Diary for Wednesday August 25, 1999

AAP General News (Australia)
08-25-1999
Diary for Wednesday August 25, 1999
EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE

ADELAIDE
1100 - Sir Murray Rivers QC to launch program and poster for Australia's Premier Food and Wine
Writers' Festival, Charlick's Feed Store, Rundle Street, Adelaide. Contact: 8361 3577.

BRISBANE
0815 - Employment, Training and Industrial Relations Minister Paul Braddy to open the
Queensland Labour Force Symposium, which will help set the direction of Qld's labour market,
Mercure Hotel, Brisbane. Contact: Margaret Lyons 3237 1781.

1730 - Property Council of Australia function to be addressed by Lord Mayor Jim Soorley on
"opportunities open to young people to continue their careers in Brisbane rather than leave
for Sydney or overseas.", Friday's, Riverside. Contact: 3229 0666.

1745 - Australian Institute of Company Directors' briefing, by Thiess Contractors managing
director Martin Albrecht, Hilton Hotel, Brisbane. Contact: Bella Vallesi 3230 5000.

CANBERRA
0930 - The House of Representatives and The Senate sit.

1100 - Background briefing on Australia-China Human Rights Dialogue given by DFAT Deputy
Secretary Miles Kupa who led Australia's delegation at the talks, Treaties Room, RG Casey
Building, DFAT, Canberra. Contact: 6261 1555.

1115 - Telstra launch and demonstration of new Telstra broadbank Internet service by Deputy
Prime Minister, John Anderson, Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra.

1130 - Attorney-General Daryl Williams and Sex Discrimination Commissioner Susan Halliday
media launch of report from the National Inquiry into Pregnancy and Work, Cttee Room 1R6,
Parliament House, Canberra, 1200 - launch attended by contributors to the report in the
private dining rooms. No contact number.

1200 - On the eve of President Jiang Zemin's visit to Australia, exiled former prisoner of
conscience Wei Jinsheng and Democrats Senator Vicki Bourne will be speaking about continuing
repression in China, Committee Room 2S1, Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: Maya Catsanis 02
9217 7640.

1200 - Captioning Campaign Organiser Nicholas Tayeh to present case for full captioning of
television programs by year 2000, Committee Room 2R1, Parliament House, Canberra.

1200 - Treasurer Peter Costello to announce 1999-2000 Good Universities Guides University of
the Year, Senate Alcove, Parliament House, Canberra.

1200 - Trade Minister Briefing - on the forthcoming meeting of Cairns Group Ministers, to be
hosted by Argentina, in Buenos Aires 27 - 29 August. The briefing in two parts - the first
part Mr Vaile and the second part by DFAT Deputy Secretary David Spencer, Committee Room 2R2,
Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 6261 1555.

1230 - Amnesty International Parliamentary Group notice of meeting, Committee Room 1R6,
Parliament House, Canberra.

1230 - Parliamentary Library Seminar Series, Australia's Timber Industry: Where to Now ? Ms
Judy Clark Wood Products Industry Analyst and Mr Michael O'Connor Assistant National
Secretary, Forestry Diviion CFMEU, Conference Room, Main Library, 2nd Floor, Ministerial Wing,
Parliament House, Canberra. Contact: 02 6277 2778.

1330 - Aboriginal Tent Embassy will host the launch of a new book by Rosemarie Gillespie,
Aboriginal Tent Embassy, King George Square, Parkes, ACT. Contact: Rosemarie Gillespie 02 6257
1298.



MELBOURNE
0900 - Public hearings into anomalies in South-East Asia defence service, The Collins Room,
All Seasons Premier Swanston Hotel, Swanston Street. Contact: Com Tim Bloomfield 0416 064 023,
Michael Priebe 02 6277 7820, 0418 482 514.

1000 - Media briefing with former SPC chairman John Corboy, to release policy document 'Rural
Agenda', JJ Clark Room, Level 1, Old Treasury Place. Contact: Tracey Chamberlain 9521 4566,
0417 032 235.

1100 - CSIRO media conference on problem of recycling car tyres solved, CSIRO Level 9, 60
Collins Street. Contact: Ken Anderson 9252 6172, 0414 457 214.

