On Thursday 9 June 2016, in London, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of Chair, Ms Heather Lawrence OBE and Chief Executive, Dr Fiona Moore MBE, visited the London Ambulance Service, at which they met with Australian Paramedics on exchange and viewed the Emergency
On Tuesday 7 June 2016, following the departure of the Governor-General from Australia on an official visit to the United Kingdom on the occasion of Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday, the proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia was signed by the Governor of Queensland, His Excelle
On Monday 6 June 2016, at the Sofitel, Melbourne, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of National President of RSL Australia, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO RAN (Retd), opened the 2016 Centenary RSL National Conference, at which the Governor-General presented the 2016 AN
On Sunday 5 June 2016, at Mayfair House, Parkville, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chairman of Soldier On, Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC (Retd), officially opened the Gregory Sher Reintegration and Recovery Centre.
On Thursday 2 June 2016, at RAAF Base Richmond, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Commander-in-Chief and Chief Mourner, and Lady Cosgrove attended a Repatriation Ceremony and Memorial Service for 33 Australians repatriated from Terendak Military Cemetery, Malaysia, and Kranji War Cemetery,
On Wednesday 1 June 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove received the Administrator of the Northern Territory, His Honour the Honourable John Hardy OAM, and Mrs Marie Hardy.
On Sunday 29 May 2016, at St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Archbishop of Sydney, the Most Reverend Anthony Fisher OP, attended Sunday Mass and a morning tea.
On Saturday 28 May 2016, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received Member of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat and Minister of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, His Excellency Mr Liu Qibao, his accompanying delegatio
On Friday 27 May 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) received from His Excellency Mr Fidelino Loy de Jesus Figueiredo, Letters of Credentials accrediting him as the Ambassador of Angola.
On Thursday 26 May 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove hosted a morning tea for National Palliative Care Week 2016.
On Wednesday 25 May 2016, at Monash University, Melbourne, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove attended the Engineering graduation, at which the Governor-General was admitted to the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa and delivered the graduation address.
On Tuesday 24 May 2016, at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Melbourne, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove attended a Lifeline Australia fundraising lunch, at which the Governor-General delivered the keynote address.
On Monday 23 May 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), received the Chief Executive of Prince’s Charities Australia, Ms Janine Kirk AM, and the Manager, Mr Aaron McNeilly.
On Saturday 21 May 2016, at Government House, Brisbane, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove met with the Governor of Queensland, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC and Mrs de Jersey.
On Friday 20 May 2016, at Manly Boat Harbour, Brisbane, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Flotilla Commander, Commander Steve Fleming, visited the Brisbane Coast Guard base where they received capability briefs and viewed demonstrations.
On Thursday 19 May 2016, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove, met with members of the Salvation Army and local school captains to mark the launch of the 2016 Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal door knock.
On Wednesday 18 May 2016, at The Star, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron-in-Chief of the Australian Olympic Committee, and Lady Cosgrove, attended the ‘Athletes Farewell’ dinner for the Rio Team, at which the Governor-General delivered the keynote address.
On Tuesday 17 May 2016, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove hosted a lunch for the African Heads of Mission of the Canberra Diplomatic Corps.
On Monday 16 May 2016, at Government House, Canberra, following the dissolution of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Monday 9 May 2016, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council to issue the writs for the 2016 Federal Election.
On Thursday 12 May 2016, at the Novotel Hotel, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Director, Mr Robert de Castella AO MBE visited the Indigenous Marathon Project’s 2016 Camp.
