Diary for Saturday, April 10, 1999

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-1999
Diary for Saturday, April 10, 1999
EVENTS ARE IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER AND IN LOCAL TIME UNLESS
STATED OTHERWISE.

ADELAIDE
0855 - MOTOR RACING: Sensational Adelaide 500 (9-11), Adelaide
Street Circuit. Contact: Mike Drewer 0419 273 333.

1420 - SANFL FOOTBALL: Sturt vs South, Unley Oval, 1420 -
North vs Central, Prospect Oval, 1420 - Port Adelaide vs
Glenelg, Alberton Oval. Contact: Kim Delaney 8424 2282.

BRISBANE
1000 - Mass Tai Chi demonstration as part of first annual
World Tai Chi Day (in conjunction with UN World Health Day),
New Farm Park, Brunswick St, New Farm. Contact: 3358 1955.

1400 - Two-person teams of mechanical apprentices to race the
clock in a city v country contest to see who can repair a
vehicle the quickest and drive it across the finish line, King
George Square, Brisbane. Contact: Gary Fites 3361 2308, 0418
743 0994.

1400 - Children from around the world to gather to send a
heartfelt thank you to Rotary for helping them live normal
lives, Billabong Convention Centre, Warwick. Contact: Stan
Shneider 07 5591 7555.

1545 - Queensland Premier Peter Beattie to welcome more than
900 horses and riders taking part in the Kilkivan Great Horse
Ride, Kilkivan's main streets. Contact: Steve Bishop 07 3835
9900 pager 66185.

CANBERRA
- Federal Employment Services Minister Tony Abbott and Sport
and Tourism Minister Jackie Kelly will be participating in the
1999 Pollie Pedal ride for charity. Contact: Simone Holzapfel
0417 656 668.

1930 - AIS Australian Amateur Boxing Team at the Oceania
Championship Qualifying Series, AIS Multi Purpose Training
Hall (entry through AIS Swimming Pool), Canberra. Contact: Ros
Garrity 02 6214 1208.

MELBOURNE
0900 - Australian Fabian Society conference on Ideas for Labor
in a New Millennium, Arrabri Lodge, Warburton. Contact: 9898
1186.

0900 - Around the World in 80 Dishes two-day food festival,
International Food Hall, Shed 4, North Wharf Road, Melbourne
Docklands. Contact: Lynne Jacobs 9682 1166, 0414 540 179.

1000 - National sail training ship Young Endeavour open day,
Station Pier. Contact: Margaret Powell 02 9368 1800 or 0419
625 749.

1200 - The Jaguar XJ220 $1 million supercar to lead classic
Jaguar car cavalcade from Albert Park through the city.
Contact: Mish Fletcher 02 9828 9113, 0418 422 475.

1900 - Jesuit Social Services annual dinner celebrating the
80th birthday of former Pentridge prison chaplain Father John
Brosnan, Leonda By The Yarra, 2 Whallen Road, Hawthorn.
Contact: Fr Peter Norden 9427 7388, 0409 040 994.

2200 - Australian Serbian community to hold candlelight vigil
for peace in Yugoslavia and Australia, outside United States
Consulate, 553 St Kilda Road. Contact: Aleksandar Subic 0419
356 435 or Milan Mandic 0419 793 778.

PERTH


1830 - Wine sampling at Jane Brook Estate Wines, Swan Valley.
The City of Perth Band to play for guests. Contact: 08 9274
1432.

The four-wheel-drive Nullarbor Muster for charity is on at the
abandoned rail siding of Rawlinna. No contact number.

SYDNEY
0830 - A Liverpool Hospital seminar for doctors and nurses and
other interested personnel on Critical Care in Unusual Places,
Education Centre, Liverpool Hospital. Contact: Dr Su Winter
0417 487 704.

0900 - 22 females out of 76 competitors to take the wheel in
the Coffs Harbour Rally, Coffs Harbour Showground, Coffs
Harbour. Contact: Lee McDougall 6652 2522.

1200 - Kevin Sorbo, star of the hit TV series Hercules, to
present Hercules memorabilia to Planet Hollywood, Planet
Hollywood, 600 George Street, Sydney. Contact: Hazel Tan 9267
7827.

Federal Employment Services Tony Abbott and Sport and Tourism
Minister Jackie Kelly to participate in the 1999 Pollie Pedal,
the event to run over a week beginning in Dubbo and finishing
in Sydney. Contact: Simone Holzapfel 0417 656 668.

SPORT
GALLOPS:
Randwick, first race, 12.20 - Sydney Cup
Sandown, first race, 12.00
Doomben, first race, 12.10
Morphettville, first race, 11.50
Kembla Grange, first race, 11.35
Gold Coast, first race, 11.55
Ascot
Toowoomba, twilight, 4.06
Country meetings: Binnaway (Cup), Bowraville, Corowa, Parkes,
Queanbeyan, Tamworth, Wagga.

TROTS:
Bendigo, first race, 6.31
Albion Park, first race, 6.40
Globe Derby, first race, 6.51
Newcastle, first race, 6.45

GREYHOUNDS:
Wentworth Park, first race, 7.25
Penrith, first race, 7.14
Country meetings: Albury, Appin, Bathurst, Coonamble, Cowra,
Canberra, Goulburn, Gunnedah, Lithgow, Moree, Moss Vale,
Muswellbrook, Orange, Tamworth, Tweed Heads, Wauchope, Wyong.

AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE -Essendon v Sydney at MCG 2.10
Geelong v Melbourne at Kardinia Park 2.10
Fremantle v Hawthorn at Subiaco 6.40 WST
Brisbane v Port Adelaide at the Gabba 7.40

RUGBY LEAGUE -North Queensland v Penrith at Dairy Farmers
Stadium 2.30
Balmain v North Sydney at Leichhardt 7.30
Cronulla v Canterbury at Shark Park 7.30

RUGBY UNION - Super 12
ACT v The Chiefs at Bruce Stadium 7.30

SOCCER - Ericsson Cup
Brisbane Strikers v Gippsland Falcons at Suncorp Stadium 7.00

BASKETBALL - NBL Challenge semi finals
Adelaide 36ers v Wollongong at Clipsal Powerhouse 6.,00 (if
required)

CYCLING -Mountain Bike UCI World Cup at Fairfield

BOWLS -Metropolitan pennants

MOTOR RACING -Qualifying Shell series 500 at Adelaide

SWIMMING -Susie Maroney to swim from Newcastle to Sydney

ROWING -Australian selection regatta at Penrith
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KEYWORD: DIARY SATURDAY APRIL 10, 1999

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