Australian
Events & Festivals
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September 2008 |
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5 - 27 Sep
2008 - Australian Football
League Finals Series
Melbourne
Don’t miss the spectacular crescendo of 22 weeks of fantastic competition
in the 2008 AFL Finals Series.
From March to September Australian Rules Football (AFL) teams fight
it out to make the top eight and qualify for the final series.
This titanic contest is between two teams with one emerging as the
premier side for the year.
Close to 95,000 fans pack the stands of the Melbourne Cricket Ground
(MCG) for the grand final while millions watch it worldwide on cable,
satellite and free to air television.
The final series offers sheer atmosphere and excitement and is a
truly unique Australian experience.
Address
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)
Brunton Ave
East Melbourne VIC 3002
Phone
03 9643 1999
Fax
03 9650 1485
Email
general@afl.com.au |
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October 2008 |
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October
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Melbourne International
Arts Festival
Melbourne
Melbourne International Arts Festival has a reputation for presenting
unique international and Australian events in the fields of dance,
theatre, music, visual arts, multimedia, free and outdoor events
over 17 days each October. First staged in 1986 under the direction
of composer Gian Carlo Menotti it became the third in the Spoleto
Festival series - joining Spoleto, Italy, and Charleston, United
States. Melbourne's Spoleto Festival changed its name to the Melbourne
International Festival of the Arts in 1990. In 2003, the Festival
was renamed Melbourne International Arts Festival. |
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3 Oct - 22
Nov 2007 -
Spring Racing Carnival
Enjoy the world's greatest racing celebration over 50 glorious spring
days here in Melbourne, Australia.
Whether you come for the horses or the glamour, the jockeys or the
fashion, you will love Spring Racing in Melbourne.
This year’s carnival will be bigger and better than ever before
and we invite you to be a part of it. The 50 days of the Spring
Racing Carnival showcase racing right around Victoria.
Whether you are after information on the glamour and sophistication
of the premier metropolitan race days, or the fun and relaxation
of the country events, visit the Racing Victoria Limited or the
Spring Racing Carnival website to find out more.
So, welcome to the Spring Racing Carnival, the event that is more
than just racing. It's 50 days of entertainment.
Address
Metropolitan courses at Flemington, Moonee Valley, Caulfield and
Sandown and country race courses all over Victoria
400 Epsom Rd
Flemington VIC 3031
Phone
03 9258 4258
1300 139 401
Fax
03 9258 4707
Email
information@racingvictoria.net.au |
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11 - 18 Oct.
- Alice
Springs Masters Games 2008
In the early 1980’s the Australian Sports Commission first suggested
an idea of a masters games and the philosophy of masters sport.
The development of masters sport included an underlying belief that
each participant is a champion in his or her own right, as long
as the physical and mental attributes for each stage of life have
been maintained at their optimum levels.
Image The Northern Territory Government immediately embraced the
idea seeing potential opportunities for economic and social development
benefits, so in 1986 the first ever Masters Games event in Australia
was held in Alice Springs.
The 1986 Alice Springs Masters Games (then called the Central Australian
Masters Games) became only the second event of its kind to be staged
in the world. The only previous multi-sport masters games was the
first World Masters in Toronto, Canada in 1985.
The Games and the concept developed in to a success story and quickly
earned the reputation of ‘The Friendly Games’ because of the camaraderie
and good spirited nature of the competitors and the environment
created by the games village atmosphere of Alice Springs. That spirit
is now carried around Australia and overseas by the thousands of
people who have experienced the Alice Springs Masters Games.
The ‘Friendly Games’ tag has stuck ever since and it is easy to
see why. The Alice Springs Masters Games has reached some amazing
milestones over the years. In 2004 the Games celebrated 10 successful
games, and then in 2006 the Games rejoiced as they reached 20 years
of prosperous Games in Alice Springs. What is even more extraordinary
is that over 100 competitors, officials and volunteers have been
a part of the Games since 1986 – a remarkable achievement for all
those people.
Participation in sport is a lifelong activity. That is why masters
sports contain fun, camaraderie and good-spirited competition. That
is why the Alice Springs Masters Games adventure continues in 2008. |
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11 November
- Remembrance Day
Remembrance Day is the day Australians remember those who have died
in war. At 11am on 11 November we pause to remember the sacrifice
of those men and women who have died or suffered in wars and conflicts
and all those who have served during the past 100 years
In 1918 the armistice that ended World War I came into force, bringing
to an end four years of hostilities that saw 61 919 Australians
die at sea, in the air, and on foreign soil. Few Australian families
were left untouched by the events of World War I - 'the war to end
all wars' most had lost a father, son, daughter, brother, sister
or friend. |
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June 2009 |
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5 - 20 June
08 - Adelaide Cabaret
Festival
Adelaide
The Adelaide Festival Centre's Adelaide Cabaret Festival, which
attracts over 40,000 people each year, has earned worldwide acclaim
for its unique atmosphere and adventurous programming. Every year
the Adelaide Cabaret Festival brings together over 400 artists from
Australia and around the world for what has become the best and
biggest festival of its kind. There's always plenty to entice -
whether you're looking for an uplifting spectacle; some biting political
satire; an intimate evening with an artist; an insight into a new
work or dancing the night away.
For two weeks in June, life really is a cabaret in Adelaide. Register
here to receive a free full colour program for the 2008 Festival
when they are available early next year. |
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Friday June
27th-Monday 30th June 2008 -
Alice Springs Beanie Festival
2008 Competition Categories
Mukati! Mukata! Beanies from all around.
1 The Greenie Beanie
Use low impact materials such as natural fibres, dyes and recycled
materials
2 The Folk Beanie
A beanie that references cultural traditions and costume.
3 Spirit of the Land
Explores the ranges, the bush, the sea, the desert.
4 Monsters and Magic
Take us to the dark or the light!
5 The Double Take
A fun beanie that doubles as a puppet, toy or musical instrument.
6 Best Animal Beanie
Animals, birds, reptiles, insects and strange invertebrates all
welcome.
7 The Eileen Bladon Tea- Cosy Prize
Tea- Cosies are sister objects to the beanie.
8 Best Hand-felted Beanie
Including wet felting, needle felting or knit and felt techniques
9 The Central Australian
Prize for an outstanding local piece of work.
10 Festival Committee Acquisition Prize
For wonderful and unusual work
11 The Robbie Beard Handspun Prize
Prize for a work made with yarn handspun by the artist.
12 New Wave Beanie Encouragement Prize
For a school-aged beginner beanie maker
13 New Wave Beanie Prize
For a school-aged advanced beanie maker
14 People's Choice: The favourite beanie of 2008
To be awarded after the festival weekend
The exhibition will be open daily 10am- 5pm from Saturday 28 June,
Araluen Galleries, Alice Springs Cultural Precinct, Larapinta Drive,
Alice Springs.
PRIZES- to be finalised!
The Cleckheaton Dozen! 12 magnificent barrels of yarns
$250 Cleckheaton Cash prize. For the Peoples Choice winner.
The Ashford Felting prize. A beautiful bundle of fleeces.
Prizes will be sent if the winners are unable to organise to collect
them. |
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