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Sydney, NSW; Canberra, ACT

On Monday 29 August 2016, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron of the Australian Olympic Committee, and Lady Cosgrove hosted a welcome home reception for the Rio 2016 Australian Olympic Team.

In the afternoon, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General met with students from Craigslea Primary School, QLD, as they undertook a tour of Government House as part of their visit to Canberra.

In the evening, at Bridges House, Duntroon, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chief of Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Mark Binskin AC and Mrs Gitte Binskin, attended a dinner for former Chiefs of Defence Force.