2010 Remembrance Day Ceremony and Lunch

On Thursday 11 November 2010, at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the 2010 Remembrance Day Ceremony, at which the Governor-General delivered the Commemorative Address, laid a wreath at the Stone of Remembrance, and laid a sprig of wattle at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

In the afternoon, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a Remembrance Day lunch. Guests included: Mr Wesley Browne OAM and Mrs Sari Browne OAM; Lieutenant Colonel James Brownlie and Ms Karen Heldon; Mr Chris Bryett and Mrs Linda Bryett; Mr Michael Burden and Mrs Joanne Burden; Major General John Caligari DSC AM and Mrs Narelle Caligari; Mr Maxwell Cameron and Mrs Maria Cameron; Mr Maurice Campbell and Mrs Sandra Campbell; Mr Les Carlyon and Mrs Denise Carlyon; Mr Neville Cavendish MBE and Mrs Shirley Cavendish; Mr Peter Corlett OAM and Mrs Willys Corlett; General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (Retd) and Mrs Lynne Cosgrove; Mr Russell Curley and Mrs Lorraine Curley; Mr Will Davies and Mrs Heather Davies; Professor Peter Dennis AM and Dr Irena Svilans-Dennis; Dr Denise Donlon and Mr John Ralston; Mr Ashley Ekins and Dr Debbie Lackerstein; Mr Anthony Englezos; Mr Lambis Englezos AM and Mrs Suzanne Englezos; Ms Sophia Englezos; Mr John Fielding and Mrs Lyn Fielding; Mr Roger Freeman and Mrs Wendy Freeman; Professor Bill Gammage AM and Mrs Jan Gammage; Reverend Canon Dr Ivan Head and Mrs Christine Head; Mr Graeme Hosken and Mrs Helen Hosken; Mr Garrie Hutchinson and Mrs Karen Hutchinson; the Reverend Catie Inches-Ogden and Mr Samuel Ogden; Mr George Jones and Mrs Penelope Jones; Mr Colin Kidd and Mrs Valerie Kidd; Mr Neville Kidd; Dr Graeme Killer AO; Mr Alan Kitchen and Mr Gavin Kitchen; Mr Craig Laffin and Mrs Kathleen Laffin; Mr Tim Lycett and Ms Tracey Braithwaite; Mr Damien Madden and Ms Jade Alexander; Mr Mat McLachlan and Mrs Merryn McLachlan; Mr Ross McMullin and Mrs Joan McMullin; Mrs Chris Munro; Mr Jim Munro; Mr Peter Nelson and Ms Barbara Scicluna; Major General Mike O'Brien CSC (Retd) and Mrs Margaret O'Brien; Ms Noela Oswin OAM and Mr Kevin Oswin; Mr Andrew Pittaway; Ms Sandra Playle and Major Frederick Brown; Mr Peter Reece and Mrs Susan Reece; Sergeant Peter Rudland; Professor Bruce Scates and Professor Rae Francis; Colonel Feliks Skowronski CSC and Mrs Cath Skowronski; Mr Matt Smith and Mrs Alison Smith; Ms Margaret Snodgrass and Mr James Snodgrass; Mr Ross St Claire and Mrs Catherine St Claire; Mr Jon Sterenberg and Ms Amanda Reddick; Mr Craig Tibbitts; Ms Jacqueline Todd and Mr Andrew Todd; Ms Robyn Ward and Mrs Carole Ward; Mr Tim Whitford and Mrs Elizabeth Whitford; Mr Geoffrey Wilkins and Mrs Nanneke Wilkins; Mr Bill Willcox and Mrs Megan Willcox; Mr Andrew Willetts and Mrs Louise Willetts; Mrs Chloe Wootten and Mr Brodie Wootten; and Professor Richard Wright.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received from the Museum of Australian Democracy, the Director, Ms Jenny Anderson; Exhibitions and Public Programs Manager, Mr Greg Lissaman; Curator, Ms Corrine Perkin; and Ms Aprel Champness.

Later, the Governor-General received the Ambassador-designate to the Republic of Zimbabwe, Mr Matthew Neuhaus.

Earlier, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the Governor-General of Tuvalu, His Excellency Iakoba Taeia Italeli, by Colonel Dennis Scanlan CSM RFD ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.