Events Diary Friday, April 9, 2010

AAP General News (Australia)
04-08-2010
Events Diary Friday, April 9, 2010
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:


ADELAIDE


No items listed.


BRISBANE


No items listed.


CANBERRA


No items listed.


MELBOURNE


- Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Various venues. Website: www.comedyfestival.com.au
0900-1700 - National Centre Against Bullying (NCAB) Conference: Navigating the Maze. Hilton
on the Park. Contact: Kristina Garla 03 9607 0666.

1200 - Anti-racist campaigners rally, opposing rally against immigration and Islam. Steps
of Flinders Street Station. Contact: Pamela Curr 9326 6066 or 0417 517075, Anthony Main
0417 368215, Mel Gregson 0400 588 202. Website: www.socialistpartyaustralia.org.

1230 - Daniel Grollo, ceo Grocon, to address Property Council of Australia business luncheon
on changes sweeping the property investment and construction industries. Palladium at
Crown, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank. Website: www.propertyoz.com.au
1400 - Spirit of Anzac lecture: Remembering the Korean war, with three veterans reflecting
on their service and roles of the Army, Air Force and Navy. Shrine of Remembrance Visitor
Centre. Contact: 03 9661 8100. Website: www.shrine.org.au


PERTH


No items listed.


SYDNEY


0530 - Environmental activists gather to stop logging trucks returning to Mumbulla Forest,
near Bega in southeast NSW. They say the logging will reduce koala habitat in the area.

NSW Greens MP Lee Rhiannon to address activists. Clarke and Mumbulla Trig Rds. Contact:
Lee Rhiannon 9230 3551, 0427 861 568 or Harriett Swift 0414 908 997.

0900 - Royal Easter Show. Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park.

0900 - Science Minister Kim Carr will deliver the keynote address at the STIMULATE forum,
looking at the growth of e-publishing, the business challenges and opportunities. University
of Sydney. Contact: Richard North 0425 395 370.

0900 - UNSW Human Resources for Health Knowledge Hub, Inaugural forum on Human Resources
for Health in the Asia and Pacific Regions. School of Public Health and Community Medicine,
Faculty of Medicine, UNSW. Contact: Edwina Gatenby 0402 130 254.

1000 - The Academy of Interactive Education will hold Industry Experience Day. Level 2,
Wentworth Park Grandstand, Wattle Street, Ultimo. Contact: Michelle Lippey 0400 001 602.

1000 - Australian adventurer Don McIntyre and the Talisker Bounty Boat crew will visit
the relics of Captain William Bligh, whose journey across the Pacific they will recreate.

State Library of NSW Galleries, Macquarie Street, Sydney. Contact: Jess Cluff 0450 316
351.

1100 - Bondi Rescue lifeguards will educate children on water safety and hold demonstrations.

Jamberoo Action Park, 1215 Jamberoo Road, Jamberoo. Contact: Lorraie Turley 0420 989 612.

1400 - Federal Parliament public works committee public hearing. Inquiry into a proposed
Centre for Accelerator Science and extensions to other facilities for the Australian Nuclear
Science and Technology Organisation at Lucas Heights. AINSE Council Room, New Illawarra
Rd, Lucas Heights. Contact: Derek Tipper 0434 663 757.


SPORT


AFL -
Rnd 3 - to April 11
1940 - St Kilda v Collingwood, Etihad Std
RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
Round 5 - to April 12
1935 - St George Illawarra v Brisbane, WIN Std, Wollongong
1935 - Gold Coast v Melbourne, Skilled Park
SWIMMING - Australian Age C'ships - to April 10
SOPAC
ATHLETICS - and April 10 -
Australian Combined Event selection trials, Gold Coast
SURFING (Men's) - ASP World Tour -
Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach Vic - to April 10
RUGBY - Super 14 - to May 29
Week 9 - to April 11
1735 (AEST) - Chiefs v Bulls, Waikato Std, Hamilton, NZ
GOLF - USPGA Tour -
Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC, Augusta Georgia - to April 11
MOTORSPORT - Moto GP World C'ships - to April 11
Doha, Qatar
GALLOPS -
Orange
Geelong
Rockhampton
Wyong
New Zealand
Singapore
England
Sth Africa
TROTS -
Harold Park
Melton
Gold Coast
Globe Derby
Charlton
Wagga
Gloucester Park
New Zealand
GREYHOUNDS -
Richmond
Warrnambool
Albion Park
Shepparton
Casino
Traralgon
The Gardens
Mandurah



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