Recently Mary attended the Construction Industry Training Council Awards Ceremony where two young apprentices jointly accepted the Award for Outstanding Graduating Apprentice of the Year.

The award ceremony, held at Thoroughbred Park, has been running for the past 12 years and this was...

Recently Mary attended the opening of the Trauma Recovery Centre or Melaleuca Place established in a former gardener’s cottage on the edge of Dickson College. Melaleuca Place is a unique multi-disciplined therapeutic service for children and young people, aged 0-12 years, who have suffered from...

Last month Mary opened the Southeast Asian Art and Cultural Exhibition at the Legislative Assembly to celebrate 40 years of the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) dialogue partnership with Australia. The exhibition showcased an array of art and artefacts from all the associated...

Last month Mary attended the announcement of the winner of the Freefall Experience design ideas competition which was held at the National Arboretum’s Pin Oak Forest.

The competition, sponsored by Engineers Australia, received overwhelming interest from designers with 33 high quality...

Recently Mary attended Liz Dawson’s book launch of Where is My Eyebrow? which tells of her amazing life journey and the overnight loss of her sight.

Mary has known Liz for many years since her time as CEO of Volunteering ACT. In recognition of her services to the community, Ms Dawson has...

Last month Mary attended the 40th Birthday of Evatt Primary School where a time capsule from 2004 was opened and items, such as old school uniforms and letters, were displayed. Contemporary items were then placed inside the capsule to be opened again in 2024.

During the celebration, Mary...