Sydney, NSW

On Thursday 4 January 2018, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as guest of the Chairman of the Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust, Mr Tony Shepherd AO, attended Day One of the Magellan Ashes Sydney Test Match between Australia and England.

Afterwards, at Kingaroy Town Hall, Queensland, the Governor-General was represented at the State Funeral for the late Lady Florence Isabel Bjelke-Petersen, by Honorary Aide-de-Camp Group Captain Simon Sauer AM CSC ADC.