Governor-General's Program

2013

May 2013

  • 20 May 2013

    Opening of ‘Getting a Life’ Intentional Community
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  • 19 May 2013

    Morning tea for the Sydney Women’s College alumni; Canberra International Music Festival
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  • 17 May 2013

    Credentials Ceremonies; Canberra International Music Festival
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  • 16 May 2013

    Federal Executive Council; Morning tea for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade graduate trainees; Reception for National Council Members and delegates attending the Museums Australia National Conference
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  • 15 May 2013

    Lunch for the European Australian Business Council delegation; Dinner for the Australian Bravery Council
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  • 14 May 2013

    Regional visit to Orange and Bathurst
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  • 13 May 2013

    Regional visit to Orange
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  • 12 May 2013

    2013 Mother’s Day Classic
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  • 11 May 2013

    Presentation of Honour Distinction to the 17th Construction Squadron; Reception for Foodbank Australia; Opening night performance of ‘The Baulkham Hills African Ladies Troupe’
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  • 10 May 2013

    Launch of McGlade Gallery Art Exhibition; Reception for Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children
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  • 9 May 2013

    2012 Clarke Gold Medal; Meeting with the Board of the Act for Kids; Visit to Karuno Hospice Service
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  • 8 May 2013

    70,000th Student Visitor; Canberra International Music Festival
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  • 7 May 2013

    International Nurses and Midwives Week Remembrance Ceremony
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  • 6 May 2013

    Honorary Australian Citizenship to Mr Raoul Wallenberg
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  • 5 May 2013

    ACT Brumbies versus Canterbury Crusaders rugby match
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  • 4 May 2013

    Canberra Youth Orchestra’s Centenary Concert ‘Genesis’
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  • 3 May 2013

    Brumbies State of the Union Lunch
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  • 2 May 2013

    Ceremonial Welcome and State Lunch for the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
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  • 1 May 2013

    Reception for the Investiture of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander
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April 2013

  • 30 April 2013

    Credentials Ceremonies
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  • 29 April 2013

    Australian Migrant and Refugee Women’s Alliance National Conference Dinner
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  • 26 April 2013

    Welcome Home reception for the third Mateship Trek; State visit to Papua New Guinea
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  • 25 April 2013

    ANZAC Dawn Service, Canberra; ANZAC Day March, Sydney; ANZAC Day Commemoration Service; Coloured Digger Commemorative Service; State visit to Papua New Guinea
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  • 24 April 2013

    Federal Executive Council; ANZAC Eve Requiem Commemoration; State visit to Papua New Guinea
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  • 23 April 2013

    Opening of the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, Penrith; Welcome of the 18th Chancellor of the University of Sydney; The 50th Edition of Ermenegildo Zegna Wool Awards; State Visit to Papua New Guinea
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  • 22 April 2013

    Proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia; Barnardo’s Australia Mother of the Year 2013 NSW State Awards Ceremony; Retirement function for Mr Gary Miller; State Visit to Papua New Guinea
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  • 20 April 2013

    Book Launch of ‘Don’t Let a Spoonbill in the Kitchen’
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  • 19 April 2013

    Investiture Ceremony; Investiture Dinner
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  • 18 April 2013

    Investiture Ceremonies
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  • 17 April 2013

    Launch of ‘For Valour and Gallantry’
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  • 13 April 2013

    Official opening of Redfern Jarjum College; Sydney University Football Club’s 150th Anniversary
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  • 12 April 2013

    Botany Bay Australia Day Regatta and Navigator’s Cup presentation
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  • 11 April 2013

    Federal Executive Council; Opening of Mudgee Town Hall and Library; Investiture; St. Mary’s Annual Parish Dinner; Meeting with Administrator of the UN Development Programme; Business reception
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  • 10 April 2013

    ANZAC Centenary Year Service; Launch of ‘Genderwise Philanthropy - Strengthening Society by Investing in Women and Girls;’ Official opening of AMAZE: The Michael Crouch Gallery; Visit to the United States of America
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  • 9 April 2013

