Investiture Ceremonies; Investiture Dinner

On Friday 2 May 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.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove hosted an Investiture Dinner. Guests included: Professor Samuel Berkovic AC and Mrs Helen Berkovic; Air Marshal Mark Binskin AC and Mrs Gitte Binskin; Professor Edward Byrne AC and Mrs Melissa Byrne; Mr Ian Campbell AO PSM and Mrs Jan Campbell; Air Vice-Marshal Gavin Davies AO CSC and Mrs Rhonda Davies; Mr Robert De Castella AO MBE and Mrs Theresa De Castella; Emeritus Professor Ronald Duncan AO and Mrs Rita Duncan; Rear Admiral Trevor Jones AO CSC RAN and Mrs Annette Jones; Mr Robert Joske OAM and Mrs Elizabeth Joske; Lieutenant Colonel Ian Langford DSC and Bar and Mrs Caitlin Langford; Professor Bruce McKellar AC and Mrs Loris McKellar; Dr Susan Meek AO and Ms Sheila Hughes; Dr Sadanandan Nambiar AO and Dr Marie-Ange Nambiar; Assistant Commissiobner Michael Outram APM and Mrs Kali Outram; Professor Stephen Parker AO and Dr Rhian Parker; Dr Michael Pearson AO and Ms Rosalie Pearson; Ms Sally Pearson OAM and Mr Kieran Pearson; Mr Jason Roff and Mrs Jodie Roff; Mr Geoffrey Rush AC and Ms Jane Menelaus; Her Honour the Honourable Justice Sally Thomas AC and Mr Duncan McNeill; Mr Jeffrey Van Aalst and Mrs Sandra Van Aalst; Mrs Yalmay Yunupingu; and Mr Witiyana Marika.