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Archived Governors-General Program

- Canberra, ACT

On Wednesday 26 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, met with guests at the Marymead Auxiliary morning tea.

- Canberra, ACT

On Tuesday 25 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), met with students from St Carthage’s Primary School, NSW; Carey Baptist Grammar School, VIC; and Ithaca Creek State School, QLD, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to

- Canberra, ACT

On Monday 24 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), met with students from Highgate Primary School, SA, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to Canberra.

- Canberra, ACT

On Friday 21 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, Lady Cosgrove received the spouse and daughter of the Ambassador of the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mrs Omneya Negm Khairat and Miss Farah Khairat.

- Canberra, ACT

On Thursday 20 October 2016, at the Royal Canberra Golf Club, Yarralumla, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President, Mr Mac Howell, officially opened the new Westbourne Golf Course.

- Launceston, TAS

On Wednesday 19 October 2016, at Tasmania Zoo, Launceston, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Owner, Mr Richard Warren, viewed the facilities and received a briefing on operations and conservation operations.

- Burnie, TAS; Devonport, TAS; Launceston, TAS

On Tuesday 18 October 2016, in Shorewell Park community, Burnie, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Deputy Mayor of the Burnie City Council, Cr Alvwyn Boyd, visited Burnie Community House and Housing Choices Tasmania and met with members of the local communi

- Canberra, ACT

On Monday 17 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), met with students from Castle Hill Public School, NSW, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to Canberra.

- Canberra, ACT

On Friday 14 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received the Prime Minister, the Honourable Malcolm Turnbull MP.

- Canberra, ACT

On Thursday 13 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), presided a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

- Canberra, ACT

On Wednesday 12 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received from His Excellency Mr Grigory Logvinov, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Russian Federation.

- Canberra, ACT

On Tuesday 11 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received the National Chairman, Mr Jim Hughes AM and the National Deputy Chairman, Mr Steve Callister, of the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

- Burpengary, QLD; Brighton, QLD

On Monday 10 October 2016, at Buchanan Park, Burpengary, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the Burpengary Community War Memorial Association, Mr David Bennett OAM, laid a floral tribute at the Burpengary War Memorial.

- Brisbane, QLD

On Saturday 8 October 2016, at Emma Miller Place, Brisbane, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chairman, Mr John Scoble, supported Rosies Friends on the Street Youth Outreach Service and met with clients and volunteers.

- Canberra, ACT

On Friday 7 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a reception for attendees of the Judicial Conference of Australia Colloquium.

- Canberra, ACT

On Thursday 6 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), met with school students from St Stephen’s School, WA; Killarney State School, QLD; Allora State School, QLD; St Finbarr Primary School, NSW; and Ascot Vale Primary School, VIC, as they undertook a to

- Canberra, ACT

On Wednesday 5 October 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), met with school students from Bacchus Marsh Primary School, VIC; Nambour Christian College, QLD; and All Saints Parish Primary School, QLD as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of thei

- Jerusalem; Tel Aviv

On Saturday 1 October 2016, in Jerusalem, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, accompanied by the Australian Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Mr Dave Sharma, viewed the UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Holy sites of the Old City.

- Jerusalem

On Friday 30 September 2016, at Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove were welcomed to the State of Israel by the Australian Ambassador to Israel, His Excellency Mr Dave Sharma.

- Canberra, ACT

On Thursday 29 September 2016, following the departure of the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), from Australia to represent Australia at the State Funeral for former President of Israel, Shimon Peres, the proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia