Events Diary for Tuesday, August 21, 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2007
Events Diary for Tuesday, August 21, 2007

EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
No items listed.

BRISBANE
0930 - Queensland parliament sits.

1000 - Family First candidate for Bonner announced. Sleeman Sports Complex, Chandler.

Jeff Buchanan 0437 708 591.

1215 - Macquarie Bank chief economist Richard Gibbs gives economic and investment outlook.

Tattersall's Club, 215 Queen Street Mall, Brisbane. Brisbane Development Association 3211
4698.

CANBERRA
1000 - Australian Competition and Consumer Commission petrol price inquiry, Rydges Lakeside,
London Circuit, Canberra. Contact 1300 302 502

DARWIN
No items listed.

PERTH
No items listed

MELBOURNE
No items listed

HOBART
No items listed.

SYDNEY
0900 - Day one of the National Infrastructure Conference. NSW Deputy Premier and Transport
Minister John Watkins to make first address. Sydney Harbour Marriott, Circular Quay. Contact:
Nigel Dique 9080 4108 or 0423 024 819.

0900 - The Great Engineering Challenge. The Roundhouse, UNSW. Contact: Sarah McMahon 9410 5618.

0900 - Ag-Quip, Australia's premier agricultural industry field event. Liverpool Plains,
Gunnedah. Contact: 02 6742 0000
1215 - Patrick Dodson, the Father of Reconciliation, will address the Centre for an Ethical
Society on the topic of Liyan Ngarn: Common Fate of all Australians. Theatrette State
Parliament, Macquarie St. Contact: Terry McCarthy 9420 5523 or 0410 590 506.

1445 - Oil Search to announce its half year results. Marble Room, Radisson Plaza Hotel
Sydney. Contact: 9016 3140
1730 - Lecture on personal writing with authors Stephanie Dowrick, Noeline Kyle and Patti
Miller. State Library of NSW. Dixson Room, Macquarie St, Sydney. Contact: Deb McBurnie
9273 1768 or 0400 020 896
1800 - The Freedom Foundation Awards Exhibition opening. Winners of the Freedman Foundation
Travelling Scholarship for Emerging Artists will be announced. COFAspace UNSW, College
of Fine Arts, Cnr Oxford St and Greens Rd, Paddington. Contact: Owen Leong 3698 1900.

1800 - Greens Senator Kerry Nettle to launch Andrew Greig's book Taming War - Culture
and Technology for Peace. The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Mackie Building,
University Sydney. Contact: Libby Greig 0418 194 554.

- Opening of Nuclear Matters exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. Contact: Sally Quinn
9217 0365 or Mandy Campbell 9217 0551.

- NSW Nurses Association presents Nurses Roadshow 07. Various locations at Tweed Heads
and Murwillumbah. Contact: Brett Holmes 8595 1234 or 0414 550 324 or Judith Kiejda 0414
674 119.


SPORT
RUGBY - World Cup preparation -
Wallabies training camp - to August 22
Manly, NSW
SWIMMING - Japan International Grand Prix - to August 24
Chiba
CYCLING - UCI Para-Cycling World C'ships - to August 27
Bordeaux, France
BASEBALL - Olympic test event - to August 23
International Baseball tournament
Wukesong Baseball Field, Beijing
WRESTLING - Olympic test event - to August 26
Junior World Wrestling C'ship, China Agricultural University Gymnasium
ARCHERY - Olympic test event - to August 26
International Archery tournament, Olympic Green Archery Field, Beijing
SAILING - Olympic test event - to August 24
Qingdao International Regatta, Qingdao Olympic Sailing Cnt, China
CYCLING - Olympic test event - to August 21
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup, Laoshan Bicycle Moto Cross Venue, China
GALLOPS -
Canterbury
Moe
Rockhampton
TROTS -
Harold Park
Cranbourne
Albion Park
Northam
GREYHOUNDS -
Gosford
Warragul
Ipswich
Gawler
Horsham
Lismore
Mandurah
Gold Coast
Devonport



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