The image is a photograph of a plaque on the side of a building. The plaque is rectangular in shape and has a dark brown background with a gold border. On the top left corner, there is a logo of the Central Perth Heritage Trail Government House, which was built between 1859 and 1864. Below the logo, there are two lines of text that reads "Government House was built in 1859, built in the early stages of construction, built near the 18th century. The government house was built by John Hamilton, who was responsible for the construction of the government house. John Hamilton was a member of the Australian Bicentennial project with financial assistance from the State and Commonwealth governments."

The text on the plaque is written in white and is in a serif font. The text is centered on the right side of the plaque and is surrounded by a decorative border.