Events Diary Thursday, December 10, 2009

AAP General News (Australia)
12-09-2009
Events Diary Thursday, December 10, 2009
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
1100 - Former NZ prime minister Mike Moore to launch his new book, Saving Globalisation.

Henry Basten Room, Mitchell Building. Adelaide University. Contact: David Ellis 0421 612
762.

1130 - Adelaide Zoo to unveil a family of panda sculptures. Lyrebird Conference Centre.

Adelaide Zoo. Contact: David Ellis 0421 612 762.

1830 - University of Adelaide Physicist Professor Anthony Thomas to talk on the most recent
developments in subatomic physics and the science of the universe. Union Hall, North Terrace
Campus. Contact: Anthony Thomas 0420 961 148.

BRISBANE
0600 - Proclamation Day Breakfast and Flotilla, Colmslie Recreation Reserve, Lytton Road,
Morningside.

0900 - Proclamation day Commemoration Ceremony, Royal Palms Lawn, City Botanic Gardens.

1030 - Proclamation Day Parade, City Botanic Gardens to St Johns Cathedral.

1130 - Proclamation Day Celebration of Thanksgiving, St Johns Cathedral, Ann Street, Brisbane.

1400 - Youth Parliament, Parliament House, Alice Street, Brisbane.

1600 - Proclamation Day Concert, Brisbane Riverstage, City Botanic Gardens.

CANBERRA
0930 - The Australian Defence Force Academy graduation parade, attended by the governor-general
and defence minister, ADFA, Northcott Drive, Campbell, ACT. Contact: Sharelle Mathias
0411 088 971.

1300 - Chief Police Officer Michael Phelan will provide information on the upcoming weekend
operation as part of Operation Unite: A Blitz Against Drunken Violence, Garema Place,
outside the City Police Beats Office, Civic, Canberra. Contact: Helena Cox 02 6256 7460.

MELBOURNE
- Australian Dancesport four-day championship. Hisense Arena. Contact: Michael Sinclair
9651 5799, 0438 399 959. Website: www.theaustralianchampionship.com.au
1100 - Governor of Victoria David de Kretser to present The Royal Humane Society of Australasia
awards. Government House. Contact: Colin Bannister 9650 3233 or Sue Cutler 9650 3233,
0400 441 467.

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SYDNEY
0700 - Actress Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Ambassador for the Life Changing Experiences
Foundation, will release 50 butterflies. Hyde Park, near the fountain. Contact: Laura
Percy 0417 458 928.

0800 - Founder of Clean Up Australia Ian Kiernan will launch a new sustainable business
program designed to reduce water and energy use and minimise waste production. Baguette
Room, level 5, JR Fleming Stand, Rosehill Gardens Event Centre, situated off James Ruse
Drive, Rosehill. Contact: Paul Fahy 0413 162 724.

0900 - Public hearings for the Productivity Commission's inquiry on Wheat Export Marketing
Arrangements. The Medina Hotel on Crown, 359 Crown Street, Surry Hills. Contact: Clair
Angel 0417 665 443.

0900 - Opening of the Realising Our Broadband Future forum, with Communications Minister
Stephen Conroy. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will speak at 0905, National Broadband Network
CEO Mike Quigley will speak at 0935, Senator for the Australian Capital Territory, Kate
Lundy will speak at 1100. John Niland Scientia Building, Building G19, Enter via Gate
11, Botany Street, University of New South Wales. Contact: Tim Marshall 0408 258 457.

0945 - Australia's national sail training ship Young Endeavour arrives in Sydney, completing
a six-month circumnavigation of Australia. Fleet Base East, Cowper Wharf Road, Potts Poin.

Contact: Jennifer Reilly on 0447 401 667.

1100 - Angelina Ballerina and The English National Ballet will perform Angelina's Star
Performance. State Theatre. Contact: Emma Collison 0418 584 795.

1100 - Paramedics Scott Clarke and Peter Richards will meet with a patient they successfully
resuscitated following a cardiac arrest in 2006. Ambulance State Headquarters, Balmain
Rd, Rozelle. Contact: 9320 7796.

1100 - Launch of the new Powerhouse Museum exhibition The 80s Are Back, revealing the
good and the bad about the decade which is remembered for its excess. Powerhouse Museum,
500 Harris Street, Ultimo. Contact: Hayley Gallant 0413 985 277.

1800 - Professor Tu Weiming, from Harvard University will deliver the lecture Cultural
China and Confucian Humanism to the UNSW Confucius Institute. Science Theatre, UNSW Kensington
Campus. Contact: Jia Lu 9385 8996.

1900 - A slide show of Australian images, by photographer Robert McGrath, will be displayed
as a backdrop as the Sydney Philharmonia Choir performs Handel's Messiah. Concert Hall,
Sydney Opera House. Contact: Nicole Tiedgen 0401 281 153.

SPORT
CRICKET - Sheffield Shield - to March 21
TAS v WA, Bellerive Oval - to December 11
VIC v SA, MCG - to December 13
BASKETBALL - NBL - to February 14
Rnd 12 - to December 12
1700 (AEDT) - NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats, North Shore Events Cnt
GOLF - PGA Australasian C'ship - to December 13
Hyatt Regency Golf Club, Coolum
SOCCER - FIFA Club World Cup - to December 19
Abu Dhabi, UAE
SOCCER - FIFA Club World Cup - to December 19
Abu Dhabi, UAE
SWIMMING - European C'ships Short Course - to December 13
Istanbul, Turkey
CURLING - European C'ships - to December 12
Aberdeen, Scotland
HANDBALL (Women's) - World C'ships - to December 20
China
CYCLING - World Cup Track - to December 12
Cali, Colombia
BOBSLEIGH/SKELETON - World Cup - to December 13
Winterberg, Germany
SURFING (Men's) - ASP World Tour - to December 20
Billabong Pipeline Masters, Banzai Pipeline, Oahu-Hawaii
SURFING (Women's) - ASP World Tour - to December 20
Billabong Pro, Honolua Bay, Maui-Hawaii
GALLOPS -
Gosford
Bendigo
Ipswich
Geraldton
New Zealand
Sth Africa
TROTS -
Penrith
Mildura
Gold Coast
Geelong
Goulburn
GREYHOUNDS -
Warrnambool
Dapto
Sandown
Albion Park
Angle Park
Bendigo
Maitland
Mandurah
Hobart
New Zealand

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