On Thursday 28 June 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received alumni of the Women’s College of the University of Sydney, Ms Sarah Gavel, Ms Helen Nicholson, Ms Kathryn Minehan and Ms Sarah Salter.

In the evening, the Governor-General as Patron, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a reception for the Mawson’s Huts Foundation.

On Wednesday 27 June 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received from His Excellency Dr Helmut Böck, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Thorsten Eisingerich (Minister-Counsellor). The Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE also received Mrs Barbara Böhm-Böck and Master Sebastian Böck.

On Wednesday 27 June 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received from His Excellency Dr Helmut Böck, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Thorsten Eisingerich (Minister-Counsellor). The Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE also received Mrs Barbara Böhm-Böck and Master Sebastian Böck.

The Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce met Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 2012 graduate trainees at Government House in Canberra.

Ms Bryce spoke with the graduate trainees and wished them every success for their careers.

On Tuesday 26 June 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a morning tea for the new intake of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade graduates.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Mr Matthew Anderson PSM.

Later, the Governor-General received the Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, Ms Helen Conway.

On Tuesday 26 June 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a morning tea for the new intake of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade graduates.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the High Commissioner to the Solomon Islands, Mr Matthew Anderson PSM.

Later, the Governor-General received the Director of the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, Ms Helen Conway.

On Monday 25 June 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, received the Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Mr Martin Quinn.

Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, received the Chief Executive of the Australian Council of Recycling, the Honourable Rod Welford and Ms Gayle Morton.

Later, the Governor-General received the Chief Executive Officer of LifeCircle Australia, Ms Brynnie Goodwill and a former Chair of LifeCircle Australia, Ms Jocelyn Murphy AM.

The Governor-General farewelled Australian veterans from Bomber Command who will attend a dedication ceremony for the Bomber Command Memorial in London on June 28.

Ms Bryce and Mr Michael Bryce joined the 31 veterans for the Bomber Command Commemorative Mission farewell dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel in Sydney. Speaking to the veterans, the Governor-General expressed her admiration, respect and affection for their service and sacrifices on behalf of all Australians.

On Saturday 23 June 2012, at the Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, the Honourable Warren Snowdon MP, attended a farewell dinner for the Bomber Command Commemorative Mission to the United Kingdom.

On Tuesday 19 June 2012, at the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, as guest of the Gallery Director, Mr Tony Ellwood and the Director of Philip Bacon Galleries, Mr Phillip Bacon AM, attended a lunch.

Afterwards, at the Wesley Research Institute, the Governor-General, as guest of Professor Elizabeth Blackburn AC, attended the seminar, ‘Telomeres and Telomerase: Implication for Understanding Cancer and Ageing in Humans’.