On Saturday 17 October 2009, in Kenmore, Brisbane, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE visited the Iona Retirement Village at which the Governor-General officially opened the 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Garden Party.

On Saturday 17 October 2009, in Kenmore, Brisbane, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE visited the Iona Retirement Village at which the Governor-General officially opened the 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Garden Party.

On Friday 16 October 2009, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the Yalari Fundraising Dinner, at which the Governor-General, as Patron, delivered an address.

On Friday 16 October 2009, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the Yalari Fundraising Dinner, at which the Governor-General, as Patron, delivered an address.

On Thursday 15 October 2009, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the founder of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC; Author, Mr Richard Hamlin; and Executive Officer of the Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, Mr James Grainger.

On Thursday 15 October 2009, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the founder of the Addis Ababa Fistula Hospital, Dr Catherine Hamlin AC; Author, Mr Richard Hamlin; and Executive Officer of the Hamlin Fistula Relief and Aid Fund, Mr James Grainger.

On Wednesday 14 October 2009, in Liverpool, New South Wales, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General officially unveiled the new Liverpool War Memorial.

In the afternoon, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a reception to mark the retirement of Ms Wendy McCarthy AO from the Boards of Plan International and Plan International Australia.

On Tuesday 13 October 2009, at the William Angliss Conference Centre, Melbourne, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the 2009 Court Network Conference, at which the Governor-General, as Patron, delivered the keynote address.

On Monday 12 October 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Peter Tesch.

In the evening, at Old Parliament House, Canberra, the Governor-General attended the 80th Annual General Meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association of Canberra. Earlier, at Government House, Canberra, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE received the Director of Design from the Canberra Institute of Technology, Mr Peter de Dekker.

On Saturday 10 October 2009 in Pokolbin, New South Wales, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of Mrs Imelda Roche AO and Mr Bill Roche AM, attended a ceremony at the Hunter Valley Gardens, at which the Governor-General unveiled two new sculptures in the Grandmothers' Garden.

On Friday 9 October 2009 at the National Press Club, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC presented the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants' 2009 Leadership in Government Award.

Later, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General received a farewell call by the Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, His Excellency Mr Belramoul Kamerzermane.

Later, at the National Capital Authority, Canberra, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a meeting of the Lindsay Pryor National Arboretum Reference Group.

On Wednesday 7 October 2009 at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received a farewell call by the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr Murat N. Ersavci. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mrs Zeynep M. Ersavci.