Vice-Regal Notes

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, presided over a meeting of the Executive Council, before receiving the call of Mr Kwok Fook Seng, High Commissioner of Singapore, and Mrs Pearl Kwok.

Later, the Governor received the call of Brad Rowse, Chief Executive Officer of Melbourne City Football Club, before, with Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, hosting a reception for the participants of the 2022 AmCham Global Leadership Academy.

In the evening, the Governor and Mr Howard hosted a welcome dinner for Jaime Martin, Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Lord Ian Botham Kt OBE, Trade Envoy of the United Kingdom, Lady Kathryn Botham, and Steph Lysaght, British Consul-General.

Later, the Governor received the call of Her Excellency Dr Nariman Mohd Sharif Abdullah AlMulla, Consul-General of the United Arab Emirates.

In the evening, the Governor, accompanied by Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, attended a dinner held by His Excellency Mr Shingo Yamagami, Ambassador of Japan, and Mrs Yamagami, at the home of Mr Junji Shimada, Consul-General of Japan, and Mrs Shimada.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, hosted the Queen's Scout and Queen's Guide Presentation Ceremony.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, attended Archie 100: A Century of the Archibald Prize Exhibition at the Geelong Gallery.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, received the call of members of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Women's Art Group.

Mr Anthony Howard AM QC led members of the Art Gallery of New South Wales Women's Art Group on a tour of the State Apartments.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Paul Little AO, Chair, and Andrew Westacott, CEO, of the Australian Grand Prix, before receiving the call of the Rabbi Glasman AM.

In the evening, the Governor and Mr Howard hosted a dinner with Richard Goyder AO, Chairman of the AFL Commission, and Janine Goyder, and Mike Fitzpatrick AO, former Chairman of the AFL Commission, and Helen Sykes.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, presided over a meeting of the Executive Council, before receiving the call of the Hon Mitch Fifield, Australia's Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the United Nations.

In the evening, the Governor, accompanied by Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, delivered the keynote speech to a group of community leaders at The Australian Club.

In the afternoon, Mr Howard led students from Tintern Grammar School on a tour of the State Apartments.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, hosted a reception for the 2022 participants in The Observership Program.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, hosted a meeting with the Victorian Secretary's Board, before later attending the State Memorial Service for the Hon Andrew Peacock AC GCL.

The Governor, the Hon Linda Dessau AC, visited the Melbourne Hebrew Congregation, before receiving the call of Matt Pieri, Victoria's 2016 Rhodes Scholar, and Francesca Evans.