Hobart Women's Shelter

In the afternoon at Government House, the Governor of Tasmania, the Honourable Barbara Baker, received Councillor Anna Reynolds, Lord Mayor; Councillor Helen Burnet, Deputy Lord Mayor; Ms Katy Cooper, Director of City Futures, City of Hobart; Ms Regina Weiss, Chair; Mr Damian Smith, Chief Executive Officer; and Mr Glenn Lucas, Finance Director, of Hockey Tasmania; together with Ms Janet Saunders, Chief Executive Officer, Hobart Women’s Shelter; and Ms Cate Sumner, Director, Law & Development Partners.

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