MVO; General Angus Campbell AO DSC; The Honourable Darren Chester MP; Ms Liz Cosson AM CSC; Her Excellency Mrs Marion Derckx; Mr Phil Elliott RAN (Retd); Commander Paul Fothergill RAN; Ms Katrina Gofton; Rear Admiral Mark Hammond AM RAN; Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld AO DSC; Mr Sjef IJzermans; Vice Admiral David Johnston AO RAN; Corporal Daniel Keighran VC; Mr Andrew Kendall; Rear Admiral Colin Lawrence AM RAN; Rear Admiral Wendy Malcolm CSM RAN; Mr Brad Manera; Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead AO RAN; Major General Greg Melick AO RFD SC (Retd); Leading Seaman Madison Mitchell; Leading Seaman Morgan Mitchell; Mr Greg Moriarty; The Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson AO; The Honourable Shayne Neumann MP; Mrs Casey Nixon; Vice Admiral Mike Noonan AO RAN; Ms Cheryl Parker; Mr Gavin Pearce MP; Rear Admiral Peter Quinn AM CSC RAN; Rear Admiral Katherine Richards CSC RAN; Mr Gregory Sammut AO CSC; Mr Paul Singer MVO; Mr Jim Shea; Rear Admiral Christopher Smith CSM RAN; Mr Allan Sparkes CV OAM; Mr Kerry Stokes AC; Mr Mark Sullivan AO; Ms Deborah Swain; Mrs Jo Tarnawksy; Ms Rowena Thomson; Her Excellency Mrs Vicki Treadell CMG MVO; Mr Darrell Tree CV and Mrs Josie Tree and members of the Sheean Family.

Later, the Governor-General, Mrs Hurley and members of the Sheean Family laid a wreath in the Bravery Garden.

Then, the Governor-General received His Excellency Mr Charles Muscat, High Commissioner of Malta.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley, as guests of Mr Kerry Stokes AC, Chairman and Mr Matt Anderson PSM, Director, attended a Last Post Ceremony and laid a wreath in honour of Ordinary Seaman ‘Teddy’ Sheean VC at the Australian War Memorial.