On Thursday 24 January 2019 the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a reception for the 2019 Australian of the Year Award finalists, at Government House, Canberra.
On Wednesday 23 January 2019 the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a reception for the Canada-Australia Public Policy Initiative, at Admiralty House.
On Tuesday 22 January 2019 the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron of the 9RAR Association, and Lady Cosgrove, attended the funeral of Mrs Sue Cole, in Sydney.
On Friday 18 January 2019 the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), attended the Questacon National Invention Convention Finale, hosted by Professor Graham Durrant AM, Director of Questacon and Ms Tamara Niznik, Senior Manager National Networks and Programs, Questacon, at Questacon, Parkes.
On Thursday 17 January 2019, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a reception for the Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School.
On Friday 4 January 2019, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), attended day two of the Domain Test Series, as the guest of Mr Earl Eddings, Chairman, Cricket Australia, at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
On Thursday 3 January 2019, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, attended day one of the Domain Test Series, as guests of Mr Anthony Shepherd AO, Chairman, Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) and Sports Ground Trust, at the SCG.
On Monday 31 December 2018, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted a New Year’s Eve reception for Australian Invictus Games competitors and their families.
On Tuesday 18 December 2018, at Tuckers Chapel, Highton, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), was represented at the State Funeral for the Honourable Gordon Scholes AO, by Group Captain John Adams ADC, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Thursday 13 December 2018, the Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
Later, the Governor-General, as the Commander-in-Chief and Reviewing Officer, and Lady Cosgrove, attended the Australian Defence Force Academy Graduation Parade.
In the afternoon, the Governor-General received His Excellency Mr Sumio Kusaka, Ambassador of Japan for a farewell call.