On Wednesday 5 October 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended, and the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, conducted an investiture ceremony.
In the afternoon, the Governor-General received the Ambassador-designate to the French Republic, Mr Ric Wells.
On Saturday 1 October 2011, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as guests of the Chairman of the Australian Football League Commission, Mr Mike Fitzpatrick, attended the Australian Football League 2011 Toyota Grand Final Official Luncheon and Match.
On Friday 30 September 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received the Ambassador-designate to the Argentine Republic, Ms Patricia Holmes.
Afterwards, at the Gallery of Australian Design, Canberra, Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, as Patron, and accompanied by the Ambassador of the Italian Republic, His Excellency Mr Gian Ludovico de Martino di Montegiordano, visited the exhibition Freeform Thinking: Sculptural Works by Sante Monachesi.
On Thursday 29 September 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC presided at a meeting of the Federal Executive Council.
Afterwards, the Governor-General, as Patron, and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE, hosted a lunchtime reception for Australian Police Legatees to mark National Police Remembrance Day.
On Wednesday 28 September 2011, at Admiralty House, Sydney, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC, as Patron, hosted a roundtable discussion and lunch for the Puuya Foundation.
On Tuesday 27 September 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC received from His Excellency Dr Christoph Müller, Letters of Credence accrediting him as the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Ambassador was accompanied by Mr Matthias Sonn (Minister) and Lieutenant Colonel Bernd Pfaffenbach (Defence Attaché).
On Monday 26 September 2011, at Sydney International Airport, the Governor-General was represented at the arrival to Australia of the President of the Republic of Nauru, His Excellency the Honourable Marcus Stephen MP, by Captain Jay Bannister ADC RAN, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Sunday 25 September 2011, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC met with visitors at the Government House Australiana Fund Open Day.
On Friday 23 September 2011, at St John's Anglican Cathedral, Brisbane, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC was represented at the State Funeral Service for the Honourable David Francis Jull, by Colonel Dennis Scanlan CSM RFD ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
On Monday 19 September 2011, at Brisbane International Airport, the Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC, was represented at the departure from Australia of the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, His Excellency Sir Frank Ofagioro Kabui CSI CMG OBE, by Group Captain Guy Burton ADC, an Honorary Aide-de-Camp.