1130 - Michael Gudinski from Mushrooms Records, Renee Geyer and Taxi Ride special guests at
Telstra's launch and demonstration of new broadband Internet service to revolutionise
communication in rural and remote Australia, with video link-up from Canberra with Deputy
Prime Minister John Anderson, Mercury Lounge, Level 3, Crown Casino Complex, Southbank.
Contact: Lexi Lincke 9963 3987.

1245 - Professor of Cell Biology and Director of the Centre of Cellular and Molecular Biology
at Deakin University, Julian Mercer, to speak at Rotary Club luncheon on 'The Mysteries of
Copper, Sheep, Seaweed and the South Tyrol.' Naval & Military Club, 27 Little Collins Street.
Contact: Alison Francis 9209 9333.

1445 - MasterCard International president and CEO Robert Selander to address MasterCard
Australia/New Zealand annual meeting, Crown Towers Conference Centre, Southbank. Contact:
Margaret Keneally or Ian Bremner 02 9261 5899, 0418 678 715, 0409 100 160.

1445 - Industry, Science and Technology Minister Mark Birrell to open Cussons new $18 million
soap factory, 282-300 Hammond Road, Dandenong (Melway 95 B4). Contact: Michael Bracka 9794
3333, 0417 148 276 or Nicole Laurie 9209 9329, 0417 594 923.

PERTH
0730 - Breakfast forum with Dr Peter Ellyard's, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Centre,
140 Royal Street, East Perth. Contact: Jody Robb (08) 9222 9211 or 0411 592 138.

1000 - Launch of the Alcohol Awareness and Liquor Education Package Card, Seminar Room,
Aviation Centre, Kent Street Senior High School, East Victoria Park. Contact: Jodie Dilallo
(Police Media) (08) 9222 1217.

1300 - Dr Kerryn Garrett to speak on Oligonucleotide Gene Therapy for the Eye, Room 1.17
Anatomy and Human Biloology Buyilding, University of WA, off Hackett Entrance No 2. Contact:
Jan Kelsall (08) 9380 3290.

1900 - City of Melville seminar, Melville Civic Centre, 2nd floor conference room, Almondbury
Road, Ardross. Contact Catherine Doig (08) 9319 3033 or 0411 181 696.

SYDNEY
0815 - Special Minister of State John Della Bosca to launch the MAA Sydney 2000 Paralympic
Torch Relay competition, South Pylon, Dawes Point, Sydney Harbour Bridge. Contact: Laura
McDonald 9240 4952.

0930 - Former NSW Premier Nick Greiner to release the findings of a research study into the
multi-billion dollar facility management industry in Australia, North Pavilion, Darling Park,
201 Sussex Street, Sydney. Contact: Stephen Betros 0416 229 216.

1030 - Special briefing as environmental and irrigation groups unite against the threat posed
by the state government farm dam policy, Press Gallery, Level 6, Parliament House, Macquarie
Street, Sydney. Contact: Kathryn Ridge 9279 2466.

1830 - AID Watch workshop - Who's who in the Globalised World: Corporate Agendas and Popular
Responses, TAP Gallery, 278 Palmer Street, Darlinghurst. Contact: Lina Cabaero 9387 5210.

SPORT
BOWLS -Midweek triples

SWIMMING -Pan Pacific c'ships at SIAC, Homebush

GALLOPS -Randwick Flemington Eagle Farm Balaklava Belmont

TROTS -Stawell (afternoon) Shepparton

GREYHOUNDS -Bulli Sandown (afternoon) Gold Coast (twilight) Ballarat Singleton (twilight)
Warrnambool Toowoomba

ENTERTAINMENT
1830 - Elgar's Cello Concerto to be played by Sydney Symphony's Principal Cellist, Catherine
Hewgill, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Contact: 9334 4600.

2000 - Australian Dance Theatre performance of SPLIT, The Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre,
Adelaide.

2000 - Shawn Mullins concert, Governor Hindmarsh Hotel, Adelaide. Contact: 08 8340 0744.

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