In the morning, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council, at Government House.

Following this, the Governor, as Patron, accompanied by Mr Dennis Wilson, hosted the Annual Royal Life Saving NSW Commendation Awards, at Government House. For further information, visit royalnsw.com.au

In the evening, Her Excellency, accompanied by Mr Wilson, launched the book In Good Company: A History of the Little Company of Mary Sisters in their Australian Province 1885 to the Present, by Margaret A Clark, at Tenison Woods House, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney.