Diary for Friday August 24, 2001

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2001
Diary for Friday August 24, 2001
EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.


ADELAIDE


0730 - SA Independent Industry Regulator, Lew Owens to speak on the state's power needs
at a breakfast for the SA Division of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust).

Radisson Playford, North Tce. Contact: Louise Close 8363 1158 or 0418 606 834.

2000 - NETBALL: Preliminary Final - Netball's Commonwealth Bank Trophy: AAMI Thunderbirds
v Melbourne Phoenix, ETSA Park, Mile End. Contact: Carolyn Anderson 8238 0500 or 0438
895 835.


BRISBANE


1015 - Premier Peter Beattie to launch three new Ronald McDonald House projects for the
Sunshine Coast, in conjunction with the official groundbreaking of the Herston House Annexe.

At 22 Garrick Terrace, Herston. Contact: Kate Semrau 3218 1018.

1200 - Irish group The Corrs first press conference since arriving in Australia to discuss
their headlining performance in the 2001 Goodwill Games Opening Gala. The Stamford Plaza,
Ballroom 1, Corner Edward and Alice Streets, city. Contact: Julie Sinclair 3233 2044 or
0414 874 334.

1830 - University of Queensland graduate and 1996 Nobel prize winner Professor Peter Doherty
to speak on The role of the Public University. Free public lecture at Customs House in
the city. Contact: Moya Pennell 3365 2846.


CANBERRA


0900 - Secretary of the Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business
Dr Peter Shergold and a panel to consider the making of certified agreements in the Australian
Public Service. CSIRO Discovery Centre, Black Mountain, ACT. Contact: Chris Morley 0419
275 885.

1030 - Commonwealth Attorney-General Daryl Williams and ACT Attorney-General Bill Stephaniak
to launch a discussion paper on the classification guidelines review. House of Representatives
Alcove, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Catherine Fitzpatrick 02 6277 7300 or 0419
423 965.

1500 - ANU Seminar guest speaker Hadi Soesastro on Decentralisation under Megawati. Seminar
Room B, Australian National University, Canberra. Contact: Greg Fealy 02 6125 5230.


MELBOURNE


1000 - Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, Judith Troeth,
to open the Australian Women in Agriculture national three day conference and annual general
meeting. St Hilda's College, University of Melbourne, Parkville. Contact: Dorothy Dunn
5350 7580.

1000 - Meeting of the Alliance of Native Title Groups. ATSIC State Office Board Room,
2 Lonsdale Street, Casselden Place. Contact: 0409 437 969, 0408 419 334.

1015-1130 - Manufacturing Industry Minister Rob Hulls and Federal Member for Hotham, Simon
Crean, to open extensions at Marand Precision Engineering. 443 Warrigal Road, Moorabbin.

Contact: Brian O'Neil 9615 4016, 0411 055 284.

1030 - Education Minister Mary Delahunty to announce the Victorian Premier's Literary
Awards shortlist. State Library, La Trobe Street. Contact: Barry Scott 8664 7277.

1030 - Environment and Conservation Minister Sherryl Garbutt to launch Snow Safe guide.

Steps of Parliament House, Spring Street. Contact: Sally Gibson 9651 5799.

1630 - Thirty-seven primary school students from around Australia, winners of the Westpac
Real Ideals program, to learn to ski from national mogul skiing champion, Adrian Costa.

Kids Ski School Area, Helicopter Flat, Mount Buller Ski Resort. Contact: Julia Quinn 0409
311 197, Nicole Browne 0414 673 762.

2000 - Travel writer Bill Bryson keynote address to The Age Melbourne Writers' Festival.

Melbourne Town Hall. Contact Shirley Hardy-Rix 9842 9740, 0412 057288.


PERTH


2000 - Opening of the 10 day 2001 Smales Perth Fashion Festival, Government House Ballroom,
St Georges Terrace. Contact 08 9277 8445.


SYDNEY


1000-1100 - Big Brother housemates and the Sydney Swans to help sell some of the 1.2 million
daffodils for The Cancer Council NSW's Daffodil Day. Outside Grace Brothers, Pitt Street
Mall. Contact Fiona Hazell 9334 1888, 0415 916 276.

1240 - Opposition Trade spokesman Peter Cook to address the Asia Society's Asia Foreign
Policy Update Forum lunch on Australia and Asia: Rekindling the relationship. Buchanan
and Teal Rooms, Level 2, The Regent, 199 George St. Contact Mike Ford 02 6277 3700, 0402
427 772.


SPORT


RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
1930 - Bulldogs v Sharks, Sydney Showground
AFL - Round 21 -
1940 - Richmond v Kangaroos, MCG
MOTOR SPORT - Round 9 -
1200 - Queensland 500 Top Ten Qualifying, Queensland Raceway
NETBALL - Commonwealth Bank Trophy -
Preliminary Final, TBA
SPORT -
ABC Board meeting where future of televised sports such as netball, lawn bowls and VFL
football will be discussed.

GALLOPS -
Benalla
Townsville
Tamworth
Goulburn
TROTS -
Harold Park
Maryborough
Redcliffe
Gawler
Cranbourne
Gloucester Park
GREYHOUNDS -
Richmond
Geelong
Albion Park
Casino
Singleton
Mandurah
Cranbourne


ENTERTAINMENT


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