- Farewell morning tea; Presentation of awards to members of the Royal Australian Medical Corps; Farewell Agency and Department Heads reception
On Tuesday 25 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a farewell morning tea for Defence, Service and Veterans organisations, at which the Governor-General launched the book ‘Stoker’s Submarine’ by Ms Elizabeth Brenchley.
- Farewell Morning Tea for Defence, Service and Veterans organisations
At Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce hosted a farewell morning tea for Defence, Service and Veterans organisations.
On Monday 24 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a farewell community afternoon tea.
Afterwards, the Governor-General received former judge of the Queensland Court of Appeal, the Honourable Justice Margaret White AO.
On Sunday 23 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a farewell lunch.
- Dinner reception for G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
On Friday 21 February 2014, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, hosted a dinner reception for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.
On Wednesday 19 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted an investiture ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, presented Mr Tim Fairfax AC with the insignia of Companion of the Order of Australia.
- Victoria Cross for Australia Investiture Ceremony and Lunch
On Tuesday 18 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted an investiture ceremony to award a posthumous Victoria Cross for Australia to the parents of Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG.
- Victoria Cross for Australia Investiture Ceremony and Lunch
As Commander-in-Chief, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO presented a posthumous Victoria Cross for Australia to the parents of Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG, Mr Doug and Mrs Kaye Baird, in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Minister for Defence, representative of the Chief Justic
On Monday 17 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
On Sunday 16 February 2014, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a farewell community morning tea.
- Arrival in Australia of the Head of State of the Republic of the Fiji Islands
On Friday 14 February 2014, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, was represented at the arrival in Australia of the Head of State of the Republic of the Fiji Islands, His Excellency Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau (Retd), by Colonel Dennis Scanlan CSM RFD ADC, Honorary Aid
- Call by Governor-General-designate; Farewell dinner
On Thursday 13 February 2014, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received the Governor-General-designate, General Peter Cosgrove AC MC (Retd).
On Tuesday 11 February 2014, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, hosted a lunch for the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Professor Elizabeth Elliott AM, Ms Janet McCredie AM, Ms Bronwyn Bancroft and Ms Jan Bowen.
- Dinner for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives
On Monday 10 February 2014, at Government House, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, hosted a dinner reception for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to mark the beginning of the Parliamentary year.
- Dinner for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives
At Government House, the Governor-General hosted a dinner reception for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives to mark the beginning of the Parliamentary year.
On Saturday 8 February 2014, at the Sydney Theatre, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, as Commander-in-Chief and guest of the Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley AC CSC, attended the opening night of ‘The Long Way Home’.