- Swearing-in ceremony; Assent to first Bill; Lunch
On Friday 28 March 2014, at Parliament House, Canberra, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Lynne Cosgrove, attended a ceremony at which General Cosgrove was sworn-in as the twenty-sixth Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
At Parliament House, Canberra, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, attended a ceremony at which General Cosgrove was sworn-in as the twenty-sixth Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
- Wreath laying ceremony; Departure ceremony from Canberra
On Wednesday 26 March 2014, at the Australian War Memorial, the Governor-General the Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Chair, Rear Admiral Ken Doolan AO RAN (Retd), and Director, the Honourable Dr Brendan Nelson, attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General laid a wreath at the Tomb
At Defence Establishment Fairbairn, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Tony Abbott MP, and Mrs Margaret Abbott, attended a ceremony to mark their departure from Canberra before returning to Brisbane.
- Federal Executive Council; Call from the Prime Minister; Parliamentary reception
On Tuesday 25 March 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
At Parliament House, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce attended a farewell reception hosted in their honour by the Prime Minister and Mrs Margaret Abbott.
On Monday 24 March 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received the Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley AC DSC.
- State Funeral Service for the late Honourable Warwick Parer AM
On Friday 21 March 2014, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Brisbane, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, was represented at the State Funeral Service for the late Honourable Warwick Parer AM, by Brigadier Christopher Hamilton ADC, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Tuesday 18 March 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE received a call from the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Mr Ma Zhaoxu, and Mrs Yu Xiaoming.
- Credentials; Afternoon tea with Senior Defence Leadership; Address-in-Reply from the House of Representatives; Australian Federal Police Reception
On Monday 17 March 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received from Her Excellency Ms Zanele Mdluli, Letters of Commission accrediting her as the High Commissioner for the Kingdom of Swaziland.
The Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a reception for Members of the House of Representatives, at which the Governor-General received the Address-in-Reply from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honourable Bronwyn Bishop MP.
On Saturday 15 March 2014, at the Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Gallery Director, Ms Susi Muddiman; Mayor of the Tweed Shire Council, Councillor Barry Longland; and the Gallery’s Architect, Mr Bud Brannigan, attended a ceremony
At the Tweed Regional Gallery, Murwillumbah, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce, as guests of the Gallery Director, Ms Susi Muddiman; Mayor of the Tweed Shire Council, Councillor Barry Longland; and the Gallery’s Architect, Mr Bud Brannigan, attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General officially opened the Margaret Olley A
On Friday 14 March 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received a farewell call from the High Commissioner for the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, His Excellency Lieutenant General Masud Uddin Chowdhury (Retd).
- Federal Executive Council; Farewell call; Book launch
On Thursday 13 March 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
Afterwards, the Governor-General received a farewell call from the Ambassador of the Republic of Chile, His Excellency Mr Pedro Pablo Diaz.
On Monday 10 March 2014, at Government House, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, attended a dinner hosted in their honour by the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Marie Bashir AC CVO, and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE.
On Friday 7 March 2014, at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Liverpool, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO hosted a reception in recognition of International Women’s Day 2014.
