On Thursday 18 September 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
On Wednesday 17 September 2014, at Albert Hall, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd) as the Presiding Officer, and Lady Cosgrove, attended a Citizenship Ceremony in recognition of Australian Citizenship Day.
Afterwards, at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort, Dr Lee Kang Hyun, attended the 23rd International Association for Volunteer Effort as part of the World Volunteer Conference.
On Australian Citizenship Day, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a ceremony at Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, at which the Governor-General, as Presiding Officer, welcomed some of Australia’s newest citizens.
At the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the International Association for Volunteer Effort, Dr Lee Kang Hyun, attended the 23rd International Association for Volunteer Effort, World Volunteer Conference Dinner.
On Tuesday 16 September 2014, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, hosted an afternoon tea at which the Governor-General presented Lieutenant General Peter Leahy AC (Retd) with a certificate admitting him as an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building.
On Monday 15 September 2014, at Admiralty House, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron, received the Chairman of Mawson's Huts Foundation, Mr David Jensen AM, and the Director, Mr Greg Holland.
Afterwards, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival in Australia of The King of the Kingdom of Tonga, His Majesty King Tupou VI, by Commander Theodore Wynberg ADC RAN, Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Sunday 14 September 2014, at Garden Island, Sydney, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, attended a service to commemorate the loss of HMAS AE1, at which the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove laid a wreath.
Afterwards, at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Kirribilli, the Governor-General, as Commodore-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Commodore, Mr Malcolm Levy, attended the annual Sailing Season Opening Day, at which the Governor-General fired the ceremonial gun salute.
At Garden Island, Sydney, NSW, the Governor-General, as Commander-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove attended a service to commemorate the loss of HMAS AE1, the first submarine to serve in the Royal Australian Navy, on 14 September 1914, at which the Governor-General read The Ode of Remembrance and together with Lady Cosgrove laid a wreath, before joining descendants and Navy personnel for morning tea.
At the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, Kirribilli, NSW, the Governor-General, as Commodore-in-Chief, and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Commodore, Mr Malcolm Levy, attended the annual Sailing Season Opening Day, at which the Governor-General fired the ceremonial gun salute to officially open the season.
On Friday 12 September 2014, at the Adelaide Showgrounds, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the President of the Royal Agricultural and Horticultural Society of South Australia, Mr Richard Fewster, attended the 2014 Royal Adelaide Show official lunch, at which the Governor-General gave the keynote address.
Afterwards, at Government House, Adelaide, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove met with the Governor of South Australia, His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AO and Mrs Lan Le.