A fact from Tonia Shand appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 April 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
ALT1:... that in 1983 Tonia Shand was the first woman appointed Chief of Protocol in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade? Source: "Lady's first in protocol post". The Canberra Times. Vol. 57, no. 17, 330. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 March 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 12 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
Overall: New article. No copyvios detected. Hook is interesting. Can you clarify if the QPQ completed? QPQ not applicable, first nomination. TJMSmith (talk) 04:28, 21 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your review, @TJMSmith. This is my first ever DYK. My understanding is that I may submit 5 before I must complete QPQ. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Oronsay (talk) 03:45, 19 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Oronsay, the source for the hook shows that she was named High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, but not that she was the first woman. Can you add a source for the latter to the article and ping me when you've done so? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 16:13, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
@MeegsC: Thank you for your ping. I know we may not use Wikipedia articles as references otherwise I would refer you to the List of Australian High Commissioners to Sri Lanka, showing the list of men who preceded her. I have, however, added her obituary as reference. I was concerned that your copy editing had split the statement in the body of the article so have added more, with ref, to the lead. If this is insufficient, perhaps the second hook could be used instead? It is directly referenced. Oronsay (talk) 18:03, 28 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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New article. No copyvios detected. Hook is interesting. 
Oronsay, the source for the hook shows that she was named High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, but not that she was the first woman. Can you add a source for the latter to the article and ping me when you've done so? Thanks! MeegsC (talk) 16:13, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
