On Sunday 30 October 2011, at Government House, Melbourne, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended an Investiture Ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Prior of the Order of St John, invested the Governor of Victoria, His Excellency Mr Alex Chernov AO, as the Deputy Prior of the Order of St John for the State of Victoria, and Mrs Elizabeth Chernov as a Dame of Grace.

On Saturday 29 October 2011, at Perth International Airport, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, attended the departure from Australia of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

On Friday 28 October 2011, at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Prime Minister, the Honourable Julia Gillard MP, attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2011 Opening Ceremony.

Afterwards, at the Parmelia Hilton Hotel, Perth, the Governor-General, as guest of the Chair, Dr Casta Tungaraza, attended the first Round Table Forum of the African Women’s Council of Australia, and delivered an address.

On Thursday 27 October 2011, at the Richardson Hotel, Perth, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO received the Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates, Her Excellency Reem Ebrahim Al Hashemi, and the Founder of Mahboba's Promise, Ms Mahboba Rawi.

Afterwards, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, the Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a reception in support of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Parallel event “Empowering Women to Lead”, at which the Governor-General gave an address.

Governor-General's Investiture; Departure of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh from Canberra; Credentials; State Dinner in Honour of the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

On Wednesday 26 October 2011, at Government House, Canberra, Her Majesty The Queen was pleased to confer the honour of Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC.

On Tuesday 25 October 2011, at Government House, Canberra, Her Majesty The Queen was pleased to confer the honour of Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on Mr Stephen Brady, Official Secretary to the Governor-General, and the Royal Victorian Medal on Mr Andy Botto.

On Monday 24 October 2011, at St Thomas More's Primary School, Campbell, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, in recognition of Children's Week, and as guest of the Principal, Ms Margaret Pollard, met with kindergarten children and conducted a book reading.

Lunch in honour of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh; St John Ambulance Australian Capital Territory Annual Service of Rededication

On Saturday 22 October 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a reception for alumni of the Commonwealth Study Conferences in the presence of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

On Friday 21 October 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Patron, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a reception to launch the 50th Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in Australia, in the presence of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

Afterwards, at Cranleigh School, Holt, the Governor-General attended the Cranleigh Capital Chemist Art Show, at which the Governor-General delivered the opening address.