Diary for Thursday, April 15, 2004

AAP General News (Australia)
04-14-2004
Diary for Thursday, April 15, 2004
EVENTS ARE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED

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BRISBANE
1100 - Opening of new University of Queensland art centre The James and Mary Amelia Mayne
Centre. Forecourt of the Forgan Smith Building, St Lucia campus, University of Queensland.

Contact: Jan King 3365 1120 or Chris Saxby 3365 2479.

CANBERRA
0900 - Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education Legislation Committee on Workplace
Relations Amendment (Better Bargaining) Bill 2003, Workplace Relations Amendment (Choice
in Award Coverage) Bill 2004, Workplace Relations Amendment (Simplifying Agreement-making)
Bill 2004, Provisions of the Workplace Relations Amendment (Award Simplification) Bill
2002. Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House. Contact: John Carter 6277 3520.

1200 - AFL will host a media conference in the lead-up to the Kangaroos v Sydney Swans.

Level 2, Bradman Stand, Manuka Oval. Contact: Michelle Morgan 8333 8005 or 0411 256 913.

1200 - Department of Health and Ageing celebrates the success of 10k-a-Day a program designed
to increase the health and wellbeing of staff. Lawn area between Albemarle and Alexander
Buildings, Furzer Street, Woden. Contact: Anita Shooks 6289 8946 or 0421 056 404.

MELBOURNE
1045 - Barnardos Australia's Mother of the Year Awards, announcement of Victorian finalist.

Rydges Carlton, 701 Swanston Street, Carlton. Contact: Leela Gantman 02 9818 0919, 0402
260540.
1100 - Launch of Fitzroy Computer Clubhouse (FCC) for disadvantaged young people. Fitzroy
Learning Network, 198 Napier Street, Fitzroy. Contact: Kerry Finlayson 0416 399286, 9417
2897, 9527 6423 (AH) or Mark Madden 0418 573789.
1100 - Toyota Australia to celebrate two-millionth locally built car, with Premier Steve
Bracks; Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, De-Anne Kelly; Minister for Manufacturing &
Export, Tim Holding; Toyota Motor Corp Snr Managing Director, Yasuhito Yamauchi; and Toyota
Aust president, Ted Okada. Toyota Manufacturing Plant, 494 Grieve Parade, Altona (Melway
54 G2). Contact: David Hassall 0419 587702 or Lisa Packwood 0419 696493.

1400 - Media call as designer entries arrive for The State of Design Festival Exhibition
and Awards. Melbourne Museum, Rathdowne Street, Carlton. Contact: Ree Izett 9654 3133.

1800 - Melbourne Law School's valedictory address to mark the retirement of Alastair Nicholson,
Chief Justice, Family Court of Australia, by Justice Michael Kirby on Family Law and Human
Rights. Lecture Theatre, GM15, Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton. Contact:
Anjela Palamaras 8344 6194.

PERTH
1700 - RSL WA Branch will launch the new Sands of Gallipoli collection, made up of lapels,
key chains, medallions and wall plaques containing grains of sand collected from Gallipoli.

ANZAC House, 28 St George's Tce, Perth. Contact: Leigh Morris 3634 944 or 0417 645 027.

1800 - Free Scoop for Starlight foundation event, where customers will be encouraged to
give a gold coin donation in return for a scoop. Baskins and Robbins stores, Perth CBD.

Contact: Kath Rose and Associates 3357 9054.

SYDNEY
0900 - Sixth International Conference on Tax Administration to feature Tax Commissioner
Michael Carmody. Crown Plaza Hotel, cnr Arden and Carr streets, Coogee Beach. Contact:
Denise Knight 9385 3192 or 0405 207 685.

0930 - National bouncer behaviour forum to be hosted by Standards Australia and to feature
presentations from the Victorian police and Australian Hotels Association. 286 Sussex
Street, Sydney. Contact: Tom Godfrey 8206 6863 or 0414 191 034.

1045 - The Australian Bankers Association to hold a media conference on three fraud prevention
announcements with speakers to include Justice Minister Chris Ellison. Australia Bankers'
Association, Level 3, 56 Pitt Street, Sydney. Contact: Heather Wellard 8298 0411 or 0409
830 439.

1115 - Press conference hosted by Greens MP Lee Rhiannon with Whistleblowers Australia
to call for national action on unsolved deaths. Media Room, NSW Parliament House. Contact:
Jean Lennane 9810 6405 or Stephen Ramsey 0407 161 574.

1200 - Artistic director for Cirque Du Soleil, Pierre Parisien, and artists to give a
12-minute performance from upcoming show Quidam, that will open in Sydney in August. Hordern
Pavilion, Fox Studios, Driver Avenue, Moore Park. Contact: Lizzie Joyce 9694 5226, 0408
234 109 or Sarah Wilson 8302 2922, 0405 364 643.

1630 - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Forum, with keynote address by
federal Trade Minister Mark Vaile at 1930. Westin Hotel, Martin Place, Sydney. Contact:
Michele Kafer 0407 766 191.

1845 - Red carpet arrivals for Cleo Maybelline Fashion Awards with the award presentation
to begin at 2000. NIDA, Nancy Fairfax Foyer, 215 Anzac Parade, Kensington. Contact: Sally
Burleigh Public Relations: 9555 2285 or 0419 516 889.

SPORT
HOCKEY - to April 25 -
HA 4 Nations Challenge
Canberra/Sydney
GALLOPS -
Cranbourne
Townsville
Kembla Grange
Pinjarra
TROTS -
Penrith
Moonee Valley
Gold Coast
Cobram
Tamworth
GREYHOUNDS -
Dapto
Sandown
Albion Park
Angle Park
Bendigo
Cessnock
Hobart



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