19 May 2026

On Tuesday, in the morning, at Government House, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM hosted an Investiture Ceremony for the following recipients of Australian Honours and Awards announced in the 2026 Australia Day Honours List and 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List: Emeritus Professor John Wanna AO; Dr Peter Allsopp AM; Professor Caitlin Byrne AM; Mr John Connolly AM; Mr Bruce Cowley AM; Mr Terence Doherty AM; Emeritus Professor Roderick Drew AM; Mr Paul Ebert AM; Professor Ruth McPhail AM; Mr Fredericus Van Dongen AM; Mr Tat Fong OAM; Mr Rodney Green OAM; Ms Rosamund Heit OAM; Dr Bronwyn Herbert OAM; Mrs Janette Heron OAM; Mr Michel Itel OAM; Mr Charles Khan OAM; Mrs Lorraine Ledwell OAM; Mr Kenneth Madsen MBE OAM; Mrs Leona Murphy OAM; and Mr Brett Murray OAM.

In the afternoon, at Government House, Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Jeannette Young AC PSM hosted an Investiture Ceremony for the following recipients of Australian Honours and Awards announced in the 2026 Australia Day Honours List and 2025 King’s Birthday Honours List: Dr Jason Brown PSM, Mr Claude Jones PSM; Mr David Kafoa PSM; Mrs Renee Kyle PSM; Mr Kenneth Sherwood PSM; Mr Andrew Spina PSM; Mr Scott Stewart PSM; Commander Caroline Taylor APM; Assistant Commissioner Glenn Morris APM; Detective Chief Inspector Alisa La Pila APM; Chief Inspector David Neville APM; Detective Senior Sergeant Anthony Green APM; Senior Sergeant Mark Whitnall APM; Mr Stephen Johns ASM; Ms Susan Neale ASM; Miss Dahleen Nugent ASM; Mr Lyle Baker ACM; Ms Dee-Anne Kuilboer ACM; Ms Nadia Nearhos (Tschirpig) ACM; Ms Jennifer Runge ACM; and Assistant Commissioner Joel Smith ACM.