At the RG Casey Building, Canberra, the Governor-General, as Patron and guest of the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Honourable Julie Bishop MP, attended a New Colombo Plan scholarship presentation dinner, where he awarded 40 inaugural scholarships and announced the New Colombo Plan Fellows for 2014.
On Tuesday 24 June 2014, at Kununurra District High School, Western Australia, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), as Patron of the Clontarf Foundation, and Lady Cosgrove, viewed a training session at the East Kimberley Clontarf Academy, and as guests of the Academy Director, Mr Andrew McDonagh, attended a breakfast with students.
Afterwards, the Governor-General, as guest of the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Nick Thomas, visited the Wunan Foundation and received a Transitional Housing brief from Ms Cherie McAdam and Ms Michelle Brett.
On Monday 23 June 2014, at Emma Gorge, El Questro Wilderness Park, Western Australia, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove as guests of the General Manager, Ms Lori Litwack, attended a breakfast and met with staff.
Afterwards, in Wyndham, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ken Riddiford, visited the Ngnowar Aerwah Aboriginal Corporation.
At Emma Gorge, El Questro Wilderness Park, in the Kimberley region, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the General Manager, Ms Lori Litwack, attended a breakfast and met with staff and visitors.
On Sunday 22 June 2014, in Kununurra, Western Australia, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove attend a service at St James Anglican Church.
Afterwards, at Celebrity Tree Park, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove planted a commemorative tree at a community morning tea hosted in their honour by the Shire President, Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire, Councillor John Moulden.
At Celebrity Tree Park, Kununurra, as guests of the Shire President, Shire of Wyndham–East Kimberley, Councillor John Moulden, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove attended a tree planting ceremony and community morning tea.
At the Ord-East Kimberley Expansion Project, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove visited the Ord Stage 2 development, as guests of the CEO and the General Manager, Kimberley Agriculture Investment, Mr Yin and Mr Jim Engelke, respectively.
At the Mount Romance Sandalwood factory, as guests of the Executive Director, TFS Corporation, Mr Frank Wilson, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove viewed Australian sandalwood products produced in Kununurra.
At the Western Australia Department of Agriculture and Food Research Station, Kununurra, as guests of the Manager, Mr Mark Warmington, the Governor-General and Lady Cosgrove viewed crop research advancing agricultural and food industries within the state.
On Saturday 21 June 2014, at Nitmiluk National Park, Northern Territory, the Governor-General, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd), and Lady Cosgrove, as guests of the Chair of the Jawoyn Association Aboriginal Corporation, Ms Lisa Mumbin, and the Chair of Nitmiluk Tours, Ms Jane Runyu, met with Jawoyn Elders and Park Rangers during a visit to Nitmiluk Gorge.
