Events Diary for Monday, August 25, 2008

AAP General News (Australia)
08-24-2008
Events Diary for Monday, August 25, 2008
EVENTS LISTED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND LOCAL TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED:

ADELAIDE
No items listed.

BRISBANE
0900 - Ipswich mayor Paul Pisasale to visit new bilbies at Ipswich Nature Centre, Queens
Park. Contact: Danny Mortison 0400 500 578.

CANBERRA
1115 - The National Library celebrates its 40th birthday with Arts Minister Peter Garrett
to cut the cake, National Library, Canberra. Contact: Sally Hopman 02 6262 1704.

1240 - Canberra Raiders' Lincoln Withers to help launch Keep Australia Beautiful week,
Kaleen Primary School, Ashburton circuit, Kaleen, Canberra. Contact: Lara Shannon 03 9592
4001.

MELBOURNE
No items listed.

PERTH
No items listed.

SYDNEY
0800 - Four-legged races for Oxfam Australia. Martin Place, Sydney. Contact: Sunita Bose
0407 555 960.

0830 - ADB, IMF, IFC, World Bank, and UNDP jointly funding a Pacific financial literacy
conference. Most of the Reserve Bank governors from the Pacific Islands attending. HC
Coombs Centre for Financial Studies, 122A Kirribilli Avenue, Kirribilli. Contact: 8270
9444 or 040 3913193.

0900 - Sydney's Arctic explorers return home. Sydney International Airport, Terminal One,
Arrivals Hall. Contact: Chris Bray 0403 823 418.

1000 - ICAC public inquiry into NSW Fire Brigades resumes. ICAC Hearing Room, Level 21,
133 Castlereagh Street, Sydney. Contact: Nicole Thomas 8281 5799 or 0417 467 801.

1130 - Launch of Australia's first advertising subsidised mobile service, SMSPup Mobile.

Bella Vista Room, Coast Restaurant, Roof Terrace, Cockle Bay. Contact: Emma Cullen-Ward
8915 9900 or 0414 989 137.

1930 - The Australian Institute of Professional Photography 2008 Canon APPAs Travelling
Exhibition Opening Night. Ground Floor, Chifley Plaza, 2 Chifley Square, Sydney. Contact:
9517 1710 or 0407 201 394.

SPORT
RUGBY LEAGUE - NRL -
Round 24 - to August 25
1900 - Penrith v Melbourne, CUA Std
TENNIS - US Open - to September 7
Billie Jean King National Tennis Cnt, New York
GALLOPS -
Lismore
Bairnsdale
TROTS -
Bankstown
Moonee Valley
Globe Derby
Kilmore
Gloucester Park
GREYHOUNDS -
Wentworth Park
Shepparton
Albion Park
Angle Park
Geelong
Richmond
Northam
Launceston
New Zealand

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