On Tuesday 19 February 2008, at Government House, Canberra, Their Excellencies the Governor-General,...

On Tuesday 19 February 2008, at Government House, Canberra, Their Excellencies the Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC, and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, farewelled Their Excellencies the Governor-General of New Zealand the Honourable Anand Satyanand, PCNZM QSO and Mrs Susan Satyanand.

In the evening, Their Excellencies the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order and Patron of the Order of Australia Association, and Mrs Jeffery hosted a dinner for members attending the Council for the Order of Australia Meeting: The Chairman of the Council, the Honourable Sir James Gobbo AC CVO and Lady??Gobbo; Mr??Adam Bodzioch; Ms Robyn Burke; Mr??Andrew Cappie-Wood and Ms Tracy Hayne; Dr Lyndsay Connors AM; Mr??Charles Curwen CVO OBE; Dr Sue Gordon AM; Mrs Teresa Hart; Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC and Mrs??Liz Houston; Major General Digger James AC MBE MC (Ret'd) and Mrs Barbara James; Mr Duncan Lewis AO DSC CSC and Mrs Jennifer Lewis; The Honourable Tony Messner AM and Mrs Robyn Messner; Mr Mike O'Callaghan; Ms Lee Prince; Dr??George Santoro AM and Mrs Susan Santoro; Professor John Shine AO; Mr??Patrick Vidgen; and Dr Fiona Wood AM.