Diary Wednesday, December 10, 2003

AAP General News (Australia)
12-10-2003
Diary Wednesday, December 10, 2003

EVENTS ARE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE
ADELAIDE


1245 - Federal Tourism Minister Joe Hockey officially launches Mercure Grosvenor Hotel,
125 North Tce, Adelaide. Contact: Peter Hook 0407 462 213.

1500 - Adelaide Crows chief executive Steven Trigg media conference on the AFL club's
financial result. AAMI Stadium. Contact: Phil Harper 0417 851 665.


BRISBANE


1000 - Announcement on the future of The Big Pineapple. The Outrigger Room, Outrigger
Mooloolaba International, Cnr Venning Street and The Esplanade, Mooloolaba. Contact: Peter
Sawyer 3229 1010 or 0417 626 605.

1230 - Protest against Forced Deportations of Asylum Seekers. Queen Street Mall, next
to Pavilion Arcade, cnr Albert and Queen Streets. Contact: Refugee Action Collective 0409
877 528.

1500 - Human Rights Day Celebrations. Romero Centre, 40 O'Keefe Street, Buranda. No contact listed.


CANBERRA


1100 - Territory Investigations Group Detective Sergeant Elias Petropoulos will announce
details of Operation Logwood outlining the police objectives of gathering intelligence,
Winchester Police Centre, Benjamin Way, Belconnen, ACT. Contact: 02 6256 7460.

1200 - Senior Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of East Timor Dr Jose Ramos-Horta
will address the press club on Occasion of International Human Rights Day and the 7th
anniversary of his receiving the Nobel Peace Prize. National Press Club, 16 National Circuit,
Barton. Contact: 6273 3644.

1400 - National Europe Centre presents Adjunct Professor at the Copenhagen Business School
Joergen Oerstroem Moeller, will give a seminar on Globalisation, Asia and the Weakening
of the International Consensus. Main Lecture Theatre, National Graduate School of Management,
Australian National University. Contact: Cressida Thompson 6125 6586.

1500 - Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Daryl Williams
will launch AusTender - the Australian Government electronic tender system, Meeting Room,
Level 1, Brindabella Business Park, 2 Brindabella Circuit, Canberra Airport, ACT. Contact:
Carina Tan-Van Baren 02 6277 74 80 or 0439 425 373.


MELBOURNE


0830 - Federal Labor leader Mark Latham in ABC radio studio with Jon Faine for talkback.

ABC studios, Southbank. Contact David Britton 0411 743 320.

0900 - Metropolitan Fire Brigade trucks to assist 91-year-old Len Hawkett to deliver wooden
toys to Royal Children's Hospital and The Smith Family. Contact Natalie Krug 0409 383
281.

1100 - Minister for Commonwealth Games, Sport and Recreation Justin Madden to meet Australian
Rugby Union representatives. Outside 1 Spring Street. Contact Premier's media unit 9651
5799.

1100 - Len Hawkett to arrive at Royal Children's Hospital to deliver hand-made wooden
toys to children in ward four north. Contact Julie Webber 9345 5522 or 0407 327 418.

1115 - Federal Labor leader Mark Latham to visit Ashwood College, Vannam Drive, Ashwood.

Contact David Britton 0411 743 320.

No time listed - Melbourne Water to celebrate 150th birthday of Yan Yean Reservoir. Contact
Lisa Beechy 0438 342 686.


PERTH


No items listed.


SYDNEY


No time given - The 10th National Conference on Unemployment to be held until December
12. Callaghan campus, Newcastle University. Contact: Professor Bill Mitchell 4921 5027,
Ellen Carlson 4921 7283 or Kate Reid 0438 745 098.

No time given - The National Maritime Museum to open a new exhibition titled Navy on the
history of the Royal Australian Navy. Australian National Maritime Museum, 2 Murray Street,
Darling Harbour. Contact: Bill Richards 0418 403 472.

1000 - The Bible Society NSW to hold a decommissioning service for its 95 Bathurst Street
property. Auditorium, St Andrews House, Sydney Square. Contact: Daniel Willis 9267 6862
or Martin Johnson 0417 028 438.

1030 - Sir Richard Branson to be the recipient of the 2003 Distinguished Fellow Medal
from Sydney University's Centre for the Mind. Senate Room, Main quadrangle, Sydney University.

Contact: Andrew Potter 0414 998 521.

1100 - The Falun Gong to express gratitude to the Australian government and the media
for the Falun Gong Family Member Rescue from China. In front of NSW Parliament House,
Macquarie Street. A candlelight vigil will also take place at 2000. Contact: Kay Rubacek
0409 743 832 or John Deller 0416 302 314.

1200 - The 2003 Human Rights Medal and Awards luncheon to be held. The Grand Ballroom,
Sheraton on the Park Hotel, 161 Elizabeth Street. Contact: Paul Oliver 0408 469 347.

1730 - The official launch of The NIDA Book by John Clark to take place. Nancy Fairfax
Foyer, NIDA, 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington. Contact: Amanda Buckworth 0413 949 140.


ENTERTAINMENT


No items listed


SPORT


BASKETBALL - NBL round 11 -
1940 - Sydney v West Sydney, Sydney
1905 - Townsville v Perth, Townsville
CRICKET - PURA Cup round 4 -
Western Australia v Tasmania, WACA
SOCCER - NSL round 13 -
1900 - Brisbane v Football Kingz, Perry Park
1930 - Adelaide v Northern Spirit, Hindmarsh Stadium
1930 - Marconi v Perth, Marconi Stadium
1930 - South Melbourne v Olympic, Bob Jane Stadium
1930 - Sydney Utd v Melbourne Knights, Sydney United Sport Centre
GALLOPS -
Rose Hill
Sandown
Doomben
Balaklava
Belmont
New Zealand
TROTS -
Fairfield
Bendigo
Redcliffe
Bathurst
GREYHOUNDS -
Bulli
The Meadows
Gold Coast
Ballarat
Maitland
Warrnambool
Ipswich



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