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State Funeral for Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO

A State Funeral for the late Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO will be held at St James' Church, King Street, Sydney, on Wednesday, 4 February at 10:30am.

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Photograph of Professor The Hon Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO

Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO served as Governor of New South Wales from 1 March 2001 to 1 October 2014 and was the first woman to be appointed to the role. Born in Narrandera in the Riverina district of New South Wales, and educated at the Narrandera Public School and Sydney Girls High School, Marie Bashir completed a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery at the University of Sydney in 1956.

Professor Bashir taught at the Universities of Sydney and NSW, increasingly working with children’s services, psychiatry and mental health services, and Indigenous health programs. At the time of her appointment as Governor of New South Wales, she was Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Sydney; Area Director of Mental Health Services Central Sydney; and Senior Consultant to the Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern and to the Aboriginal Medical Service, Kempsey. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1988 for her services to child and adolescent health, and was invested by Her Majesty The Queen, with the insignia of a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2006.

In June 2014, Professor Bashir was named as a Dame of the Order of Australia for extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit in service to the administration, public life, and people of New South Wales, to medicine, particularly as an advocate for improved mental health outcomes for the young, marginalised and disadvantaged, to international relations, through the promotion of collaborative health programs, and as a leader in tertiary education.

Attend the public live stream site

Members of public are welcome to gather in Martin Place to pay their respects and watch the livestream of the State Funeral via a large screen. 

The site will be at Martin Place, between Macquarie Street and Phillip Street, in the Sydney CBD. 

Seating at the outdoor site is limited. Please remember to stay hydrated by bringing your own water bottle. 

Please be sun safe and/or bring an umbrella depending on the weather forecast.

Getting to the public live stream site

Public transport is the best way to get to Martin Place. The closest train station is Martin Place, the closest Metro station is Martin Place and the closest light rail stop is Wynyard.

Use the Trip Planner for real-time information.

Accessibility and Inclusion

A dedicated accessibility and inclusion area will be available at the public live stream site in Martin Place.

If you have any accessibility requirements or need assistance to attend the public live stream site, please contact our Accessibility and Inclusion team on accessibility@premiersdepartment.nsw.gov.au.

Closed captioning of the State Funeral will also be available via this webpage.

Watch the Funeral

A live stream of the State Funeral will be available on this webpage from 10:30am on Wednesday, 4 February 2026.

Sign the condolence book

People are invited to pay tribute to Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO by writing a message of condolence.

The online condolence book will be printed and presented to Dame Marie's family following the State Funeral.

I accept that my personal details and message will be published in a book and supplied to the family of Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO.
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