On Monday 6 October 2008, at the Riverside Motel, Bourke, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE received a brief on irrigation and semi-arid farming by the owner of Prattenville Farm, Mr Tony Thompson.
Afterwards, at St Ignatious Primary School, Bourke, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, in recognition of World Teachers' Day, attended an afternoon tea with the Sisters of Charity and teachers of St Ignatious Primary School. Later, at the Bourke City Council Chambers, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce received a briefing on water management in the Murray Darling Basin by the Chairman of the Office of Rural Financial Counselling Service, Mr Cec Dorrington.
Afterwards, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General received Professor Ross Garnaut AO. Later, the Governor-General received the Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Mr Glenn Stevens.
On Thursday 2 October 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received from His Excellency Mr Carlos Sanchez De Boado Y De La Valgoma, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Salvador Maspock (Minister-Counsellor), Mr Carlos Aragon (Counsellor) and Captain Eduardo Bernal (Defence Liaison Officer), Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain. The Governor-General and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE also received Mrs Elena Torreguitar Delpech.
On Wednesday 1 October 2008, at Commonwealth Park, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Exhibit Head Gardener, Mr Andrew Forster, toured the Floriade Precinct.
In the evening, at Government House, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted a reception for members of the Early Childhood Australia Council.
On Tuesday 30 September 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended a ceremony at which the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, invested His Excellency the Honourable Justice Kevin Parker AC RFD with the insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia.
On Monday 29 September 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Acting Chief of Protocol, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ms Pamela O'Grady.
On Sunday 28 September 2008, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency the Honourable Anote Tong MP by Colonel Bill Monfries ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Sunday 28 September 2008, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of the President of the Republic of Kiribati, His Excellency the Honourable Anote Tong MP by Colonel Bill Monfries ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Saturday 27 September 2008, at Government House, Victoria, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE met with the Governor of Victoria, Professor David de Kretser AC and Mrs Jan de Kretser.
Later, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce, as guests of the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Football League, Mr Andrew Demetriou, attended the official luncheon and the 2008 Toyota AFL Grand Final Match: Geelong versus Hawthorn.
On Friday 26 September 2008, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, His Excellency Mr Niek van Zutphen and the Director, Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Hague, Mr Joop Scheffers.
In the evening, the Governor-General and and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE hosted a reception for members of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery.