Canberra, Australian Capital Territory; Sydney, New South Wales

On Wednesday 15 February 2023, Their Excellencies General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley, travelled to Sydney, New South Wales.  

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley hosted a morning tea for the reveal of the Sydney Handprints artwork.

In the afternoon, the Governor-General as Patron, and Mrs Hurley, hosted an afternoon tea for the Australian Golf Club.

Then, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley hosted an investiture ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Prior of the Order of St John, invested the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi GCMG KStJ, as a Knight of Grace of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley travelled to Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.