In the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, received Mr David Cremona, Chapter President, Mr Ross Smith OAM, immediate past Chapter President, and Lt Colonel (Rtd) Robert Holdom, National Councillor, from the NSW Chapter of the Australian Institute of Building, and Mr Brian Seidler AM, Executive Director of the NSW Master Builders Association, at Government House.

Later in the morning, the Governor and Mr Dennis Wilson received Mrs Elisabeth Boesch Malinen, Consul-General of Switzerland, and Mr Sampo Malinen, at Government House.

In the evening, the Governor, as Patron, hosted the 10^th iteration of Ideas@theHouse, held in collaboration with the Royal Society of NSW, and featuring a presentation by Professor Tim Stephens entitled “The Big Thaw: Who Governs Antarctica’s Ice?”, at Government House. For further information, visit royalsoc.org.au