FED:Diary Events Friday, December 3, 2010

AAP General News (Australia)
12-03-2010
FED:Diary Events Friday, December 3, 2010
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
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BRISBANE
1000 - "Our Day" - Celebrating Abilities, Achievements and Community. 6 Pegg Road, Rocklea.

Contact: 3710 0088
1100 - Opening of Gold Coast's first all abilities playground. Old Burleigh Road, Broadbeach
(near Kurrawa RSL). Contact 5581 6877
1730 - Caboolture Special School first Corporate Christmas Party. Torrens Road, Caboolture.

Contact: 5431 4444

CANBERRA
0830 - Solar 2010, the Australian Solar Energy Society's conference. Manning Clark Theatre,
ANU. Contact Susan Fitzpatrick-Napier 9006 1614.

0845 - Climate, Energy and Water Nexus Forum. Acton Theatre, ANU. Contact James Giggacher
0416 249 241.

1000 - Launch of a large print and tactile map of building and exhibits coinciding with
the International Day of People with Disability. Hall, National Museum of Australia. Contact
Dennis Grant on 0409 916 481.

1030 - Media briefing by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to accompany the release
of its preliminary investigation into engine failure onboard QF32 on November 4. ATSB
Central Office, 62 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra.

1215 - Devotion, Daring and Sense of Destiny - Surveyors of the Early Commonwealth. Lecture
by Dr David Headon. Main Committee Room. Contact 6277 3074.

1400 - Swearing-in ceremony of 20 new ACT Police officers by AFP Commissioner Tony Negus
and ACT Chief Police Officer Roman Quaedvlieg. AFP College, Barton. Contact 6256 7460.

HOBART
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MELBOURNE
0845-1700 - Volunteers In Aid Expo hosted by The Mandala Foundation. William Angliss Institute,
Building A, Level 5, 555 La Trobe Street. Website: www.mandalafoundation.org.au
1000 - Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Simon Cohen to release complaints statistics
for 2010 with launch of TIO annual report. TIO Office, Level 3, 595 Collins Street. Contact:
Alicia Patterson 03 8680 8523. Contact: www.tio.com.au
1000 - Media briefing on release of the World Meteorological Organisations provisional
global climate data for 2010. Bureau of Meteorology, 1010 Latrobe St, Docklands. Contact:
0424 676 136. Website: www.aussmc.org
1000-1700 - National Gallery of Victoria to open exhibition `The Naked Face: Self-portraits'.

December 3 to February 27, 2011. The Ian Potter Centre, NGV, 180 St Kilda Road. Contact:
Jemma Altmeier 8620 2345, 0417 575 088. Website: www.ngv.vic.gov.au
1200-1400 - Myer Chief Executive Officer Bernie Brookes to address American Chamber of
Commerce in Australia (AmCham) business briefing on the revitalisation of Myer - The Cultural
and Financial Imperatives. River Room, Crown, 8 Whiteman Street, Southbank. Contact: 03
9614 7744. Website: www.amcham.com.au
1230 - The Salvation Army to launch `Melbourne Way' Christmas street safety campaign.

St Pauls Court, Federation Square. Contact: Major Brendan Nottle 0433 164 502 or Ron Smith
0417 329 201.

1400 - Peter Mac Children's Christmas party, hosted by South Melbourne fire station. MFB,
26 Moray Street, South Melbourne (Melway 2F D11). Contact: Anne Rahilly 9656 3799, 0417
123 048.

- Construction Dispute Avoidance and Resolution conference continues. Hilton on the Park.

Website: www.dispute-avoidance.com.au
- Japanese Film festival. ACMI, Federation Square. Contact: Louise Hesseltine 8660 4816,
0402 054 143.

- RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride. Yarrawonga to Marysville. Contact: John Myers 03 9818
6339, 0409 215 120 or Leah Chesney 0409 943 629. Website: www.greatvic.com.au

PERTH
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SYDNEY
0200 - Announcement of the host country for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup at public
live site. Overseas Passenger Terminal, Circular Quay. Contact: Scott Crebin 0419 751
805.

0930 - Minister for mental health Mark Butler to hold a Mental Health Forum as part of
the Gillard government's commitment to genuine mental reform. Platform 10 Conference Centre,
Level 10, 1 Lawson Square, Redfern. Contact: Samantha Regione 0418 112 688.

0930 - Skateboard legend Tony Hawk to perform tricks alongside 14-year-old skateboard
sensation Mitchy Brusco. Pedders Skate Park, Sydney Olympic Park. Contact: Claire Jobe
0406 068 763.

- id Day, a national initiative to engage, inspire and unite Australians to think differently
about intellectual disability on the International Day of People With Disability. Contact:
Antony Pinshaw 0415 247 497.

- 2010/2011 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman, Ironwoman and Legends Series. Bondi Beach.

Contact: surfironmanseries.com/

SPORT:
CRICKET - Ashes test series - to January 7
2nd test - Day 1
1100 (AEDT) - Australia v England, Adelaide Oval

CRICKET - One-Day Cup - to February 27
WA v QLD, WACA

SOCCER - A-League - to February 13
Week 17 - to December 8
2000 - Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar, AAMI Park

BASKETBALL - NBL -
Rnd 8 - to December 5
2000 (AEDT) - Gold Coast v Sydney, Gold Coast Convention Cnt
2000 (AEDT) - Adelaide v Townsville, The Dome

BASKETBALL - WNBL -
Rnd 9 - to December 5
1430 - Bulleen v Dandenong, The Veneto Club, Vic
2030 (AEDT) - Townsville v AIS, New Project Australia Std, Annandale, Qld
2230 (AEDT) - West Coast v Canberra, State Basketball Cnt, WA

TENNIS - Australian Tennis Awards gala dinner -
1830 for 1900 - Melbourne Park Function Cnt, Vic (black tie)

GOLF - OneAsia tournament - to December 5
Australian Open, The Lakes, Sydney

SURF LIFE-SAVING - IronMan Eliminator -
Bondi

CYCLING - UCI Track World Cup Classic -
Rnd 1 - to December 4
Hisense Arena, Melbourne

MOTORSPORT - V8 Supercar Series - to December 5
Telstra 500, Sydney Olympc Park, Homebush

SOCCER - 2018 & 2022 FIFA World Cup Host Announcement -
0155 (AEDT) - Zurich, Switzerland

RUGBY - Sevens World Series - to May 29
Stage 1, Dubai - to December 4

SQUASH (Men's) - World Open - to December 10
Saudi Arabia

GOLF - USPGA Tour - to December 5
Chevron World Challenge, Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, California

SURFING (Women's) - ASP World Tour -
Gidget Pro Sunset Beach, Oahu, Hawaii - to December 6

SHORT TRACK - World Cup - to December 5
Changchun, China

ALPINE SKIING (Men's) - World Cup - to December 5
Beaver Creek, Colorado, Canada

ALPINE SKIING (Women's) - World Cup - to December 5
Lake Louise, Canada

BOBSLEIGH/SKELETON - World Cup - to December 5
Calgary, Canada

SNOW BOARD - World Cup -
Seoul, Korea

BIATHLON - World Cup - to December 5
Ostersund, Sweden

GALLOPS -
Mudgee
Moonee Valley
Ipswich
Mount Gambier
Pakenham
Coffs Harbour
Sunshine Coast
New Zealand
Singapore
USA

TROTS -
Harold Park
Melton
Gold Coast
Globe Derby
Yarra Valley
Wagga
Gloucester Park
New Zealand

GREYHOUNDS -
Wentworth Park
Warrnambool
Albion Park
Mandurah
Casino
Traralgon
The Gardens
New Zealand

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