Vice-Regal Notes

While on an official visit to Japan, the Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, attended the 61st Annual Australia-Japan Joint Business Conference Opening Ceremony. 

Following this, the Governor made a visit to the recently opened startup incubator, STATION Ai, where she toured the new facilities, and received a briefing from STATION Ai representatives on this new initiative which will support more than 500 companies.  

Later, the Governor met with His Excellency Mr Kazuhiro Suzuki, Ambassador of Japan to Australia, Mr Junji Shimada, Consul-General of Japan to Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia, and Mr Tokuro Furuya, incoming Consul-General of Japan to Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. 

In the afternoon, the Governor met with Peter Grey, President, and Richard Andrews, CEO, Australia-Japan Business Cooperation Committee, before receiving a briefing from His Excellency Mr Justin Hayhurst, Australian Ambassador to Japan. 

In the evening, the Governor attended the 61st Annual Australia-Japan Joint Business Conference official dinner. 

In Victoria, the Lieutenant-Governor, Professor James Angus AO, hosted the 2024 Victorian Senior of the Year Awards, where he gave an address and presented recipients with their awards.

While on an official visit to Japan, the Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, received a briefing from Adam Cunneen, Commissioner for Victoria to North Asia. 

Following this, the Governor met with Vivek Mahajan, Global Chief Technology Officer, Fujitsu.

Then, the Governor travelled from Tokyo to Nagoya to represent Victoria at the 61st Annual Australia Japan Joint Business Conference.

In the afternoon, the Governor met with Michiaki Hirose, Chair, Japan-Australia Business Cooperation Committee.

In the evening, the Governor attended the 61st Annual Australia Japan Joint Business Conference reception. 

The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, departed Victoria on an official visit to Japan. 

In Victoria, the Lieutenant-Governor, Professor James Angus AO, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.

In the morning at Government House, participants from City of Frankston 2024 Senior Festival's 'Friends at First Sight' initiative visited for the Kitchen Garden Program.

The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardener AC and Professor Glyn Davis AC met with His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty Queen Camilla on their Royal Visit to Australia at Parliament House Canberra.

Then, the Governor and Professor Glyn Davis AC attended a Parliamentary Reception in honour of Their Majesties, hosted by the Honourable Anthony Albanese MP, Prime Minister of Australia and Ms Jodie Haydon, in the Great Hall, Parliament House Canberra. 

In the evening, the Governor departed Canberra, returning to Melbourne.

In the morning at Government House, Department of Premier and Cabinet and Department of Government Services Employment Program Graduates visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments. 

The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC and Professor Glyn Davis AC arrived in Canberra, where they attended a reception for Vice-Regal representatives, hosted by the Governor-General, Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC and His Excellency Mr Simeon Beckett SC.

The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, met with Dominic Richards OAM, Board Trustee, The King's Trust Australia, Justin Hewitt, Executive Director and Director for Sustainable Communities, The King's Trust Australia, and Joshua Puls MVO, Deputy Secretary of Justice and Public Administration, Department of Premier and Cabinet. 

In the afternoon, the Governor met with Rob Holland, Executive Director, Economic Development and International, Department of Premier and Cabinet. 

The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, visited the State Control Centre, East Melbourne, where she received a high-risk weather season briefing from Rick Nugent APM, Emergency Management Commissioner, Allyson Lardner, Acting Deputy Commissioner, and John Felton, Assistant Commissioner, Emergency Management Victoria. 

Following the briefing, the Governor toured the State Control Centre where she spoke with staff from Emergency Management Victoria and the Bureau of Meteorology. 

In the afternoon, the Governor received the call of The Right Honourable Lord Marland, Chairman, and Rashida Munnaverali, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. 

The Governor, as Patron, received the call of Scott Tanner, Chair, Committee for Melbourne. 

Later, the Governor met with Josh Puls MVO, Deputy Secretary, Justice and Public Administration, Department of Premier and Cabinet. 

In the morning at Government House, members from Murtoa Probus Group visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments. 

The Governor, Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council.

Then, the Governor visited the Swedish Church at the historic Toorak House, where Her Excellency received a briefing from Reverend Katja Lin, followed by a tour of the house and grounds.   

Later, the Governor received the call of Professor Gary Foley, Moondani Balluk Indigenous Academic Unit, Victoria University. 

In the afternoon, the Governor received the call of Professor Diane Kirkby, Emeritus Professor of Archaeology, La Trobe University. 

In the evening, the Governor received the call of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople and New Rome, and His Eminence Archbishop Makarios, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia. 

Following the call, the Governor hosted a reception in honour of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Victoria’s Greek community, where she gave an address to formally welcome the Patriarch to Victoria. 

Following the reception, the Governor met with the Honourable Jacinta Allan MP, Premier of Victoria. 

In the morning at Government House, members from Bearbass Probus Group visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments. 

In the afternoon, members of the public visited for a guided twilight tour of the gardens. 

In the morning at Government House, members of the public visited for a guided tour of the State Apartments.