Eliza Rodd; Governor Macquarie; Manly Lifesaving Club

On Saturday 30 April 2011, at Glenroy, New South Wales, the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, as guests of the National Trust of Australia (NSW), attended a service to celebrate the restoration and State Heritage Listing of the 1831 grave of Eliza Rodd.

Afterwards, the Administrator delivered an address on Governor Lachlan Macquarie during a visit to the Military Station established by Governor Macquarie at Cox’s Lett River Crossing, Glenroy.

In the evening, at Manly, Sydney, the Administrator and Sir Nicholas attended the centenary celebrations of Manly Lifesaving Club.