The Administrator, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC visited the CSIRO Food Innovation Centre in Werribee.
Later, the Administrator received the call of Captain Michael Oborn RAN, Commanding Officer, HMAS Cerberus.
Mr Howard led a tour of the State Apartments for students from the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School.
The Administrator, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC and Mr Anthony Howard QC attended the 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup at which the Administrator presented the Cup to the winning connections.
The Administrator, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Mr Antonio Polidura, Consul-General of Spain.
Later, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, the Administrator hosted the annual Government HouseMelbourne Cup Eve Reception.
The Hon. Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, assumed the Administration of the Commonwealth of Australia.
The Hon. Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, and Mr Anthony Howard QC, attended the VRC Derby Day.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received Mr Paul Little AO, and then HE Mr Mark Sofer, Ambassador of Israel.
Later, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, the Governor hosted the Order of Australia Bravery Awards before opening the Australia-China Youth Dialogue.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Mr John Caldwell, Chair, and Ms Karen Bryant, CEO, Midsumma Festival.
The Governor, as Patron, with Mr Anthony Howard QC, hosted a meeting with the Victorian 2009 Bushfires Ten Year Anniversary Advisory Panel.
Later, the Governor, accompanied by Mr Howard, spoke at the Victoria Racing Club's Chairman's Dinner.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard QC toured Titomic Manufacturing in Mount Waverley. Later, they hosted a dinner for Victorian religious leaders.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council before issuing the Writs for the 2018 Victorian Election.
Mr Anthony Howard QC led a tour of the State Apartments for students from Kolbe Catholic College.
Later, with Mr Howard, the Governor, as Patron, hosted a reception for the 125th Anniversary of St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne.
The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of His Excellency Mr Kwok Fook Seng, High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to Australia, and then Mr Gerard Seeber, Commissioner for Victoria to the Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
Mr Anthony Howard QC led a tour of the State Apartments for the Victorian and Tasmanian Youth Cancer Advisory Board.
Later, the Governor, with Mr Howard, hosted a reception for delegates of the International Mining and Resources Conference.