On Tuesday 7 August 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended a pre-dinner reception to mark the discovery of His Majesty’s Australian Submarine AE1, as guests of Mr John Mullen, Chair, Australian National Maritime Foundation, at the Australian Maritim
On Sunday 5 August 2018, at Sydney Olympic Park, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Her Excellency Lady Cosgrove, attended the 2018 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship Opening Ceremony and watched the Australian ‘Steelers’ versus New Zealand ‘Wheel Blacks’, as guests of Mr St
On Thursday 2 August 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
On Wednesday 1 August 2018, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) was represented by Colonel Christopher Austin ADC, Honorary Aide-de-Camp, for the arrival to Australia of His Excellency the Honourable Baron Waqa MP, President of the Republic of Na
On Tuesday 31 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), met with students from St Agatha’s School; and Gaven State School, QLD, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to Canberra.
On Monday 30 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended a sports day at Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital School, South Brisbane, as guests of Ms Jane Backhaus, Principal.
On Tuesday 24 July 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, and Lady Cosgrove, hosted an Investiture Ceremony for Order of Australia honours and bravery decorations in recognition of the Australian Chiang Ra
On Saturday 21 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, visited residents and viewed the facilities at Roma House, Albion, as guests of Mr Darren Young, State Director, Queensland and Northern Territory, Mission Australia.
On Friday 20 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove attended an Australian Police Forces versus Australian Defence Force rugby union exhibition match, as guests of Rear Admiral Michael Rothwell AM RAN, Chairman, ADF Rugby Union, at Portsea Oval, Duntroon,
On Thursday 19 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council, at Government House, Canberra.
On Wednesday 18 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received His Excellency Most Reverend Archbishop Adolfo Tito Yllana, Apostolic Nuncio for the Holy See, at Government House, Canberra.
On Tuesday 17 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) met with students from St Brigid’s Primary School; St Peters Lutheran College; and Mt Isa School of the Air, QLD, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to Canberra.
On Monday 16 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received His Excellency Mr Abdolhossein Vahaji, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, for a farewell call, at Government House, Canberra.
On Saturday 14 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron of the Brumbies, and Lady Cosgrove, attended a rugby union match between the Waratahs and Brumbies, as guests of Mr Andrew Hore, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Rugby Union, at Allianz Stadium, Moore Park.
On Friday 13 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron of Beyondblue, and Lady Cosgrove, attended the launch of the ‘NewAccess’ program for Defence personnel, at Russell Offices, Canberra , as guests of Ms Georgia Harman, Chief Executive Officer, Beyondblue.
On Thursday 12 July 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) presided over a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
On Wednesday 11 July 2018, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received from His Excellency Mr Sisavath Inphachanh, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
On Friday 6 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), attended a meeting between the Portuguese Secretary of State for Internationalisation, Mr Eurico Brilhante Dias, and the European Australian Business Council at the Tivoli Avendia Liberdade Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.
On Thursday 5 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove met with Mr Esteban García Vilasánchez, President of Spanish shipbuilding company Navantia, at their headquarters in Madrid.
- Le Hamel, France; Villers Brettonneux, France; Madrid, Spain
On Wednesday 4 July 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended a Memorial Service for the Centenary of the Battle of Hamel at Le Hamel, France.
