I'm copying hereunder flyers for three forthcoming Australian Society
functions which may interest you - perhaps you could also draw them to the
attention of friends and associates who may want to attend.
Best wishes, Race Mathews.
The Kennett Years:
Scorched Earth or Creative Destruction?
A Conference Organised Jointly by the Australian Fabian Society and the
Labour History Society
Speakers: Stephen Mayne, Race Mathews, Dick Gross, Mary Crooks, Brendan
O'Connor, Bill Russell and David Hayward.
Time and Venue: 11 am to 5pm, Sunday, 15 October, at the New International
Bookshop Meeting Room, Trades Hall, Melbourne.
Cost: AFS and Labour History Society Members $15, Non-Members $20,
Concession $10.
Reservations (Optional but strongly recommended): Cheque or credit card
authorisation by post to The Australian Fabian Society. Box 2707X, GPO,
Melbourne, 3001, fax (03) 9553 0148 or e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
When you have finished with the leaflet, please pass it on to somebody else
who may be interested.
Program
11:00 -12:30 The Kennett Years: Myth and Reality
Speakers:
Stephen Mayne (Former Kennett spin doctor and business journalist who now
publishes crikey.com.au.).
Race Mathews (Former Victorian MP and Minister, who sat opposite Kennett in
parliament for 14 years).
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:00 The Kennett Years: Life on the Hit List.
Local Government - Speaker: Dick Gross (Councillor and former Mayor, City
of Port Phillip)
Government Services - Speaker: Mary Crooks (Executive Director Victorian
Women's Trust, Director Purple Sage Project and Public Policy Analyst)
Industrial Relations Speaker: Brendan O'Connor (Assistant National
Secretary Australian Services Union and Member Victorian Government Best
Value Taskforce)
3:00 - 3:15 Coffee Break.
3:15 -4:45 The Kennett Years: Public Interest and Public Sector.
Public Sector Finance - Speaker: Bill Russell (well known Melbourne
academic, ex-bureaucrat and occasional contributor to policy debate)
Public Enterprise - Speaker: David Hayward (Executive Director, Institute
for Social Research, Swinburne University of Technology and occasional Age
columnist).
Regional Instability: Australia's Foreign Policy Dilemma
A Forum Organised by the Australian Fabian Society (Victorian Branch)
Speaker: The Honourable Laurie Brereton, MP, Labor Shadow Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
Time and Venue: 6pm for 6:30 sharp and an 8pm close, Wednesday, 18 October,
at the New International Bookshop Meeting Room, Trades Hall, Melbourne.
Cost: AFS Members $5, Non-Members $6, Students/Pensioners a Gold Coin.
Coffee and Refreshments available at the NIB Cafe.
Reservations (Optional but strongly recommended): Cheque or credit card
authorisation by post to The Australian Fabian Society. Box 2707X, GPO,
Melbourne, 3001, fax (03) 9553 0148 or e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
When you have finished with the leaflet, please pass it on to somebody else
who may be interested.
Book NOW to Avoid Disappointment!! And Why Not Organise a Table of Your Own?
Australian Fabian Society
Annual Remembrance Day Dinner
Guest of Honour: Former ABC CEO Brian Johns.
Topic: THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Time and Venue: 7pm, Friday, 10 November, at the Alysa Restaurant,
555 Sydney Road, Brunswick
Cost: AFS Members $30, Non-Members $35, Students/Pensioners $25.
Reservations Essential.
When you have finished with the leaflet, please pass it on to
somebody else who may be interested.
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Reservation Form
Australian Fabian Society,
Box 2707X, Melbourne, VIc., 2000.
Name:
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Address:
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Please reserve me ....... member ..... non-member ..........
student/pensioner places for the AFS Remembrance Day Dinner at a
total cost of $ ........... I enclose my cheque/ authorise debit of
my .............................credit card number:
........................................... expiry date:
Dr Race Mathews,
Senior Research Fellow,
International Centre for Management in Government,
Monash University/MountEliza School of Business and Government.
Postal Address:
123 Alexanda Avenue,
South Yarra, Vic, 3141,
Australia.
Phone/Fax: (03) 9826 0104.
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