Governor Jeannette Young spent more than $360,000 on a bountiful year of travel that included trips to Europe for which the full costs, accommodation and itineraries are secret.
The $367,000 the office spent on travel also included the Governor’s 31 trips outside Brisbane that took in 50 regional Queensland centres. The cost split between domestic and international missions is unclear. While it is expected that the Governor would represent Queensland abroad, there does not appear to be any means for the public to know full details about the value-for-money proposition unless the office chooses to release them.requested expenses, itineraries and how many additional staff were part of the travelling parties for both Euro trips, but was rebuffed.
She also met people involved in health care and companies investing in Queensland, according to the annual report. In Berlin, she visited the Falling Walls Foundation, a science and innovation hub. Posts on social media show the Governor, among other busy activities, dropping in at a Toowoomba-owned Wagner Corporation site developing “earth-friendly concrete”; lunching with a Lord; hosting dining events; visiting the London headquarters of Gold Coast’s ABI Interiors; and taking in the ballet and museums.