Governor-General's Program

January 2009

30 January 2009

On Friday 30 January 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Chief of the Defence Force, Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC AFC.

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28 January 2009

On Wednesday 28 January 2009, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Nauru, His Excellency the Honourable Marcus Stephen MP, by Colonel David O’Hagan RFD ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

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27 January 2009

On Tuesday 27 January, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received a farewell call from the Ambassador of Italy, His Excellency Mr Stefano Starace Janfolla and Mrs Marcia Ann Starace Janfolla.

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26 January 2009

On Monday 26 January, at Regatta Point, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended the Australia Day Citizenship and Flag Raising Ceremony at which the Governor-General led the Australian Citizen Affirmation and officially opened Citizenship Place in recognition of 60 years of Australian Citizenship.

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25 January 2009

On Sunday 25 January 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a luncheon for the Australian of the Year finalists.

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24 January 2009

On Saturday 24 January 2009, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a morning tea for students attending Engineering Aid’s Australian Indigenous Engineering Summer School.

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23 January 2009

On Thursday 22 January 2009, at the Sydney Opera House, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, as Patron of the Sydney Festival, attended the Opening Night of Katona Jozsef Theatre’s production of Ivanov.

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23 January 2009

On Friday 23 January 2009, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, as Guests of Honour, attended the NSW Australia Day Luncheon.

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22 January 2009

On Wednesday, 21 January 2009, at Concord Hospital, Sydney, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, as guests of the Asbestos Disease Research Foundation, attended the Official Opening of the Bernie Banton Centre.

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20 January 2009

On Tuesday 20 January 2009, at Verbruggen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE, attended a function at which the Administrator delivered the 2009 Australia Day Address.

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19 January 2009

On Monday 19 January 2009, in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Defence Force, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE visited the Australian Army Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force.

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18 January 2009

On Sunday 18 January 2009 at Tathra Surf Lifesaving Club, Tathra, the Administrator, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, and Sir Nicholas Shehadie AC OBE attended an event at which the Administrator officially started the Tathra Wharf to Waves Race.

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17 January 2009

On Saturday 17 January 2009, following the departure from Australia of the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE on a visit to the Republic of Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Proclamation assuming the Administration of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia was signed by the Governor of New South Wales, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO.

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16 January 2009

On Friday 16 January 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted an Investiture Ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, invested Trooper Mark Donaldson with the insignia of the Victoria Cross for Australia.

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13 January 2009

On Tuesday 13 January 2009, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received Mr Timothy Fairfax AM, a Director of the Fairfax Media Group.

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11 January 2009

On Sunday 11 January 2009, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the departure from Australia of the Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency the Honourable Anand Satyanand PCNZM QSO by Brigadier Bruce Cook ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

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9 January 2009

On Friday 9 January 2009, at Admiralty House, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

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7 January 2009

On Wednesday 7 January 2009, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the arrival in Australia of the Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency the Honourable Anand Satyanand PCNZM QSO by Colonel Michael Miler RFD ADC, and Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

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3 January 2009

On Saturday 3 January 2009, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Chairman of the Sydney Cricket Ground Trust, Mr Rodney Cavalier AO, attended Day One of the 3 Mobile Test Series, Australia versus South Africa.

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