2026 USI ACT - Blamey Oration
Thu, 26 Nov
|Australian War Memorial
The USI-ACT is honoured to welcome General the Honorable Sir Peter John Cosgrove AK AC(Mil) CVO MC (Retd) as the distinguished speaker for the 2026 Blamey Oration.


Time & Location
26 Nov 2026, 6:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Australian War Memorial, Treloar Cres, Campbell ACT 2612, Australia
About the event
Dress: Mess Dress/ Black Tie With Miniatures
2026 Blamey Oration Speaker
The USI-ACT is honoured to welcome Sir Peter Cosgrove as the distinguished speaker for the 2026 Blamey Oration.
Peter Cosgrove, along with his wife Lynne, served as the 26th Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia. Following his retirement in 2019 2019 Sir Peter was further honoured as a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by Her Majesty the Queen.
He is widley known for his earlier career in the Australian Defnece Force - serving in Malaysia and Vietnam before coming to greater public prominance as Commander of INTERFET in East Timor. He retired as Chief of the Defence Force in 2005 and went onto serve on several corporate boards before becoming Governor General.
Tickets
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