Diary for Sunday, December 3, 2000

AAP General News (Australia)
12-01-2000
Diary for Sunday, December 3, 2000
EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE


ADELAIDE


0900 - Christmas Earth Fair (2-3), Wayville Showgrounds, Wayville. No contact listed.

1000 - Festival of Olives - Olive and Oil tastings, Carrick Hill, Springfield. No contact listed.

1100 - Sinn Fein's chief negotiator with the British Government, Martin McGuinness MP,
to present a speech `Towards a Culture of Peace' for the 2000 UN International Year for
the Culture of Peace, Brookman Hall, North Terrace/Frome Street, Adelaide. Contact: 8302
0757.


BRISBANE


0830 - Open day for Brisbane City Council, The Sleeman Centre, cnr of Old Cleveland and
Tilley Roads, Chandler. Contact: Michelle Saftich 3403 4305.

0930 - First day of recruitment drive for the 2001 Goodwill Games, with street parade
beginning at Kurilpa Point, South Brisbane, travelling to the City Botanic Gardens. Official
proceedings to take place at the River Stage, City Botanic Gardens at 1100 with an address
by Wayne Goss. Contact: Janet England 3233 2000.

1000 - Chat room talk with disabled Queenslanders by Minister for Disabilities Anna Bligh.

Contact Mike Holliday: 0408 194 920.

1100 - Green's spokesperson Drew Hutton to speak at the Walk for Practical Reconciliation,
Mothers Memorial, Queen's Park, Toowoomba. Contact: Drew Hutton 3846 2409.

1530 - First birthday celebrations for International Day of People with a Disability and
Disability Services, Speaker's Green, Parliament House, Brisbane. Contact: Mike Holliday
0408 194 920.


CANBERRA


0900 - Women's Electoral Lobby National Conference continues, Manning Clark Theatre, Australian
National University, Canberra. Contact: Erica Lewis 0412 409 514.


MELBOURNE


0800 - Melbourne Corroboree 2000: Walk for Reconciliation, from Flinders Street Station
to the King's Domain Gardens. Contact: Liz Potter 0411 427 851 or Jasmine Sussex 0413
120 342.

1930 - Deputy Leader of Sinn Fein, Martin McGuiness, to address Casement Group function
on the situation in Ireland and the peace process, Celtic Club, 316 Queen Street. Contact:
John Gawned 9703 1208.

2000 - Melbourne Citymission Christmas service with the Australian Girls Choir, St Brigid's
Church, 378 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy; 2100 - Candlelight procession along Nicholson
Street and tree lighting ceremony at Melbourne Citymission's Yarra Centre, 472 Nicholson
Street. Contact: John Hurley 8625 4417 or 0407 367 026.


PERTH


TIME TBA - National Surf Lifesavers Day. Contact: Marnie Peter 02 9597 5588 or 0407 286 619.

0800 - Launch of the state's comprehensive drug diversion strategy by WA Minister Responsible
for Drug Abuse Strategy and Minister for Police Kevin Prince, and Commonwealth Attorney
General Daryl Williams, Palmerston Centre, 134 Palmerston Street, Northbridge. Contacts:
Caroline Lacy 0419 949 970 or Dianne Dixon 0411 693 193.

1030 - Beyond the Bridge Walk for Reconciliation 2000, McCallum Park. Contact: 1800 060 269.

1515 - Opening of four-day Nutrition Society of Australia's 24th Annual Scientific Meeting,
Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle. Contact: Dr Bruce Mullan 9368 3578 or 0428 279 551.


SYDNEY


0800 - RTA's Cycle Sydney to raise funds for the Children's Hospital Westmead. St Leonard's
Park, North Sydney, to Parramatta Park, Parramatta. Contact: Madeleine O'Rourke 9845 3580.

1100 - The Oz Trek 2000 team to complete their circumnavigation of Australia on jet skis,
Water Ski Pontoon, Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour. Contact: Dimity Edwards 0412 164 333 or
9954 7979.

1300 - Picnic for Absolutely Everybody 2000 - A celebration of the lives of people with
a disability, Enmore Park, Enmore Road, Marrickville. Contact: Dougie Herd 0410 487 585.


SPORT


CRICKET - to Dec 5 -
Australia v West Indies, 2nd Test, WACA, Perth
CRICKET - Pura Cup - to December 4
Victoria v Queensland, MCG
New South Wales v Western Australia, North Sydney Oval
South Australia v Tasmania, Adelaide Oval

BASKETBALL - NBL -
1505 - Canberra v Brisbane, AIS Arena
BASKETBALL - WNBL -
1230 - Perth v Sydney, Perry Lakes, WA
1400 - AIS v Dandenong, AIS Hall

GOLF - Australian PGA Championships to Dec 3 -
Royal Queensland, Brisbane, Qld

SOCCER - NSL -
1800 - Melbourne Knights v Eastern Pride, Knights Stadium
TBA - Carlton SC v Northern Spirit, Bob Jane Stadium

SURF LIFESAVING -
Kelloggs Surf League, Manly

GALLOPS -
Sandown
Sunshine Coast
Murray Bridge
Tamworth
Canberra
Swan Hill
Murtoa

TROTS -
Menangle


ENTERTAINMENT


No items listed.


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