At Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce hosted a farewell morning tea for Defence, Service and Veterans organisations.
On Tuesday 25 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a farewell morning tea for Defence, Service and Veterans organisations, at which the Governor-General launched the book ‘Stoker’s Submarine’ by Ms Elizabeth Brenchley.
Afterwards, the Governor-General, as Colonel-in Chief of the Royal Australian Medical Corps, presented awards to Captain Kelly Dunne, Warrant Officer Class Two Scott Sandell and Private Billinda Sherwood.
At Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce hosted a farewell community afternoon tea.
On Monday 24 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a farewell community afternoon tea.
Afterwards, the Governor-General received former judge of the Queensland Court of Appeal, the Honourable Justice Margaret White AO.
At Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce hosted a farewell lunch.
On Sunday 23 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a farewell lunch.
On Friday 21 February 2014, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO, hosted a dinner reception for the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.
On Wednesday 19 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted an investiture ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, presented Mr Tim Fairfax AC with the insignia of Companion of the Order of Australia. Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a dinner in honour of Mr Fairfax.
As Commander-in-Chief, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO presented a posthumous Victoria Cross for Australia to the parents of Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG, Mr Doug and Mrs Kaye Baird, in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, the Minister for Defence, representative of the Chief Justice, the Chief of the Defence Force, Parliamentary representatives and other senior personnel at an Investiture Ceremony at Government House, Canberra.
Corporal Baird’s official citation reads:
On Tuesday 18 February 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted an investiture ceremony to award a posthumous Victoria Cross for Australia to the parents of Corporal Cameron Baird VC MG.
