Notes on the program of the Governor of Victoria.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, hosted a reception for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons Nobel Peace Prize recipients.
Later, they toured the Scienceworks Gallery in Spotswood.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, met with Mr Matt Finnis, CEO, St Kilda Football Club and board member of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. Later, accompanied by Mr Anthony Howard QC, the Governor opened the new Odyssey House Child and Family Centre.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.
Later, the Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC attended the Carbine Club Annual Dinner.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, met with the Premier, the Hon. Daniel Andrews, before, accompanied by Mr Anthony Howard QC, presiding over the swearing-in of Justice Terry Forrest and Justice Karin Emerton as Judges of the Court of Appeal, Ms Lesley Taylor QC, Mr Steven Moore QC and Mr Andrew Tinney SC as Judges of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Mr Justin Mohamed, Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC visited the Yarra Valley, where they toured the award winning Melbourne Gin Company and Gembrook Hill vineyard and the Coombe Yarra Valley Melba Estate, the former home of Victorian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba GBE.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council before, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, hosting a morning tea for Australia India Institute Alumni.
The Governor and Mr Howard then hosted a performance of Orchestra Victoria Brass Ensemble as part of the Governor's Performance Series.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Laureate Professor Graeme Clark AC, Lasker Laureate.
Mr Anthony Howard QC led a tour of the State Apartments for Indigenous Barristers and Law Students.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, presided over a Special Meeting of the Executive Council before receiving the call of Her Excellency Ms Reem Al Khaled, Assistant Foreign Minister of Kuwait to the Americas.
Then, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, toured the Ghandi exhibit at the Immigration Museum.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC attended the St Petersburg Ballet Theatre performance of Swan Lake.