    Morning tea for Australian Community living in the United States of America; Investiture ceremony; Working lunch for Humanitarian affairs and Emergency Relief; Reception for business and institutional leaders
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  • 8 April 2013

    Swearing-in ceremony for Supreme Court Judge; Morning tea for home respite program participants; Loreto Normanhurst School; NSW Police State Crime Command Excellence in Policing Awards
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  • 7 April 2013

    Dedication ceremony for St Leonard’s Catholic Church; 2013 Musica Viva Festival; Visit to the Canadian Ranger Base; Visit to Qikiqtani General Hospital
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  • 6 April 2013

    Presentation of Scout Awards; Ingleburn Horticultural Society and Garden Club 2013 Garden Show; Roundtable discussion on Indigenous Economic Development; Community Reception
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  • 5 April 2013

    RSL ANZAC Art Awards; Crown Autumn Ladies Lunch; Concert at Margaretta College; Wreath laying ceremony; Lunch with women leaders; Tree planting at High Commission; Visit to Rideau High School; Reception for Global Pluralism
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  • 4 April 2013

    Royal Far West lunch; Dinner for members of the Shackleton Epic Leadership Round Table; Visit to Canada
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  • 3 April 2013

    RAAF 92nd Birthday Commemoration Service; Reception for the Australian Medical Students’ Association; Visit to the University of British Colombia; Investiture; Reception for Business and Education Links; Presentation of Endeavour Award Scholarships
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  • 2 April 2013

    Reception for Consular Corps; Visit to Canada
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  • 1 April 2013

    Proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia; Ceremonial wreath presentation; Consulate-General afternoon tea; Visit to Pearl Harbour
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March 2013

  • 31 March 2013

    Afternoon tea for Indigenous Australian Delegation travelling to Canada
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  • 30 March 2013

    First Ladies Exhibition; National Library of Australia
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  • 28 March 2013

    Federal Executive Council; Credentials
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  • 27 March 2013

    Credentials ceremony; Dinner in honour of Dr Graeme Killer AO
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  • 26 March 2013

    Visit to Seymour College; Presentation of the Cancer Council Australia Gold Medal
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  • 25 March 2013

    Federal Executive Council; Swearing-in Ceremony for new Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries
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  • 24 March 2013

    The Smith Family Government House Open Day
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  • 22 March 2013

    Callers
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  • 21 March 2013

    Regional Arts Australia Canberra program launch; Malkara and Cranleigh Schools ‘Hats and High Tea’
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  • 20 March 2013

    Afternoon tea for Global Voices Youth Delegates; Reception for the 2013 National Schools Constitutional Convention
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  • 19 March 2013

    Belconnen Community Services Seniors Expo
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  • 18 March 2013

    Ceremonial Welcome and State Lunch for the President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar
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  • 17 March 2013

    Afternoon tea for the Australian Arab Women Leaders’ Dialogue
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  • 16 March 2013

    University of Melbourne Degree Conferring Ceremony; Lunch with the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Melbourne
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  • 15 March 2013

    Ceremonial Welcome and State Lunch for the President of the Republic of Mozambique
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  • 14 March 2013

    Federal Executive Council; Morning tea for the 2013 National Rally for 1 & 2 Cylinder Cars and Bikes; Tree planting ceremony for the 25th Anniversary of Open Gardens Australia; Presentation of medals to members of the Royal Australian Medical Corps
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  • 13 March 2013

    Callers
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  • 12 March 2013

    Foundation Stone Ceremony; Gender in Defence and Security Leadership Conference afternoon tea; Afternoon tea to mark the visit of Lord and Lady Denman; Clontarf Foundation reception
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  • 12 March 2013

    Canberra Symphony Orchestra Centenary Commission
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  • 12 March 2013

    Memorial Service for Mr Peter Harvey
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  • 8 March 2013

    Morning tea for International Women’s Day at the Children First Foundation Farm; Reception for International Women’s Day at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
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  • 7 March 2013

    Morning tea for International Women’s Day; International Women’s Development Agency ‘Half the Sky’ Concert
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  • 6 March 2013

