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Tim Fischer delivers memorial lecture

August 17, 2004

tim fisher.jpgFormer Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Tim Fischer, will deliver this year’s annual Sir Robert Madgwick lecture at the University of New England on Thursday, August 26.
The lecture is open to the public. The title of Mr Fischer’s lecture is Asia and Australia: Tango in Trade, Tourism and Transport. Specifically, Mr Fischer will be talking about one of the chapters of his new book, Transcontinental Train Odyssey: The Ghan, The Khyber, The Globe.
The book tells the story of the people and events that created the world’s great railways.

Born in southern NSW in 1946 and educated at Xavier College, Melbourne, Mr Fischer won the Federal seat of Farrer in 1984 and was elected leader of the National Party in 1990. He was appointed Minister for Trade and Deputy Prime Minister in 1996 and retired from politics in 1999.
The annual Sir Robert Madgwick Lecture is held in honour of UNE’s first Vice-Chancellor, who was a strong advocate of the role of UNE in promoting education for the whole community. The inaugural lecture was delivered by Sir Hermann Black and other academics to have been asked to deliver the lecture include Emeritus Professor Manning Clark, Dr Barbara Thiering and Mr Richard Butler.
This year’s lecture, by Mr Fischer, is being held at UNE’s Arts Lecture Theatre A1. The lecture is free and starts at 5.30pm.
For more information phone Lydia Roberts on 6773 2779
or Jenny Post on 6773 2223.

Posted by Lydia Roberts at August 17, 2004 10:59 AM