Events Diary for Friday, April 18, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
04-17-2008
Events Diary for Friday, April 18, 2008
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
- Nil listed

BRISBANE
0900 - Local Government Symposium. Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Bron Browning
3000 2220.

1100 - Launch of transport scheme by internet search engine Big Roo. Brisbane Strikers
Football Club, Bowen Hills. Rod Stephen 0437 972 601.

CANBERRA
1530 - Australian National University presents a seminar on looking at Australian Navy
strategic objectives, Seminar Room B, Coombs Building, Fellows Road, Australian National
University, ACT.

MELBOURNE
- Licensing Executives Society of Australia and New Zealand (LESANZ) annual conference
continues: Entrepreneurship and Innovation - not such risky business. Park Hyatt - Melbourne,
1 Parliament Square off Parliament Place. Contact: An Le 02 9237 2800, 0423 034 807. Website:
http://lesanz.org.au/events/annualconferences.html
1030 - Dr Rosanna Capolingua, AMA national president, to address QIP/AGPAL international
conference on primary health care. Grand Hyatt Melbourne, Savoy 2, 123 Collins Street.

Contact: Kylie Butler 02 6270 5466, 0417 652 488 or Boronia Mooney 02 6270 5471, 0418
200 750.

1230 - Free concert as musicians present their version of a charity jingle, part of Yooralla's
90th birthday celebrations. Stage at Federation Square. Contact: Gareth Wills (Hootville
Communications) 03 9510 4894, 0419 394 825.

1930 - Opera Australian Chorus Concert. BMW Edge, Federation Square. Contact: Emma Williams
03 9685 3703, 0413 985 291. Website:

PERTH
- Nil items listed.

SYDNEY
(No time given) - Emissary of the Central Tibetan Australia gives a briefing on the current
situation in Tibet. Contact: Tibet Information Office 6285 4046 or George Farley 0401
549 536.

1000 - Delegates from the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues available
for interview before they fly to New York at 1300. Sydney Airport. Contact: Barbara Shaw
0401 291 166 or Les Malezer 0419 710 720.

1300 - Rally by trade unions against electricity privatisation. Michael Costa's offices,
26 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle. Contact: Tim Fitzsimmons 0423 375 522.

1800 - Seminar to discuss the legacy of the Howard government, entitled Beyond the Neo-Con
Men: Alternatives after Howard. Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney.

Contact: Dr James Goodman 9514 2714.

SPORT
FRIDAY, APRIL 18
AFL -
Round 5 - to April 20
1940 - St Kilda v Essendon, Telstra Dome
RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
Round 6 - to April 21
1930 - Parramatta v Manly, Parramatta Std
1930 - Gold Coast v Brisbane, Skilled Park
EQUESTRIAN - The Return of the Horse series -
Australian Showjumping C'ships & Olympic qualifier - to April 20
Sydney International Equestrian Cnt, Saxony Road, Horsley Park
RUGBY - Super 14 - to May 31
Week 10 - to April 20
1735 (AEST) - Chiefs v Crusaders, Waikato Std, Hamilton, NZ
1940 - Reds v Western Force, Suncorp Std, Brisbane, Qld
CYCLING - National BMX C'ships - to April 20
Adelaide Showgrounds
BOXING - Oceania C'ships & Olympic qualifier - to April 18
Samoa, Fiji
GOLF - USPGA Tour - to April 20
Verizon Heritage, Harbour Town Golf Links, Hilton Head, Sth Carolina
MOTORSPORT - V8 Supercar C'ship series -
Round 4 - to April 20
Hamilton 400, Hamilton City Street Race, New Zealand
GALLOPS -
Port Macquarie
Bendigo
Mackay
Dubbo
New Zealand
Singapore
TROTS -
Harold Park
Moonee Valley
Gold Coast
Gawler
Mildura
Wagga
Gloucester Park
New Zealand
GREYHOUNDS -
Richmond
Geelong
Albion Park
Traralgon
The Gardens
Mandurah
Casino
Wangaratta
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