Vice-Regal Notes

During a regional visit for the 10th Anniversary of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires, the Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC visited the town of Marysville and the Marysville Bushfire Memorial.

The Governor and Mr Howard then visited the Narbethong Bushfire Memorial and Narbethong Hall.

Later, the Governor and Mr Howard met with the Councillors and staff of the Yarra Ranges Shire Council before touring the Four Pillars Gin distillery and visiting the town of Healesville.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, presided at a meeting of the Executive Council before, with Mr Anthony Howard AM QC, departing on regional visit for the 10thAnniversary of the 2009 Victorian Bushfires. They visited the Kinglake, Kinglake West, Flowerdale and Toolangi-Castella Bushfire Memorials.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC hosted an afternoon tea for the Black Saturday Bushfire Bereaved Advisory Group.

The Hon. Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria, and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC attended the Australian Open Men’s Finals.

The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard AM QC attended a Flag Raising Ceremony, before hosting the Government House Australia Day Open House. They then attended the Australian Open Women’s Finals.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received Lady Potter AC, Mr Simon Prior-Palmer and Lady Julia Lloyd George.

Later, the Governor received the YMCA Victoria Youth Parliament Program delegation.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, hosted a lunch with Ms Vanessa O’Neill, Consul General of New Zealand, before receiving the call of Mr Jim Miller, Chair, and Mr Michel Masson, CEO, Infrastructure Victoria.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received the call of Ro Allen, Victorian Commissioner for Gender and Sexuality.

The Governor and Mr Anthony Howard QC then hosted a Reception for Australia Day.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, hosted an afternoon tea for members of the Board of the Australian National Piano Award, before receiving Mr Tim Ryan, Mr John Harrison AM OBE, Mr Michael Pointer OAM and Ms Matilda Webster from Lord Somers Camp and Power House.

The Governor then received the call of Mr ZHAO Jian, Consul General, People’s Republic of China, and Ms WU Ting.

The Governor, the Hon. Linda Dessau AC, received Professor Caroline Homer AO, Co-Program Director Maternal and Child Health, Burnet Institute.

The Governor was then interviewed by Mrs Loretta Simmons at Golden Days Radio and then Mr Rafael Epstein at ABC Radio about Government House Open Day to be held on Australia Day.