Diary, Thursday December 18, 2003

AAP General News (Australia)
12-18-2003
Diary, Thursday December 18, 2003
EVENTS ARE LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE

ADELAIDE
1330 - SA Police launch Santa Safe operation. Emergency section of the Royal Adelaide
Hospital, North Terrace. Contact: Roberta Heather 0412 602 161.

BRISBANE
1100 - Arts Minister Matt Foley to launch "Behind the Lines", a political cartoon exhibition.

Queensland Museum Southbank, corner Melbourne and Grey Streets, South Brisbane. Contact:
Sarah Perrott 3842 9388 or 0417 741 710.

CANBERRA
1230 - ACT Refugee Action Committee Rally. Garema Place, Civic.

MELBOURNE
0730 - The giant ocean liner Star Princess return visit to Melbourne. Arrive Station Pier.

Contact: Libby Moffet 02 9904 0011 or Andrew Mevissen 0408 446 616.

0930 - Environment Minister John Thwaites to launch a new $2.3 million fund to pay farmers
to grow more trees to combat global warming. Otway Greening (Nursery). 80 Penny Royal
Station Road, Dean's Marsh. Contact: 5236 3314 or Ilsa Coulson 0418 368 639.

1020 - Transport Minister Peter Batchelor will meet with representatives from the Civic
Nexus Consortium and Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd to take the first steps inside what
will be the new Southern Cross Station. Meet at the public display gallery at Level One
of Spencer Street Station.

1030 - Premier Steve Bracks will be at Port Melbourne Lifesaving Club to make an announcement
relating to lifesaving. Port Melbourne Lifesaving Club, Beach Road, Port Melbourne.

1330 - Health Minister Bronwyn Pike will launch the evaluation report of the City of Greater
Dandenong's Drug Hot Spot Program. Greater Dandenong Municipal Offices, 397 Springvale
Road, Springvale.

1400 - Refugee Action Collective protest over Iranian asylum seekers. 136 Exhibition Street
(near cnr Bourke Street). Contact: Daniella Olea 0404 189 272 or Renee Handsaker 0414
299 142.

1745 - Launch of North Melbourne Town Hall Arts House program, hosted by Lano and Woodley,
with Sigrid Thornton. Cnr Errol and Queensberry streets, North Melbourne. Contact: 9658
9658.

PERTH
0930 - Perth radio 6PR to interview Opposition leader Mark Latham. Contact: David Britton
on 0411 743 320.

1115 - Opposition leader Mark Latham to attend a Save Medicare Meeting, followed by a
doorstop interview. Car park, Forrestfield Forum Shopping Centre, Corner Hale and Strelitzia
Avenue, Forrestfield. Contact: David Britton on 0411 743 320.

SYDNEY
0945 - Photo opportunity of the three Sumatran tiger cubs recently born at Taronga Zoo.

Media Relations office, Taronga Zoo (enter via Goods and Services entrance on Whiting
Beach Rd, intersection of Prince Albert Road), Mosman. Contact: Mark Williams 0417 293
507 or Helen Pantenburg 0438 677 166.

1000 - Prime Minister John Howard and Environment and Heritage Minister David Kemp to
launch Distinctively Australian - a four-year, $52.6 million new national heritage system.

Chowder Bay Heritage Area, Chowder Bay Road, Mosman. Contact: David Luff 0419 850 205
or Nicky Deitz 0439 438 500.

1030 - NSW Assistant Planning Minister Diane Beamer to launch the revitalised Oxford Street
Mall. Under the market canopies, Oxford Street Mall, Bondi Junction. Contact: Steve Adams
9228 4130 or 0411 253 345.

1830 - The Ausnews Reporters Award to be held, during the end of year celebrations for
Sydney-based human rights activists. Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt Street, Redfern. Contact:
Rebecca Bowman 0423 227 990.

ENTERTAINMENT
1200 - A press call for the upcoming production of The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
to be held. Lyric Theatre, Star City. Meet in Lyric Theatre foyer. Contact: Judith Johnson
Publicity 0412 643 008.

SPORT
GOLF - to December 21 -
Australian Open, Moonah Links
CRICKET - ING Cup -
Western Warriors v Victorian Bushrangers, WACA (D/N)
CRICKET - 2003 Sir Donald Bradman Oration -
Delivered by Michael Parkinson, Customs House, Brisbane
GALLOPS -
Canterbury
Moonee Valley
Rockhampton
Victoria Park
Sale
Muswellbrook
TROTS -
Penrith
Ballarat
Gold Coast
GREYHOUNDS -
Ipswich
Dapto
Sandown
Albion Park
Angle Park
Bendigo
Cessnock
Hobart



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