Vice-Regal Notes

The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC hosted a welcome reception for students from 15 of Victoria’s sister schools in Jiangsu Province, China.

The Governor then received the call of the Rt Hon Datuk Amar Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haki, Chief Minister of Sarawak and the Hon Tan Sri Datuk Amar Haji Mohamed Bin Abdul Ghani, State Secretary. Sarawak, Malaysia.

Later, the Governor and Mr Howard hosted a reception for the inaugural Australia-Japan Youth Dialogue.

The Governor presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.

The Governor received the call of Ms Kath Mainland CBE, Chief Executive Officer, and Mr Jonathan Holloway, Artistic Director, Melbourne Festival.

Later, the Governor received the call of Professor Euan Wallace AM, Chief Executive Officer of Safer Care, Victoria, and then received the call of Mr Henry Dow, President, Melbourne Law School Students Society

The Governor received the call of Mr Brett Stevens, Victorian Government Commissioner to South East Asia.

Later, the Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC welcomed Term 3, Peace & Prosperity Garden participants.

On Friday, the Governor, accompanied by Mr Anthony Howard QC, visited the Westbourne Grammar School, Williamstown and launched the School's 150th anniversary history book. Later, the Governor and Mr Howard hosted a Reception to mark Canada's Sesquicentenary and then hosted a dinner in honour of HE Vice Admiral Paul Maddison (Ret'd), High Commissioner of Canada, and Mrs Fay Maddison.

The Governor hosted lunch for Lady Southey AC, former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria. In the evening, the Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC attended the Opening Night of Bell Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice.

The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC visited the Flinders Street Station Project.

The Governor received the call of Mr Stefan Romaniw OAM, Chairman, Australian Federation of Ukrainian Organisations.

The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC, as Patron, hosted the Red Cross Mobile Donor Centre at Government House.

Then, they hosted a reception for the Global Pass, celebrating the 450th anniversary of Rugby School.

The Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable  Marilyn Warren, AC presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.

The Governor received the call of Ms Kristin Stegley OAM Chairman, National Trust of Victoria, and later received the call of Professor Abdullah Saeed AM Director, National Centre of Excellence of Islamic Studies, University of Melbourne.