- Farewell dinner in honour of the Governor of New South Wales
On Thursday 25 September 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a farewell dinner in honour of Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Dame Marie Bashir AD CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE.
- Visit to the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital; Call by the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament; Dinner
On Wednesday 24 September 2014, at Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital, Melbourne, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chief Executive Office of Austin Health, Dr Brendan Murphy, and Mr Mark Johnston, received a presentation on the art therapy program and the co
- Royal Humane Society of Australasia investiture; Visit to the Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre; investiture ceremony; Ian Potter Foundation dinner
On Tuesday 23 September 2014, at Melbourne City Town Hall, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Senior Patron of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, and Lady Cosgrove, attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General presented the Clarke Silver Medal to Victorian Police Officer, Sergean
- The Ian Potter Foundation 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner
At the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chairman of The Ian Potter Foundation, Mr Charles Goode AC, attended the Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner.
- Presentation of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia’s ‘Clarke Medal’ for bravery
At Melbourne City Town Hall, VIC, the Governor-General, as Senior Patron of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General presented The Clarke Medal, for the most outstanding act of bravery, to Victorian Police Officer, Sergeant Daniel Burgess, who went to the rescue of a f
- Investiture Ceremony for the Force Communications Unit – Cambodia; Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Reception
On Monday 22 September 2014, at Simpson Barracks, Watsonia, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, attended an investiture ceremony for the Force Communications Unit - Cambodia, at which the Governor-General presented the Meritorious Unit Citation to the D
- Presentation of the Meritorious Unit Citation to Force Communications Unit Cambodia
At Simpson Barracks, Melbourne, VIC, the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, awarded the Meritorious Unit Citation to members of the Force Communications Unit deployed as Australia's main contribution to the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), under Operation GEMINI between March 1992 and October 1993 (Photo
- International Force for East Timor Conference; Dinner with Victorian Vice-Chancellors
On Saturday 20 September 2014, at the RACV Club, Melbourne, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as guest of the President of Military History and Heritage Victoria Inc., Colonel Marcus Fielding (Retd), attended the International Force for East Timor Conference at which the Governor-General deli
On Friday 19 September 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, hosted Investiture Ceremonies.
On Thursday 18 September 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
- Citizenship Ceremony; 23rd International Association for Volunteer Effort dinner
On Wednesday 17 September 2014, at Albert Hall, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) as the Presiding Officer, and Lady Cosgrove, attended a Citizenship Ceremony in recognition of Australian Citizenship Day.
On Australian Citizenship Day, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, at which the Governor-General, as Presiding Officer, welcomed some of Australia’s newest citizens.
- 23rd International Association for Volunteer Effort, World Volunteer Conference Dinner
At the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort, Dr Lee Kang Hyun, attended the 23rd International Association for Volunteer Effort, World Volunteer Conference Dinner.
- Afternoon tea for Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC (Retd)
On Tuesday 16 September 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted an afternoon tea at which the Governor-General presented Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC (Retd) with a certificate admitting him as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian I
On Monday 15 September 2014, at Admiralty House, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, received the Chairman of Mawson's Huts Foundation, Mr David Jensen AM, and the Director, Mr Greg Holland.
- Service to commemorate the loss of HMAS AE1; Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron Sailing Season Opening Day
On Sunday 14 September 2014, at Garden Island, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, attended a service to commemorate the loss of HMAS AE1, at which the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove laid a wreath.
At Garden Island, Sydney, NSW, the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove attended a service to commemorate the loss of HMAS AE1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, on 14 September 1914, at which the Governor-General read The Ode of Remembrance and together with Lady Cosgrove laid a wreath, b
- Sailing Season Opening Day, Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron
At the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Kirribilli, NSW, the Governor-General, as Commodore-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Commodore, Mr Malcolm Levy, attended the annual Sailing Season Opening Day, at which the Governor-General fired the ceremonial gun salute to officially open the season.
On Friday 12 September 2014, at the Adelaide Showgrounds, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, Mr Richard Fewster, attended the 2014 Royal Adelaide Show official lunch, at which
In recognition of the 175th Anniversary of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the Society, Mr Richard Fewster, attended the 2014 Royal Adelaide Show Official Lunch at the Adelaide Showgrounds, at which the Governor-General gave the k
