Events Diary Tuesday, August 4, 2009

AAP General News (Australia)
08-03-2009
Events Diary Tuesday, August 4, 2009
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
- No items listed.

BRISBANE
0900 - House of Representatives regional development committee public hearing. The hearing
is a part of an inquiry into the impact of the global financial crisis on regional Australia.

Beenleigh Community Centre, Beenleigh. Contact: Catherine King MP 03 5338 8123.

0930 - State Parliament sits. George St, Brisbane.

1030 - Royal Children's Hospital patients pre-Ekka visit. Animal Nursery, Animal Boulevard,
RNA Showgrounds. Contact: Andrea Sackson 0414 672 318.

1115 - Media conference with New Zealand Prime Minister John Key. Followed by QUT Business
Leaders' Forum. Grand Ballroom, Hilton Brisbane. Contact: Niki Widdowson 0434 943 492.

1200 - 2009 Ekka launch of the 2010 firefighters calendar. Dale Sorrenson, firefighter
and Mr December will strike the High Striker to fund research for kids battling burn injuries.

High Striker, Sideshow Alley, RNA Showgrounds. Contact: Andrea Sackson 0414 672 318.

CANBERRA
1230 - Dr Francis Gurry, Director General of the UN World Intellectual Property Organisation
to speak on Copyright in the Digital Age, National Press Club, National Circuit, Barton,
Canberra.

0900 - Senate standing committee on environment, communications and the arts inquiry into
the telecommunications legislation amendment (National Broadband Network Measures No 1),
Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra.

1800 - The contribution of renewables in Australia's energy future. An Australian Academy
of Science public lecture by Dr John Wright, CSIROs Energy Transformed Flagship. Shine
Dome, Gordon St, Acton, ACT. Contact: Richard Bray 0447 679 612.

MELBOURNE
1000 - Launch of Melbourne Spring Fashion Week, Untitled, level 3, 306 Little Collins
St, Melbourne. Contact: Tara Brooks 0414 527238.

- Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF). Various venues. Website: www.melbournefilmfestival.com.au
1800 - Former Prime Minister John Howard public lecture on Politics and the Media. Basement
Theatre, `The Spot', the new Economics and Conference Building, 198 Berkeley Street, Carlton.

Contact: Website: www.pb.unimelb.edu.au

PERTH
- No items listed.

SYDNEY
0830 - The annual sustainability reporting awards and conference, recognising organisational
excellence in environmental, social and sustainability financial reporting. The Westin
Sydney Hotel, 1 Martin Place, Sydney. Contact: Marcela Balart 0422 483 371.

1000 - AFL Sydney Swans player Jared Crouch will visit a school to talk about the benefits
of staying fit and active. Double Bay Public School, William Street, Double Bay. Contact:
9561 8501.

1000 - Launch of the mini-series Australia's Heritage - National Treasures, by Environment
and Arts Minister Peter Garrett and The Chasers' Chris Taylor. Sydney Opera House, Utzon
Room. Contact: Niki White 0403 176 988.

1030 - National launch of National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day. Awabakal Child
Care, 5 Grey Street, Wickham, Newcastle. Contact: Mark Lawrence 03 9489 8099.

1030 - Minister for Tourism Martin Ferguson will present a federal grant to expand tourism
development in Parramatta. River Foreshore, Parramatta, meet next to the `Gasworks Bridge'.

Media announcement on the foreshore at the Elizabeth Street Footbridge. Contact: Crystal
Dias 9806 5438.

1030 - NSW Greens launch their North West Sydney transport campaign. Outside Norwest Shopping
Mall, Century Circuit, off Norwest Boulevard, Bella Vista. Contact: Lee Rhiannon 0427
861 568.

1800 - Charles Darwin in Conversation with renowned scientists of the Botanic Gardens
Trust. Maiden Theatre Mrs Macquarie's Rd, Sydney.

SPORT
HOCKEY (Men's) - 3 Nation/4 Team Tournament - to August 7
[competing nations: Kookaburras/Australia A/Malaysia/Canada]
Day 5: 1500 - Australia A v Canada, Canberra
BASKETBALL (Men's) - International Tournament - to August 4
Australia v Argentina, TBA
GALLOPS -
Cessnock
Donald
Townsville
France
USA
TROTS -
Menangle
Ballarat
Albion Park
Bunbury
GREYHOUNDS -
Gosford
Warragul
Townsville
Gawler
Horsham
Lismore
Mandurah
Devonport
Ipswich
New Zealand

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