Events Diary for Thursday, December 13, 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
12-13-2007
Events Diary for Thursday, December 13, 2007
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE

BRISBANE
- No items listed.

CANBERRA
1000 - Media preview of Max Dupain On Assignment exhibition, National Archives of Australia,
Queen Victoria Terrace, Parkes, ACT. Contact: Elizabeth Masters 02 6212 3957 or 0427 853
664.

1100 - Media preview cartoonist exhibition Behind the Lines:The Year's Best Cartoons,
National Museum of Australia, Acton Peninsula, ACT. Contact: Dennis Grant 02 6208 5351
or 0409 916 481.

1100 - Memorial service for journalist Matt Price, Great Hall, Parliament House. Speakers
include Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

DARWIN
- No items listed.

HOBART
- No items listed.

MELBOURNE
0600-1500 - Southbank to be transformed into a `lunch lawn', as part of Spring Valley
JuiceSpa campaign to entice office workers to take a break. Southbank (at base of footbridge).

Contact: Stephanie Keane 03 8420 6000, 0418 137 699.
0900 - Minister for Trade and Industry Theo Theophanous, Tim Anderson (general manager
Avalon Airport) and Alan Joyce (ceo Jetstar) to launch Avalon Airport's domestic terminal
and announcement by Jetstar. Jetstar check in, Avalon Airport. Contact: Robyn Brown 03
9670 8350, 0408 100 929 or Simone Pregellio 03 8628 3529, 0418 981 470.

1000 - Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service's (AQIS) retirement party for three
detector dogs. AQIS Melbourne Airport Office. Contact: Michael Scammell 03 8318 6729,
0408 467 357. Website: www.agis.gov.au
1030 - Launch of City of Melbourne's strategy for Docklands: Delivering for Docklands
(2007-2010). Melbourne Yacht Club Hotel, Waterfront City, 439 Docklands Drive, Docklands
(Melway 2E D4). Contact: Tamara Hain 03 9658 9913, 0407 092 373.

1100 - Media conference with Radhika Coomaraswamy, United Nation's Special Representative
of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, who will be delivering Human
Rights lecture. Conference Centre, Level 10 Boardroom, Melbourne Law School; 1800-1900
- Radhika Coomaraswamy to deliver Human Rights Lecture on protection of women and children
in armed conflict. University of Melbourne, Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia
Centre. Contact: 0402 460 147.

1530 - The Royal Society of Victoria to unveil painting of Australian Antaractic explorer
Dr Phillip Garth Law, painted by Russian Master Vladimir Sobelev. Phillip Garth Room,
Royal Society Victoria, 9 Victoria Street, Melbourne. Contact: Janene Blanchfield Brown
0423 567 779, 5678 0683. Website: www.VladimirSobolev.com
1800 - City of Port Phillip statutory planning committee to consider reports on changes
to St Kilda triangle development. St Kilda Town Hall, cnr Brighton Road and Carlisle Street.

Contact: Jason Cameron 0419 317 000. Website: www.portphillip.vic.gov.au

PERTH
- No items listed.

SYDNEY
0930 - The Summer Blood Challenge Media Launch, NSW Police vs Motorcyclists. NSW Police
Commissioner Andrew Scipione to attend. Elizabeth St Donor Centre, 20 Elizabeth St, Sydney.

Contact: Daniel Cutlack 9229 4039 or 0424 441 386.

1015 - Launch of a new touring route in NSW, The Greater Blue Mountains Drive. Glenbrook
Visitor Information Centre, Great Western Hwy, Glenbrook. Contact: Kate Bromley 9489 9783.

1100 - Media conference launching 'Flight Closed' report into how airlines discriminate
against people with disabilities. T2 Function Centre, Sydney Airport. Contact: Mark Warren
0414 617 806
1100 - NSW Fire Brigades Station officers graduation. NSW Fire Brigade state training
college, 189 Wyndham Street, Alexandria. Contact: Craig Brierley 0417 293 852 or Samantha
Kelliher 0408 962 957.

1230 - NRMA head of roadside assistance operations Gary Campbell to present cheque and
100 pairs of safety overalls to handbrake turn manager Ed McCarthy. Hand Brake Turn, 10
Dignity Crescent, West Gosford. contact: Kimberley Rigby 0439 133 092.

1600 - Ergonomic Interest Group of Australia AGM. UTS. Contact: AUZspec 1800 287 374.

1700 - Sex workers and supporters protest brothel closure laws. Local Government and Shires'
Association, 28 Margaret St, Sydney. Contact: Janelle Fawkes 0411 985 135.

1730 - Public lecture on the disappearance of industrial memories, given by Associate
Professor Lucy Taksa. Annie Wyatt room, National Trust Centre, Watson Road, Observatory
Hill. Contact: Mara Barnes 9258 0161.

1730 - Networking women in finance forum. Shangri-La Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney. Contact:
Jared Reed 9385 6174 or 0408 293 282.

1730 - Manly Council Christmas Choral Spectacular. Manly Oval. Contact: Chris Parsons 9976 1510.

SPORT
CRICKET - Pura Cup - to December 13
TAS v VIC, Bellerive Oval
ATHLETICS - Zatopek Track & Field Classic -
Olympic Park, Melbourne
GOLF - PGA Tour - Australian Open C'ship - to December 16
Australian Golf Club, Sydney
BOWLING - Trans Tasman test series - to December 13
Christchurch, NZ
TABLE TENNIS - Olympic test event - to December 19
ITTF Pro-Tour Grand Finals, Peking University Gymnasium, China
GALLOPS -
Wagga
Bendigo
Geraldton
New Zealand
Sth Africa
TROTS -
Geelong
Gold Coast
Ballarat
GREYHOUNDS -
Dapto
Sandown
Albion Park
Angle Park
Bendigo
Maitland
Mandurah
Hobart
New Zealand

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