Program highlights

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones attended the State Funeral for Mr Lawrence Costa MLA, former Member for Arafura.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones hosted a morning tea at Government House for students from the Driver Primary School, Stars Foundation Program, a mentoring program that supports young Indigenous women to achieve their goals.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones attended a tour and briefing hosted by Carpentaria of Harry’s Place, a hub for organisations that work to support the community through allied health, education and training and direct care services.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones received His Excellency Mr Paolo Crudele, Ambassador of Italy and Ms Luna Angelini Marinucci, Consul of Italy, for a Courtesy Call at Government House.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory received the Honourable Natasha Fyles MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, for a Courtesy Call. The Chief Minister requested His Honour issue a writ for a by-election in the Division of Arafura.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones attended the offices of Helping People Achieve (HPA) and met with the Chief Executive Officer and staff for a briefing of the organisation.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones attended a tour and briefing of YouthWorx NT with the Chief Executive Officer and staff.

In the morning, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones received Mr Tokuda Shuichi, Consul-General of Japan, accompanied by Mrs Mariko Tokuda for a Courtesy Call at Government House.

His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones attended several events to mark the 81st Anniversary of the Bombing of Darwin. In the morning, they attended and laid a wreath to commemorate the sinking of the USS Peary during the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942.

In the afternoon, His Honour Professor the Honourable Hugh Heggie PSM, Administrator of the Northern Territory and Ms Ruth Jones attended a service to commemorate the sinking of the Japanese Submarine I-124 on 20 January 1942.