Notes on the program of the Governor of Victoria.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, attended the Worawa Aboriginal College Presentation Day.
Later, the Governor and Mr Howard hosted a round table and a reception to launch the 2019 Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, farewelled Her Excellency Mrs Menna Rawlings CMG, British High Commissioner to Australia.
The Governor then received Mr Joey Borensztajn, President, Australian Friends of Yad Vashem.
Mr Howard, as Patron in Chief, attended the Lighthouse Foundation Community Celebration.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, hosted the Peace and Prosperity Kitchen Garden reception before they attended the swearing in of the Hon. Justice William Alstergren and the Hon. Justice Robert McClelland, as Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice of the Family Court of Australia.
They hosted a Science Public Lecture, and then a dinner with Her Excellency, Mrs Menna Rawlings CMG, British High Commissioner.
The Hon Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, and Mr Anthony Howard QC returned to Victoria.
During at Official Visit to Hong Kong, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, accompanied by Mr Anthony Howard QC, spoke at the AustCham Hong Kong Breakfast, before they attended a Greater Bay Area lunch meeting.
They visited the Hong Kong Science and Tech Park, and then attending the Hong Kong Business of Design Week Gala Dinner, where the Governor gave an address.
On an Official Visit to Hong Kong, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, toured the Business of Design Week Exhibits with the Hon. Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor GMB GBS, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
The Governor, accompanied by Mr Howard, addressed the Business of Design Week Opening and launched The Melbourne Pavilion. They attended a lunch hosted by the Australian Consul-General to Hong Kong, Ms Michaela Browning.
Later, the Governor met with Professor Eric Yim Chi-ming JP, Chairman of the Hong Kong Design Centre and then, accompanied by Mr Howard, attended the opening of The Mills Precinct.
On an Official Visit to Hong Kong, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, met with Mr Tim Dillon, Victorian Commissioner to Greater China, and Mr Allen Kwok, Victorian Government Trade and Investment Chief Representative in Hong Kong, before visiting the Bendigo Dragon Workshop.
Later, the Governor launched the Melbourne Fashion Showcase at Hong Kong Business of Design Week.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, departed Victoria on an Official Visit to Hong Kong to attend Hong Kong Business of Design Week.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received Major General David Coghlan AM, outgoing Head of Land Systems, Australian Defence Force, and Major General Andrew Bottrell CSC DSM, incoming Head of Land Systems, Australian Defence Force.
Then, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, the Governor farewelled the Term 4 Peace and Prosperity Kitchen Garden Program participants and Mr Howard led a tour of the State Apartments for the Kitchen Garden participants.
The Hon Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, and Mr Anthony Howard QC attended a farewell reception for the Principal of Wesley College, Dr Helen Drennen AM.