On Tuesday 8 September 2009 at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC ...

On Tuesday 8 September 2009 at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended, and the Governor-General conducted, an investiture ceremony.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the Australian Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr Allaster Cox. Later, the Governor-General received the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr Nong Duc Manh. In the evening, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner for investiture recipients. Guests included: Mr David Borthwick AO PSM, Ms Wynne Hannon and Mrs Dorothy Borthwick; Ms Jillian Broadbent AO; Emeritus Professor Graeme Clarke AO; Mr Peter Travis AM and Ms Brigid Clarke; Mr Allan Gyngell AO and Mrs Catherine Gyngell; Professor Kurt Lambeck AO, Mrs Marguerite Lambeck, Mr Alexis Lambeck and Dr Andrea Lambeck; Dr Siwan Lovett; Mr Steven Robinson AO, Mrs Rhonda Robinson, Mr James Robinson and Miss Stephanie Robinson; Mr Ric Smith AO PSM and Mrs Janet Smith; Professor John Warhurst AO, Ms Joan Warhurst, Mr Ben Warhurst and Mrs Jodie Warhurst; and Ms Carla Zampatti AC and Ms Allegra Spender.