Events Diary for Thursday, August 14, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
08-14-2008
Events Diary for Thursday, August 14, 2008
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
1200 - Pic opportunity for federal cabinet meeting at Adelaide Town Hall.

1630 - Rudd government community cabinet meeting at Hallett Cove School.

BRISBANE
1100 - Media launch of Pan Pacific Masters Games. Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition
Centre. Contact: Stephen Lock 5564 8733.

CANBERRA
1030 - Governor General Michael Jeffery to conduct two investiture ceremonies, Government
House, Canberra. Contact: Carly Lusk 02 6283 3565.

1100 - Media preview of Olympic gold medallist stamp exhibition, sports visitor centre,
Australian Institute of Sport, Leverrier street, Bruce. Contact: David Edghill 02 6102
7021.

1200 - Parliamentary secretary for defence support Mike Kelly to address ASPI lunch on
Asia Pacific civil-military cooperation and regional engagement, The Boathouse by the
Lake, Menindee Drive, Barton. Contact: Lynne Grimsey 02 6270 5109 or 0400 496 054.

MELBOURNE
1150 - Minister for Public Transport Lynne Kosky to address Rail Freight 08 Community
Summit, hosted by the Alliance of Council's for Rail Freight Development; 1305 - Former
minister for trade Tim Fischer guest speaker. St Kilda Town Hall, 99A Carlisle Street
(cnr St Kilda Road), St Kilda. Contact: Victoria Lloyd 0429 233774. Website: www.railfreightalliance.com
1800 - Launch of National Science Week 2008 by the Department of Innovation, Industry,
Science and Research. Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Yarra Park, Jolimont. Contact: 07
5591 3058. Website: www.scienceweek.info.au

PERTH
- No items listed.

SYDNEY
0900 - Reserve Bank and Treasury to appear at federal House Economics Committee public
hearings in Sydney to discuss competition in banking. Committee room 815/815, NSW Parliament,
Level 8 Macquarie St, Sydney. Contact: 4351 1223 or 6277 4460.

0900 - Business intelligence and performance management group SAS to stage Forum 2008:
From Insight to Performance. Hilton Hotel, Sydney. Contact: 0410 601 673.

1045 - Biologist and big cat conservationist Luke Hunter visits Taronga Zoo to launch
the Tour of National Science Week 2008. Lion's enclosure, Taronga Zoo, Bradleys Head Rd,
Mosman. Contact: Amy Worth (07) 5532 0157 or 0412 696 785.

1200 - Current Miss Universe Australia Laura Dundovic, will auction herself off for a
date with the highest bidder on Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's website eSwap.com.au. Contact:
Luke Ratcliffe 0414 235 801.

1700 - Former NSW premier Bob Carr launches Little Books with Big Themes, with special
guests Blanche D'Alpuget, Germaine Greer and David Malouf. Museum of Contemporary Art,
140 George St, The Rocks, Sydney. Contact: 03 9342 0300.

1730 - Justice Michael Kirby to deliver HV Evatt Lecture - HV Evatt and the 60th anniversary
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Kinross Mackie Chapel, St Andrew's College,
19 Carillon Ave, Newtown. Contact email: principalassist@standrewscollege.edu.au.

1800 - Former NSW premier Bob Carr delivers the inaugural Alex Buzo Memorial Lecture.

Leighton Hall, John Niland Scientia Building, UNSW's Kensington Campus. Contact: 9385
1583 or 0422 934 024.

SPORT
OLYMPICS - Games of the XXIX Olympiad - to August 24
Beijing, China
GOLF - USPGA Tour - to August 17
Wyndham C'ship, Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro NC
GALLOPS -
Hawkesbury
Sale
Townsville
Mt Gambier
Northam
New Zealand
England
UK
Sth Africa
TROTS -
Penrith
Bendigo
Gold Coast
Kilmore
Newcastle
GREYHOUNDS -
Dapto
Sandown
Albion Park
Angle Park
Maitland
Geelong
Hobart
Mandurah
New Zealand

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