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16 April
Governor s Program
The Governor’s Official Program is comprised of a wide range of constitutional and legal duties and ceremonial and community engagements. Each year, the Governor hosts thousands of visitors to Government House to take part in investiture and award ceremonies, Open Days, receptions and meetings, and travels widely throughout Queensland to support the activities of Patron groups. View a chronological record of the Governor’s daily program below. Back to all events
Friday 16 April 2021
On Friday, in the morning, at Government House, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and Mrs Kaye de Jersey hosted a morning tea for St John Ambulance Australia Queensland, and the Governor addressed guests and presented awards.
Non-major director steps down 16 April 2021
Heritage Bank has announced that board director and chair of the risk and compliance committee, David Thorpe, is to step down from his position.
The Queensland-based lender has announced that director David Thorpe has decided to step down from the board, with next week’s monthly meeting to be his last.
Mr Thorpe has sat on the board of the Toowoomba-based bank for nine years, having been appointed as a director on 18 April 2012.
Heritage has said it will not immediately appoint a new director to fill the vacancy left by Mr Thorpe’s departure, but added that a search has begun to “identify a suitable replacement with the right skills and capabilities to help take Heritage forward”.