On Saturday 21 March 2015, at The Strand, Townsville, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, reviewed the Townsville Operation Slipper Welcome Home Parade.

Afterwards, at Anzac Park, Townsville, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended the Townsville Operation Slipper Commemorative Service, at which the Governor-General delivered the keynote address.

At The Strand, Townsville, QLD, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, reviewed the Townsville Operation SLIPPER Welcome Home Parade.

On Friday 20 March 2015, at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Officer Commanding, Australia’s Federation Guard, Major Francois Nozaic, attended a morning tea at which the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, presented awards to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Guard.

On Friday 20 March 2015, at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Officer Commanding, Australia’s Federation Guard, Major Francois Nozaic, attended a morning tea to celebrate the 15th Birthday of the Guard.

At the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, ACT, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Officer Commanding, Australia’s Federation Guard, Major Francois Nozaic, attended a morning tea to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Guard.

On Thursday 19 March 2015, at Martin Place, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove met with staff preparing for the official reopening of the Lindt Chocolate Café.

On Wednesday 18 March 2015, at Park Hyatt, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chief Executive Officer, Ms Pam Brown, attended the Kookaburra Kids lunch where Lady Cosgrove was announced as an Ambassador of the organisation.

Afterwards, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove hosted an afternoon tea for the Centre for Social Impact.

On Tuesday 17 March 2015, at Gungahlin Homestead, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) as guest of the Chairman, Soldier On, Lieutenant General Professor Peter Leahy AC (Retd), opened the relocated Robert Poate Reintegration and Recovery Centre and National Soldier On Headquarters.

At Gungahlin Homestead, Crace, ACT, the Governor-General, together with Mr Hugh Poate and Mrs Janny Poate, opened the relocated Robert Poate Reintegration and Recovery Centre and National Soldier On Headquarters.

At Admiralty House, Sydney, NSW, the Governor-General received the Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr Nguyen Tan Dung.