On Wednesday 28 October 2009, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, ...

On Wednesday 28 October 2009, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Patron, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a Fellows Investiture Ceremony for Safety Institute of Australia Incorporated.

Afterwards, the Governor-General hosted to lunch the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Industry Group, Ms Heather Ridout. In the afternoon, at Defence Establishment Fairbairn, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended the Ceremonial Arrival of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, His Excellency Mr Georgi Parvanov and Mrs Zorka Parvanova. Later, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General received the Prime Minister of Australia, the Honourable Kevin Rudd MP. In the evening, at The Marque Hotel, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the President, the Honourable Margaret Reid AO, attended a reception for members of the Australian Council for International Development. Earlier, at RAAF Base Darwin, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, His Excellency Mr Georgi Parvanov, by Group Captain Scott Winchester ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-camp.