FAWWA operates out of two heritage buildings. One is named Tom Collins house (after Joseph Furphy's pen name) and the other is Mattie Furphy house (Joseph Furphy's wife). We have been put in charge of the official opening of Mattie Furphy house. The event will be attended by FAWWA members, committee members and the governor of Western Australia.
The first thing we encountered was the requirements of those running the event the governor is attending. There are actual, formal rules that must that you have to abide by and so i've collected some of the most interesting ones to present to you all;
The 5 rules of having the governor attend your event
1. You must greet the governor at his car.
2. You must play a certain number of bars from the Australian national anthem upon the governors arrival.
3. You must refer to him as his excellency when you first greet him and then governor from then onwards.
4. If you wish for the governor to make a speech , you must write the speech for him and submit it to be approved by him.
5. After the governors attendance has been approved for your event, you must have an official invitation sent to him three months in advance.
I found this really interesting , so i thought i would share it in my blog. I had no idea that there would be these sorts of requirements. It's also going to be a little bit nerve wrecking making sure these requirements are fulfilled!
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