On Friday 22 January 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Dennis Richardson AO.

On Friday 22 January 2010, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr Dennis Richardson AO.

On Thursday 21 January 2010, at The Powerhouse Hotel, Tamworth, NSW, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General presented an award to Mr John Williamson AM in recognition of his 40 year contribution to Australian country music.

Afterwards, at the Southgate Inn, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce attended a concert by Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill and The Little Hillbillies.

On Wednesday 20 January 2010 in Tamworth, NSW, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE viewed performances and displays along Peel Street as part of the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival.

On Tuesday 19 January 2010, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a lunch in honour of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales KG.

On Monday 18 January 2010 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 Commander Geoffrey Fiedler ADC RAN, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

On Tuesday 22 December 2009 at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the departure from Australia of the Mother of the King of the Kingdom of Tonga, Her Majesty Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho, by Colonel Michael Miller RFD ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

On Sunday 20 December 2009 at Sydney International Airport the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the departure from Australia by the President of the Republic of Nauru, His Excellency the Honourable Marcus Stephen MP, by Brigadier Bruce Cook ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

On Saturday 19 December 2009 at Sydney 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 Brigadier Bruce Cook ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.

On Friday 18 December 2009, in Auchenflower, Queensland, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Patron, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, visited the Hear and Say Centre and attended a morning tea with children who have recently received a cochlear implant.

Afterwards, in Holland Park, the Governor-General, as Patron, attended an afternoon tea with participants of the GROW program. Later, in Fortitude Valley, the Governor-General attended a meeting with the Board and staff of Family Planning Queensland.

On Thursday 17 December 2009, in South Brisbane, Queensland, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Deputy Director, Ms Topaz Conway, visited the Mater Medical Research Institute.

In the afternoon, in Herston, the Governor-General, as Patron of Children's Hospital Foundations Australia, and Mr Bryce, visited patients and staff at the Queensland Royal Children's Hospital. Afterwards, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Director, Professor Michael Good AO, visited the Queensland Institute of Medical Research.