Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

On Monday 18 November 2019, Their Excellencies, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) and Mrs Linda Hurley, as guests of Mr Ian Wright, Head Coach, observed an on-water training session and attended a breakfast with members of Rowing Australia’s High Performance Team, at the Men’s National Training Centre in Yarralumla.

Afterwards, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General received His Excellency Dr Ibrahim Baroudi, Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan, for a farewell call.

Later, Mrs Hurley received Ms Deborah Banks, a representative from Clean Slate Counselling.

Then, the Governor-General received Major General Bill Crews AO, Chair, Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust.

In the evening, the Governor-General, as Chief Scout of the Scout Association of Australia, and Mrs Hurley hosted the 2019 Queen’s Scout and Baden-Powell Scout Awards.