On Friday 31 July 2020, at Government House, Canberra, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
In the morning, the Governor-General and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley received a phone call from Cr Michael Pengilly, Mayor, Kangaroo Island Council, to discuss bushfire recovery efforts.
Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley met with Mr Alex Zimmermann, Co-ordinator, Lobethal Bushfire Recovery Centre, via video conference to discuss the status of recovery efforts.