Notes on the program of the Governor of Victoria.
The Governor hosted a morning reception for Parkinson's Victoria and later addressed the Rotary Club of Melbourne Young Achievers Awards Luncheon.
The Governor presided at a meeting of the Executive Council and later spoke at the Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Nursing Development Scholarship Luncheon at the RACV Club.
Mr Anthony Howard QC hosted Term 2 participants from the Peace and Prosperity Garden on a tour of the State Apartments.
The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC met the Indonesian AFL team and International Cup, prior to departing Jakarta. In the evening, the Governor and Mr Howard attended a dinner with Singaporean business leaders.
The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC visited sustainable small business owners and then future leaders from the Australia-Indonesia Centre, followed by dinner with the Indonesian Australian Business Council.
The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC toured the Borobudur Temple Compounds and later departed Yogyakarta for Jakarta. In the evening, the Governor and Mr Howard attended a dinner hosted by Mr Paul Grigson, Australian Ambassador to Indonesia. They also visited a Monash University/Yogyakarta collaborative scientific research laboratory, working on the elimination of dengue fever.
The Governor and Mr Howard arrived in Yogyakarta and then visited the Prambanan Temple. Later, the Governor represented Victoria at a Memorandum of Understanding ceremony between the State of Victoria and the Yogyakarta Special Region. In the evening, the Governor and Mr Howard were guests of honour at a dinner hosted by the Sultan of Yogyakarta.
The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC met with Mr Bruce Gosper, Australian High Commissioner to Singapore and also called on HE Mr Tony Tan Keng Yam, President of Singapore. The Governor, accompanied by Mr Howard, addressed a Women in Leadership Business Luncheon, and visited the Trade and Investment Victoria Office in Singapore and the National Gallery of Singapore.
The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC laid a wreath to mark the 75th anniversary of the fall of Singapore in World War II, at the Singapore War Memorial, and then toured the Pearl Lam Galleries. They also visited Gardens by the Bay and were later hosted at a dinner at Potato Head, featuring Victorian artist David Bromley.
The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC completed the visit to Wellington Shire with a tour of local businesses Dicky Bills and Maffra Cheese followed by a Civic Reception. In the evening they hosted a reception for the Mayor of Busan Mr Suh Byung-Soo and delegation.