Events Diary for Wedneday, August 20, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
08-20-2008
Events Diary for Wedneday, August 20, 2008
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:


ADELAIDE


No items listed.


BRISBANE


0900 - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth
public hearing into caring for the elderly. Odeon Room, Sofitel Hotel, 249 Turbot St,
Brisbane. Contact: Annette Ellis 02 6293 1344.


CANBERRA


0900 - ANU Asia-Pacific update, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National
University. Contact: Penny Cox, 02 6125 3549 or 0416 016978.

1230 - High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson to address National Press Club, 16 National
Circuit, Barton. Contact: 02 6121 2199.

1400 - Home Affairs Minister Bob Debus to launch report into Aboriginal prisoner health,
Mabo Room, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Lawson
Crescent, Acton. Contact: Chris Ryan 02 6261 4225 or 0408 688 026.


MELBOURNE


1000 - Metropolitan Fire Brigade graduation ceremony for newest recruits. MFB Burnley
complex, 450 Burnley Street, Richmond. Contact: Jessica Warne 0400 919 778.

No time given - 2008 Berry Street Challenge Dinner. Church St Enoteca, Richmond. Celebrity
chefs are local food critics John Lethlean (The Age), Simon Plant (Herald Sun) and food
doyenne Rita Erlich. Contact: Kirsty O'Bryan 03 9428 7898.


PERTH


No items listed.


SYDNEY


No time given - Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Julia Gillard to make opening
address at National Industrial Relations Summit 2008. Sydney Harbour Marriott. Contact:
Nigel Dique 9080 4108 or 0423 024 819.

0800 - Opening of Monopoly Here & Now: The World Edition, with the unveiling of first
international Monopoly board. Museum of Contemporary Art, George St, Sydney. Contact:
9999 0853.

0900 - Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese attends Frontiers in Infrastructure
Conference. Sheraton on the Park, Sydney. Contact: 9231 1099.

0900-1730 - Stella Artois Draught Masters beer pouring competition. Heritage Belgian Beer
Cafe, 135 Harrington St, The Rocks. Rehearsals 0900, competition from 1400. Contact: Kate
Harper 8353 5716 or 0406 186 625.

0945 - Virgin group to announce new venture on health and fitness industry. Bond Store
2, 28 Windmill St, Walsh Bay. Contact: Jennifer Woodward 8353 5724.

1000 - Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon officially welcomes US Navy Ship the USS John
S McCain as part of the celebrations of the centenary of The Great White Fleet voyage
of 1909. Fleet Base East, Garden Island, Woolloomooloo. Contact: Jack Smith 0408 116 423
or Raveena Carroll-Kenney 0405 310 176.

1000 - Water Minister Nathan Rees to inspect the Visy Paper manufacturing site, one of
the latest businesses to sign up to the Rosehill Recycled Water Scheme. Visy Papermill,
6 Herbet Place, Smithfield. Contact: Claire March 0403 937 849.

1015 - ICAC inquiry continues into corrupt conduct allegations concerning NSW Fire Brigades.

Level 21, 133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Contact: Nicole Thomas 8281 5799 or 0417 467
801.

1100 - More than 2,000 students from 50 NSW schools to race billycarts to teach children
about road safety. Eastern Creek Raceway, cnr Brabham Dr and Ferriers Rd, Eastern Creek.

Contact: Kimberly Rigby 0439 133 215.

1200 - Opposition treasury spokesman Malcolm Turnbull to address Association of Financial
Advisers (AFA) luncheon on the future of financial advice in Australia. Hilton Hotel,
488 George St, Sydney. No contact given.

1630 - NSW bartenders compete at the Stella Artois World Draught Masters. Heritage Belgian
Beer Cafe, 135 Harrington Street, The Rocks. Contact: Nicole Kenney 0408 854 485.

1800 - Professor David Hunter, a world leader in cancer prevention research, to give annual
John Irvine Hunter Memorial Lecture. Royal Newcastle Centre Lecture Theatre, John Hunter
Hospital. Contact: Blythe Hamilton 4921 6856.


SPORT


OLYMPICS - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - to August 24
Beijing, China
SOCCER - International friendly -
0000 (AEST) - Australia v Sth Africa, Loftus Rd, London
GALLOPS -
Gosford
Sandown
Eagle Farm
Cheltenham
Belmont
New Zealand
UK
Sth Africa
TROTS -
Bathurst
Moonee Valley
Redcliffe
Ararat
GREYHOUNDS -
Bulli
Sandown
Ipswich
Angle Park
Bathurst
Albion Park
Ballarat
Bendigo
Cannington

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