Notes on the program of the Governor of Victoria.
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.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, accompanied by Professor Glyn Davis AC, returned to Victoria, concluding their Official Visit to the United Kingdom.
The Lieutenant-Governor, Professor James Angus AO, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, accompanied by Professor Glyn Davis AC, met with Tim Dillon, Agent-General for Victoria to the United Kingdom and Commissioner to Europe.
While on an Official Visit to the United Kingdom, the Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, and Professor Glyn Davis AC, visited Lord’s Cricket Ground where they were escorted on a tour and received a briefing on plans to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first test match played between Australia and England in 2027.
Following this, the Governor and Professor Davis attended a ‘Friends of Victoria’ event at Lord’s Cricket Ground, where the Governor addressed an audience of business stakeholders, alumni, and members of the Australian and Victorian community in London.
In Victoria, the Lieutenant-Governor, Professor James Angus AO, represented the Governor at the Victorian Aboriginal Remembrance Service at the Shrine of Remembrance, where he laid a wreath of behalf of the people of Victoria.
While on an Official Visit to the United Kingdom, the Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, and Professor Glyn Davis AC, visited the Go-Ahead Group at King’s Cross Railway Station, where they participated in a train ride to observe the operation of new digital signalling technology.
Following this, the Governor and Professor Davis met with John-Arne Røttingen, CEO, Wellcome Trust.
Later, the Governor attended a dinner at Mansion House hosted by Sir Charles Bowman, 690th Lord Mayor of London, and Lady Bowman.
In the morning at Government House, students from Peninsula Grammar visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments and Kitchen Garden.
While on an Official Visit to the United Kingdom, the Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, and Professor Glyn Davis AC, received a briefing from His Excellency the Honourable Stephen Smith, High Commissioner for Australia to the United Kingdom.
Following this, the Governor visited the King’s Cross development precinct, where they were escorted on a tour and received a briefing from representatives from AustralianSuper.
In the afternoon, the Governor and Professor Davis met with The Right Honourable the Lord Spellar PC, United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Australia.
Later, the Governor and Professor Davis visited the Spitalfields project site, where they met with Dominic Richards OAM, Co-founder and Chair, Our Place and Chair, The King’s Foundation Australia, before receiving a briefing on the two developments delivered by the Kings Foundation – Spitalfields, London and Poundbury, Dorset.
In the evening, the Governor and Professor Davis attended a defence industry roundtable dinner hosted by the High Commissioner for Australia to the United Kingdom at Stoke Lodge, the official residence of the Australian High Commissioner to the UK.
The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, accompanied by Professor Glyn Davis AC, concluded her Official Visit to Denmark and departed on an Official Visit to the United Kingdom.
Upon arrival in Manchester, the Governor and Professor Davis attended a working lunch with government, education and industry stakeholders from the greater Manchester region.
Then, the Governor and Professor Davis met with The Right Honourable Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Later, the Governor and Professor Davis travelled to Derby where they visited the Rolls Royce Skills Academy.
While on an Official Visit to Denmark, the Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, and Professor Glyn Davis AC, met with representatives from Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
Following this, the Governor and Professor Davis attended a roundtable lunch hosted by Her Excellency Kerin Ayyalaraju, Ambassador of Australia to Denmark, with representatives from Danish businesses and research stakeholders at the Australian Ambassador’s Residence in Copenhagen.
In the evening, on the occasion of the start of National Reconciliation Week, the Governor and Professor Davis attended a performance by Deborah Cheetham Fraillon AO, Artistic Director, Short Black Opera in Copenhagen.
In Victoria, the Lieutenant-Governor, Professor James Angus AO, provided Royal Assent before presiding at a meeting of the Executive Council.
In the morning at Government House, participants from Roxburgh Park and Roxburgh Rise Community Hubs visited for the Kitchen Garden Program.