On Friday 25 September 2015, at Holland Park, Brisbane, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Vice President, Queensland Meals on Wheels, Mr David Trigg, visited the Holland Park and District Meals on Wheels facility and met with volunteers and staff.
At Clementi, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of Minister S. Iswaran, visited the ‘50 Bridges’ 50th wall art installation, at which the Governor-General applied the finishing strokes of paint on the mural.
At the Australian International School, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Principal, Australian International School, Mr Andre Casson, participated in a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the laying of the foundation stone of the Early Learning Centre currently under construction.
On Wednesday 23 September 2015, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove as guests of the Director, Dr Nigel Taylor, attended an Orchid Naming Ceremony at which an orchid was named in their honour: Dendrobium Peter Lynne Cosgrove, before viewing the National Orchid Garden and Prisoner of War steps.
At Kranji Cemetery, Singapore, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove lay a wreath at the Kranji War Memorial, honouring the men and women who died during World War II.
On Tuesday 22 September 2015, at Kranji Cemetery, Singapore, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove lay a wreath at the Kranji War Memorial, honouring the men and women who died during World War II.
Afterwards, at Sembawang Air Base, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Singapore Chief of Air Force, Major General Hoo Cher Mou, visited 126 Squadron and undertook a viewing of Singapore by helicopter.
At the Singapore Zoo, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chairman, Mandai Safari Parks Holdings, Mr S Dhanabalan and Acting Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Zoo, Dr Cheng Wen Haur, viewed the Koala Exhibit and met with Australian school children from Avondale Grammar School.
At the Istana, the Governor-General met with the Prime Minister, the Honourable Lee Hsien Loong.
At the Australian High Commission, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Australian High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore, His Excellency Mr Philip Green and the President, Australian Alumni Singapore, Mr Christopher Cheah, attended an alumni ‘homecoming’ reception for Singaporean graduates of Australian universities.
The Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General issued the Oaths and Affirmations of Executive Councillor and Office to the newly appointed Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries.
