In the afternoon, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, received the Honourable Bronwyn Taylor MLC, at Government House.

Afterwards, the Governor chaired a meeting of the NSW Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, at Government House.

In the evening, Her Excellency, accompanied by Mr Dennis Wilson, as official guests, attended a Reception to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Independence of Malta, hosted by Consul-General Buhagiar, at Mandavilla Events Centre, Horsley Park.