Diary Events for Friday, April 13, 2007

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2007
Diary Events for Friday, April 13, 2007
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE - No items listed.

BRISBANE

0930 - DSTO spreading its wings in Queensland to pursue high-speed flight research.

Official opening of the new DSTO Brisbane Headquarters and Hypersonics research laboratory.

DSTO Brisbane, CSIRO Lecture Theatre, Main Building, Queensland Centre for Advanced Technology,
1 Technology Court (off Bainbridge Drive) Pullenvale. Niki Lyons 0418 762 307.

1015 - Yungaba Action Group - Anna Bligh receives petition to save Yungaba. Delene
Cuddihy will hand over a Yungaba Petition. South Brisbane Electorate Office, Suite 1/90
Vulture St, West End. Delene Cuddihy 0402 597 259.

1100 - Minister Mal Brough officially opens the sixth site of the Family Income Management
Office. Cooktown. Kevin Donnellan 0408 491 956.

1200 - Elle launches new collection at MYER Brisbane City. Elle Macpherson will open
her boudoir as she launches her Intimates Boudoir Collection. Myer Brisbane City, Queen
Street. Natalie Perris 0438 101 130.

1230 - Greyhound Driver Takes To The Road. Brad Goldsmith has just walked 1,260km solo
from Brisbane to Rockhampton and back to raise awareness and funds for Cure Cancer Australia.

Roma Street Transit Centre, Level 3, Greyhound Australia counter. Anthony McClellan 0419
229 271.

CANBERRA

0945 - Governor-General Michael Jeffery will hold investitures with 40 recipients of
honours and awards, Government House, Yarralumla, ACT. Contact: Steve Jiggins 02 6283
3519.

1000 - COAG Meeting, Parliament House, Canberra.

1415 - Governor-General Michael Jeffery will hold investitures with 41 recipients of
honours and awards, Government House, Yarralumla, ACT. Contact: Steve Jiggins 02 6283
3519.

DARWIN - No items listed.

HOBART - No items listed.

PERTH

0730 - WA Local Government Association breakfast to be addressed by a kidnapping victim
who went on to lead the fight against violent crime in South Africa. Hyatt Regency Hotel.

Contact Bill Mitchell on 0427 171 896.

MELBOURNE

- Melbourne International Comedy Festival. April 4-29. Various venues. Website: comedyfestival.com.au

0900-1350 - Day three of MedEd 2007 conference organised by Medical Deans Australia
and New Zealand. Grand Hyatt Melbourne, 123 Collins Street. Contact: Penny Fannin 9696
3602, 0417 125 700.

1030 - Hazel Hawke's granddaughter Sophie Pieters-Hawke to launch kit for Victorian
secondary and primary school students by Alzheimer's Australia to learn about ageing and
dementia. 98-104 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn. Contact: Kate Morton 0398157800 or 0437543113.

1100 - Official unveiling of new memorial on the Great Ocean Road as part of 75th Anniversary
celebrations of the road which is the world's biggest war memorial. Eastern View, between
Lorne and Aireys Inlet, Great Ocean Road, Victoria. Contact: Roger Grant 0417373318.

SYDNEY

1030 - Unveiling of masterworks program for the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

30 Wallis St, Woollahra. Contact: Kath Rose 0415 291 493.

1830 - CityFest festival launch in Holroyd. The Holroyd Centre Foyer, Miller Street
Merrylands. Contact: Margaret Paton 9840 9717 or 0416 105 029.

1900 - Launch of Youth Week in the city with a Hawaiian pool party. Victoria Park Pool,
City Road, Corner of Parramatta Road, Camperdown. Contact: Fran Heysey (02) 9265 9910
or 0418 603 561.

SPORT

AFL - Round 3 - to April 15 1940 - Collingwood v Richmond, MCG

RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL - Round 5 - to April 16 1930 - Penrith v Parramatta, CUA Std 1930
- Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane, Suncorp Std

SWIMMING - Australian Age C'ships - to April 15 Challenge Std, Perth

SURFING - ASP World C'ship tour - to April 13 Rip Curl Pro, Bells Beach, Vic

RUGBY - Super 14 - Week 11 - to April 15 1735 (AEST) - Hurricanes v Cheetahs, Wellington, NZ

CRICKET - World Cup - to April 28 Super 8 Match A1 v D1 2330 (AEST) - Australia v Ireland,
Kensington Oval, Barbados, Caribbean

GALLOPS - Grafton Geelong Gold Coast Sapphire Coast

TROTS - Harold Park Moonee Valley Gold Coast Gawler Bendigo Bathurst Gloucester Park

GREYHOUNDS - Richmond Geelong Albion Park Traralgon The Gardens Mandurah Casino

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