On Monday 16 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as Patron, hosted a morning tea for the Voluntary Guides of the Australian War Memorial.

On Monday 16 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as Patron, hosted a morning tea for the Voluntary Guides of the Australian War Memorial.

On Saturday 14 June 2008, at The Australian Club, Melbourne, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the President, Mr Andrew Guy, attended The Australian Club 130th Anniversary Gala Ball.

On Saturday 14 June 2008, at The Australian Club, Melbourne, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the President, Mr Andrew Guy, attended The Australian Club 130th Anniversary Gala Ball.

On Thursday 12 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery received a farewell call from the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, His Excellency Dr Lubomir Todorov and Mrs Meiko Uemukai.

On Thursday 12 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery received a farewell call from the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria, His Excellency Dr Lubomir Todorov and Mrs Meiko Uemukai.

On Wednesday 11 June 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC received the former President of the World Bank Group, Mr James Wolfensohn AO, who remained overnight as a houseguest.

Earlier, at Wests Rugby Club, Belconnen, ACT, Her Excellency Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guest speaker, attended the University of the Third Age ACT Belconnen Current Affairs Group meeting.

On Tuesday 10 June 2008, at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms, Bungendore, NSW, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the Co-Owners, Mr Tony Coote AM and Ms Toni Dale, received an overview on sustainable farming techniques and natural sequence farming.

On Saturday 7 June 2008, at the Royal Military College of Australia, Duntroon, ACT, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, attended The Trooping of The Queen's Colour Parade in honour of Her Majesty the Queen's Official Birthday, at which the Governor-General reviewed the Parade.

On Friday 6 June 2008, at Government House, Hobart, Their Excellencies the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Prior, invested the Governor of Tasmania, His Excellency The Honourable Peter Underwood AO, as a Knight of Grace, and Mrs Frances Underwood as a Dame of Grace in the Order of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem.

On Thursday 5 June 2008, at Government House, Hobart, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Senior Patron of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia, presented Miss Melissa Maree Quilliam with the 2007 Clarke Medal and Rupert Wilks Trophy.

In the evening, at Parliament House, Hobart, Their Excellencies, as guests of the Premier of Tasmania, The Honourable David Bartlett MP, attended a civic reception hosted in their honour.

On Wednesday 4 June 2008, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery commenced an official visit to Tasmania.

In the evening, at Government House, Hobart, Their Excellencies attended a State Farewell Dinner hosted in their honour by the Governor of Tasmania, His Excellency The Honourable Peter Underwood AO and Mrs Frances Underwood.

On Tuesday 3 June 2008, at Kooyong, Melbourne, Their Excellencies, the Governor-General Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC and Mrs Marlena Jeffery, as guests of the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Gerard Menses, visited the Vision Australia Victorian Head Office at which the Governor-General delivered an address and presented bursaries to visually impaired Victorian tertiary students.