On Thursday 5 November 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC...

On Thursday 5 November 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a morning tea for the Canberra Ex-Service Women's Association.

Later, the Governor-General, as Patron of CARE Australia, and Mr Bryce hosted a reception for members of the CARE International Board. Afterwards, at the Manuka Arts Centre, Canberra, Mr Bryce, as Patron of ArtSound FM, officially launched the 2009 Radiothon. Earlier, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the departure from Australia of the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Mr Frank Ofagioro Kabui CSI CMG OBE, by Colonel Dennis Scanlan CSM RFD ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.