Diary for Thursday, August 8, 2002EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.
ADELAIDE
No items listed.
BRISBANE
0900 - Day 1 of Ekka 2002. RNA Showgrounds, Gregory Terrace. Contact: Nan Dwyer 07 32533932 or 0417 738 240.
0945 - Queensland's official launch of the call for nominations for Australian of theYear 2003. Speaker's Green, Parliamentary Annexe, Alice Street, Brisbane. Contact: KellyWillard 02 9327 4333 or 0404 836 806.
1000 - Emergency Medical Information Booklet launch. Spring Hill ambulance station, 219Boundary Street, Spring Hill. Contact: Danny Donald 07 3835 9153.
1100 - City children to view outback life with shearing, whipcracking and blacksmith displays.
Nudgee Junior College, Twigg Street, Indooroopilly. Contact: Michelle Tindall on 0429165 481.
CANBERRA
0900 - Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee on HigherEducation Funding Amendment Bill 2002. Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra.
Contact: John Carter 02 6277 3520.
0915 - Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs Chris Gallus to giveopening address at the ATSE Crawford Fund's 2002 International Conference. Theatrette,Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Cathy Reade 0413 575 934.
0950 - President of the Rockefeller Foundation Gordon Conway to give the keynote addressat Food for the Future: Opportunities for a Crowded Planet Conference. Theatrette, ParliamentHouse, Canberra. Contact: Cathy Reade 0413 575 934.
1300 - Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence Danna Vale and ACT Senator MargaretReid to launch the inaugural ACT Committee of the Defence Reserves Support Council (DRSC).
Century Ballroom, Hyatt Hotel, Canberra. Contact: Rachael Thompson 0417 265 289 or IlonaFraser 02 6247 6444.
1500 - Winner of eight Archibald prizes, Sir William Dargie, to mark his 90th birthdayand view the display mounted in his honour, Second World War. Link Gallery, AustralianWar Memorial, Canberra. Contact: Bianca Jones 02 6243 4575 or 0407 909 839.
MELBOURNE
0500 - Federal Forestry and Conservation Minister Ian Macdonald to visit the MelbourneFish Market; 1200 - Meet with state Environment and Conservation Minister Sherryl Garbutt,East Melbourne office. Contact: Zac Donovan 02 6277 7270 or 0438 611 296.
1000 - Victorian Environment and Conservation Minister Sherryl Garbutt and Holden chairmanand managing director Peter Hanenberger to announce new lion safari. Melbourne Zoo, LionPark Exhibit, Elliott Avenue, Parkville. Contact: Gail Plumstead 9285 9314.
1250 - Employment and Workplace Relations Minister Tony Abbott to address the MelbourneMedia Club. Le Restaurant, 35th floor, Hotel Sofitel, 25 Collins Street. Contact: LisaMair 9576 8699 or 0416 249 478.
1330-1630 - IDP Education Australia and Taylors College Information Day for InternationalStudents. Grand Ballroom, Hilton On The Park, 192 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne. Contact:Peter Giesinger 8251 2737.
1715 - La Trobe University Politics Society public forum on The World's Most DangerousRegion - Kashmir. Room 362, Martin Building, La Trobe University, Bundoora campus (Melway573 F6). Contact: 9479 2287.
1930 - The Royal Melbourne Wine Show gala awards dinner. Palladium Ballroom, Crown Towers.
Contact: Brian Morley 9281 7420.
PERTH
No items listed.
SYDNEY
No time given - Text Messaging Championships NSW heats begin. Chatswood Shoppingtown,2 Spring Street (corner Anderson Street), Chatswood. Contact: Simone Larmer 0409 208 047or Michelle Larmer 0417 388 097.
0730 - Australia China Business Council NSW Branch Breakfast Briefing - Architecture &Design in China: Direction and Opportunities. Deacons Lawyers, Level 8, Gold Fields House,1 Alfred Street, Circular Quay. Contact: 9247 0349.
0800 - Paul Massiglia's Resilient Enterprise book launch. The Establishment, The Ballroom,Level 2, 252 George Street, Sydney. Contact: Amanda Millar 9904 4533.
0900 - House of Representatives Communications Committee inquiry into wireless broadbandtechnologies public hearing. Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices, Conference Room, Floor8, 70 Phillip Street, Sydney. Contact: Christopher Pyne 08 8363 0666.
0900 - Inquiry into the Impact of Public Liability and Professional Indemnity InsuranceCost Increases. Parliament House, Room 1108, Floor 11, Macquarie Street, Sydney. No contactgiven.
1000-1100 - Mooving Art cows to be showcased for the final time before being auctionedoff for charity. Mercure Hotel (lobby), 818-820 George Street, Sydney. Contact: MichelleHampton 9818 9329.
1145 - NSW Premier Bob Carr and Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney Lucy Turnbull to attend theAustralian Commonwealth Games team Sydney presentation. Sydney Town Hall, corner of Druittand George Streets. Contact: Liz Hankey 8255 3395 or 0438 420 908.
1345-1645 - Select Committee on Superannuation and Standards of Living in Retirement PublicHearing. Commonwealth Parliament Offices, 70 Phillip Street, Sydney. Contact: John Watson03 6331 4544.
1630 - World Wrestling Entertainment present an Xbox and games to kids with serious illnesses.
Bear Cottage, 2 Fairy Bower Road, Manly. Contact: Jacqui Fishpool 9976 8304 or 0407 323004.
1610 - Defence Minister Robert Hill to launch the Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law.
Speech at 1710. HMAS Penguin, Middlehead Road, Balmoral. Contact: Ross Gillett 9359 2787or 0411 203 578.
SPORT
GALLOPS -HawkesburyGeelongIpswichYorkTROTS -BankstownSt ArnaudRedcliffeCranbourneGREYHOUNDS -DaptoSandownAlbion ParkAngle ParkGeelongCessnockBendigoHobart
AAP Diary Contact: Melissa Jenkins 02 9322 8673, Fax: 02 9322 8679.
AAP mj/arb/apm/sb
KEYWORD: DIARY THURSDAY AUGUST 8, 2002
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