Morning tea for Defence families; Dinner in honour of Presenter of Radio National's Science Show, Mr Robyn Williams

On Tuesday 3 August 2010, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Commander-in-Chief, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a morning tea for Defence families.

In the afternoon, the Governor-General received the Congregational Leader of the Sisters of St Joseph, Sister Anne Derwin; Secretary General of the Sisters of St Joseph, Sister Sheila McCreanor; Postulator of the Cause of Blessed Mary MacKillop, Sister Maria Casey; and Executive Officers of Mary MacKillop Canonisation, Sister Judith Sippel and Sister Mary Mercer.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner in honour of the Presenter of Radio National’s Science Show, Mr Robyn Williams AM, and to mark the show’s 35th anniversary. Guests included: Professor Michael Archer AM and Dr Suzanne Hand; Professor Hans Bachor and Mrs Cornelia Bachor; Professor Julie Campbell AO and Emeritus Professor Gordon Campbell; Ms Sharon Carleton and Mr Richard Aedy; Mr John Cochrane; Ms Jane Connors; Professor Suzanne Cory AC and Professor Jerry Adams; Dr Erika Cretney and Mr Robert Cretney; Mr Wilson Da Silva and Ms Kylie Ahern; Ms Leigh Dayton; Ms Geraldine Doogue AO and Mr Ian Carroll; Associate Professor Peter Dwyer and Mrs Mignon Dwyer;; Mr David Fisher; Mr Joe Gelonesi; Dr Des Griffin AM and Dr Janette Griffin; Mr Daniel Keogh; Ms Nicole Kuepper; Emeritus Professor Kurt Lambeck AO and Mrs Marguerite Lambeck; Ms Judy Lawson; Professor Alison Lee; Professor Deirdre Lemerle and Mr David Luckett; Mr Malcolm Long and Mrs Helen Long; Ms Lynne Malcolm; Ms Wendy McCarthy AO; Mr Charles McKune; Associate Professor John Merson and Dr Rosalie Chapple; Ms Natasha Mitchell; Dr Mike Murray and Mrs Diana Heywood Murray; Mr Jonathan Nally and Ms Helen Sim; Dr David Newby; Ms Liza Newby; Ms Nicky Phillips; Professor Marilyn Renfree; Ms Polly Rickard; Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla and Dr Rama Mahapatra; Mr Alan Saunders; Mr Mark Scott; Ms Brigitte Seega; Ms Kyla Slaven; Dr Norman Swan and Ms Karen Carey; Ms Jessica Williams; Mr Robyn Williams AM and Dr Jonica Newby; Mr Tom Williams; and Dr Paul Willis and Ms Abbie Thomas.