    Opening of ‘Glorious Days: Australia 1913’ Exhibition
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  • 5 March 2013

    State Funeral for the Honourable Joan Child AO
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  • 4 March 2013

    Call by the Managing Director of the Australian School of Performing Arts
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  • 2 March 2013

    President of the Republic of Kiribati
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  • 1 March 2013

    Federal Executive Council meeting; Reception for the 20th Anniversary of Australia’s Disability Discrimination Act
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February 2013

  • 27 February 2013

    National Indigenous Television Channel; Visit to flood affected Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Kempsey; Launch of 100 Voices; Farewell from the Republic of Korea
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  • 26 February 2013

    The Royal United Services Institute of New South Wales International Defence and Security Dialogue; Ceremony to mark the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War; Round table discussion at EWHA Women’s University; Meeting with the President of the R
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  • 25 February 2013

    Opening of the ‘Multicultural Media at a Crossroads Conference;’ Memorial service for the late Dr Colin Laverty; Republic of Korean Presidential Inauguration Ceremony; Reception at the Australian Embassy in Seoul; Presidential Inauguration Dinner
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  • 24 February 2013

    Visit to United National Command and Demilitarised Zone; Seoul Embassy briefing
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  • 23 February 2013

    Proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia; Visit to National Gallery of Australia; Reception for ‘Values and Visions of Australia’s Governors-General’ seminar
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  • 22 February 2013

    2013 ActewAGL Royal Canberra Show
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  • 21 February 2013

    Australian Academy of Science
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  • 20 February 2013

    Credential Ceremonies; Official Opening of Lady Heydon House
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  • 18 February 2013

    Visit to Wagga Wagga and Coonabarabran
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  • 17 February 2013

    Visit to Wagga Wagga
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  • 16 February 2013

    2013 Shell Prom Concert
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  • 15 February 2013

    Presentation ceremony and reception for the Order of Australia Association Foundation
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  • 14 February 2013

    Federal Executive Council meeting
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  • 13 February 2013

    ‘Onside’ Exhibition
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  • 12 February 2013

    Launch of ANZAD; Presentation ceremony for the 2013 General Sir John Monash Foundation Scholarships
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  • 11 February 2013

    The Diamond Jubilee Trust Australia board meeting and morning tea; ‘Q’ lunch
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  • 10 February 2013

    Service at St. John’s Anglican Cathedral
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  • 9 February 2013

    Moreton Bay College and Moreton Bay Boys’ College School Captain’s Dinner
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  • 8 February 2013

    ‘Capital Women’ Centenary of Canberra event
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  • 7 February 2013

    University of Canberra Lodge Competition meeting
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  • 6 February 2013

    Visit to the bushfire affected areas in Tasmania
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  • 5 February 2013

    Visit to Antarctica
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  • 4 February 2013

    Swearing-in Ceremony for new Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries; Briefing at the Australian Antarctic Division; Dinner with the Governor of Tasmania
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  • 1 February 2013

    Visit to flood affected Grafton and Bundaberg
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January 2013

  • 31 January 2013

    Briefing at AusAID
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  • 30 January 2013

    Visit to flood affected regions in Queensland
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  • 29 January 2013

    Prime Minister’s XI Cricket Match
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  • 28 January 2013

    President of the Republic of Kiribati
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  • 27 January 2013

    Visit to the National Gallery of Victoria
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  • 26 January 2013

    National Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony; 2013 Australian Open Women’s Final
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  • 25 January 2013

    Callers
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  • 24 January 2013

    Reception in honour of the National Finalists of the 2013 Australian of the Year Awards
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  • 16 January 2013

    Opening night performance of Opera Australia’s ‘A Masked Ball’
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  • 14 January 2013

    Lunch for the Minister of Foreign Affairs
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  • 12 January 2013

    Opening night performance of ‘The Secret River’
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  • 11 January 2013

    Federal Executive Council Meeting
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  • 6 January 2013

    Closing night performance of Don’t Take your Love to Town
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  • 5 January 2013

    Day Three of the Sydney Test Match
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  • 3 January 2013

    Day One of the Sydney Test Match
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