Notes on the program of the Governor of Victoria.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, received the call of Professor Aunty Eleanor Bourke AM, Chair, and Travis Lovett, Commissioner, Yoorrook Justice Commission, and Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg, Co-Chairs of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, marking the conclusion of the Yoorrook Justice Commission process.
Then, the Governor received the call of the Honourable Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of the State of Michigan, and Quentin Messer Jr, CEO, Michigan Economic Development Corporation.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, received the call of Professor Sharon Pickering, Vice-Chancellor, Monash University.
Following this, the Governor hosted a morning tea to celebrate Victorian recipients of the 2025 John Monash Scholarship, where she delivered an address to mark the occasion.
In the afternoon, the Governor welcomed Kitchen Garden Program participants from the Coolibah Social Connections Hub to Government House.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, received the call of Dame Sarah MacIntosh DCMG, British High Commissioner to Australia, Catherine West MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), and Steph Lysaght, Consul General of the United Kingdom, before hosting a reception in honour of the visit of the High Commissioner and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State.
In the morning at Government House, members of the CWA Mentone visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments and Kitchen Garden.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, met with the Honourable Danny Pearson MP, Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs, and Minister for Finance.
In the morning at Government House, members of the Traralgon Combined Probus Group visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments and Kitchen Garden.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, received the call of Kristen Hammond, President, and Tim Ryan, CEO, Lord Somers Camp and Power House.
In the afternoon, the Governor received the call of Brett Hosking, Chair and President, Victorian Farmers Federation.
In the evening, the Governor hosted a reception to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Fitted for Work, where she delivered an address to mark the occasion.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.
Following this, the Governor, as Patron of St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria, visited Ozanam House, where she met with Michael Quinn, State President, St Vincent de Paul Society, before being escorted on a tour of the facilities and meeting with volunteers.
Later, the Governor visited the Royal Children’s Hospital, where she met with Dr Rowena Coutts, Chair, and Dr Peter Steer, CEO, before viewing a demonstration in the Simulation Centre.
Then, the Governor was escorted to the Royal Children’s Hospital Historical Room, before visiting the Cockatoo Ward where she met with staff and patients.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, hosted a reception to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Baptcare, where she delivered an address to mark the occasion.
In the morning at Government House, members of the public visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments and Kitchen Garden.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, received the call of the Honourable Jacinta Allan MP, Premier of Victoria.
Following this, the Governor received the welcome call of Pradeepa Seram, Consul-General of Sri Lanka.
In the evening, the Governor hosted the Governor of Victoria Startup Awards, where she delivered an address and presented recipients with their awards.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, met with the Honourable Chief Justice Richard Niall, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Victoria, and the Honourable Justice Karin Emerton, President of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, before hosting the swearing-in of the Honourable Justice Melinda Richards as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Honourable Chief Judge Amanda Chambers as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
Following this, the Governor welcomed Scarecrow Program participants from Yarrabah School and Hume Valley School to Government House.
In the afternoon, the Governor received the call of Nye Coffey, Victorian State Manager, Australian Electoral Commission, to certify Victorian Senators to serve in the Senate of the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia.