28 December 2015 – Chargé d’Affaires Jim Tito B. San Agustin administered the oath of office to Mrs. Margaret Jane Grummitt as Philippine Honorary Consul General in Brisbane, Queensland on December 23. 

Mrs. Grummitt replaces Mr. Alan Grummitt, who retired after faithfully serving as Honorary Consul General for 20 years. 

Mrs. Grummitt originally hails from New Zealand. Now an Australian citizen, she is now on her last term as a Divisional Councillor for the City of the Gold Coast. She was elected Councillor three times and has held that position for over 11 years.  

A graduate of the Queensland Police Academy, she worked with the Queensland Police Service for 30 years and retired from the police force at the rank of Senior Sergeant a decade ago. She has held the position of Prosecutor at the Southport Court House, in the very challenging role of Domestic Violence Court Prosecutor. She also served as Police Community Liaison Officer and Coordinator of the Schoolies Celebrations while stationed at the Police Headquarters, and was in charge of the Police Youth Clubs in South Eastern Queensland. 

She is married to Noel Grummitt, an engineer and town planner. They have two daughters and three grandchildren. END