Editing Marie Bashir (section)

==Retirement==
Ahead of her impending retirement from office on 1 October 2014, Bashir noted that the time was right for her to go just short of the record in office set by [[Roden Cutler|Sir Roden Cutler]]: "a war hero who lost a leg serving this country, I would like to think of him as the longest serving governor"<ref>{{cite news|title=Australia's first female governor to step down after 13 years|url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/09/24/22/02/nsw-first-female-governor-to-step-down-after-13-years|access-date=1 October 2014|agency=Nine News|publisher=Ninenews.com.au|date=24 September 2014}}</ref> and that "The time is right, It was myself who said I would conclude my term around the anniversary of World War One. That would mean that I would not exceed the longest term of Sir Roden Cutler for whom I had the greatest admiration and respect".<ref name=retire>{{cite news|last1=Barlass|first1=Tim|title=Retiring Governor of NSW Marie Bashir backs terror raids|url=https://www.smh.com.au/nsw/retiring-governor-of-nsw-marie-bashir-backs-terror-raids-20140918-10iwc8.html|access-date=1 October 2014|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=21 September 2014}}</ref>

===Continuing roles===
She made clear at the time of her retirement her interest in continuing her community work, particularly through the area of [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] in [[Australian Defence Force]] veterans.<ref name=retire/> {{as of|November 2020}} Bashir is one of three patrons of the [[Australian Indigenous Education Foundation]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Patrons - About | website=Australian Indigenous Education Foundation | date=1 July 2019 | url=https://www.aief.com.au/about/our-people/patrons/ | access-date=4 November 2020}}</ref> Her role as patron of the NAISDA Foundation continues {{as of|lc=yes|December 2021}}.<ref name=naisda/>