On Thursday 31 July 2008, at Town Hall House, Sydney, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Ma...

On Thursday 31 July 2008, at Town Hall House, Sydney, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, as guest of the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore MP, attended a reception and, as Patron, delivered an address in support of Macquarie 2010.

Earlier, in the Kingdom of Tonga, at the Residence of the Australian High Commissioner, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, attended a reception for: Australian Volunteers; AusAID; the Australian Federal Police; and Australian Defence Force personnel and their families posted to Nuku'alofa. Afterwards, alongside the Queen Salote Wharf, Their Excellencies, as guests of the Commanding Officer, Commander Jeffrey Goedecke RAN, attended a luncheon onboard HMAS Ballarat, at which the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force, presented commendations to members of the ship's company. In the evening, at the Liukava Residence, Kolavai, Their Excellencies attended an Official Dinner hosted by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Tupouto'a Lavaka and Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Nanasi.