In the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC QC, Governor of New South Wales, received Rabbi Dr Benjamin Elton, Chief Minister and Senior Rabbi of The Great Synagogue Sydney, at Government House.

Later in the morning the Governor and Mr Dennis Wilson received Mr Karl Hartleb, Consul-General of Austria and new Dean of the NSW Consular Corps, and Dr Elisabetta Cavanna, at Government House.

In the afternoon, Her Excellency received Mrs Monika Kończyk, Consul-General of Poland, at Government House.

Later in the afternoon, the Governor received Ms Hana Flanderova, Consul-General of the Czech Republic, at Government House.