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G20 Summit Heads of State arrivals; Visit to G20 Operations Centre; Meeting with G20 Volunteers; G20 briefing

On Friday 14 November 2014, at Brisbane Airport, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Indonesia, His Excellency Mr Joko Widodo.

Afterwards, in Brisbane, the Governor-General, as guest of the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, met with staff and volunteers at the G20 Operations Centre.

Federal Executive Council; Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne commemorative ceremony; Shrine of Remembrance tour; Official opening of the Main Ridge Rural Fire station; Australasian College of Road Safety awards ceremony

On Thursday 13 November 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.

Afterwards, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, the Governor-General, as a guest of the Chairman, Mr Ken Harrison, attended a commemorative ceremony in honour of the ANZAC centenary and planted a Gallipoli Oak.

Morning tea for Legacy Club of Canberra widows

On Wednesday 12 November 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a morning tea for Legacy Club of Canberra widows.

Earlier, at Brisbane Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Mr Jacob Zuma, by Mr Stephen Murtagh, Deputy Official Secretary to the Governor-General.