20 May 2026

In the morning, His Honour the Honourable David Connolly, Administrator of the Northern Territory, received Ms Gemma Bellenger, NT Emergency Services (NTES) Manager Planning and Preparedness, Ms Heather Kirk and Ms Jane Spooner, volunteers with the NTES Palmerston Volunteer Unit, Mr Peter Clouting, Capability and Assets Officer, known as Paddy the Platypus, NTES Mascot, and Mr Ian Calton, NTES Manager Southern Operations, for a courtesy call to acknowledge WOW Day at Government House.

Following this, as Patron, His Honour received Ms Tou Saramat Ruchkaew, President of NT Thai Association, Mrs Thanva Packer, Co-Founder of the NT Thai Association, and Mrs Pom Wipaporn Kaliss, Volunteer of the NT Thai Association’s Thailand Grand Festival, for a courtesy call at Government House.

In the afternoon, the Administrator had a meeting with Her Excellency, the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia via telephone.