2011 G'Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala to Honor Barry Gibb, Roy Emerson and Abbie Cornish

2011 G'Day USA Los Angeles Black Tie Gala to Honor Barry Gibb, Roy Emerson and Abbie Cornish

Barry Gibb, Abbie Cornish and Roy Emerson will be
honored in person at the 2011 G'Day USA Los Angeles
Black Tie Gala to be held at the legendary Hollywood
Palladium. Presenters include Olivia Newton John,
WHAT: Andre Agassi and Zack Snyder
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Music legend Barry Gibb (Bee Gees) will be recognized
with the Excellence in Music Award. The singer,
songwriter and producer will be presented with the
award by Olivia Newton John.

Tennis player Roy Emerson (winner of 28 Grand Slam
titles) will receive the Excellence in Sports Award
from Andre Agassi

Actor Abbie Cornish (Stop-Loss, Bright Star and the
upcoming W.E.) will receive the Excellence in Film
Award from director Zack Snyder (Dawn of the Dead,
300) who directed Cornish in the upcoming Sucker
Punch.

Australia Week's signature event, the G'Day USA Los
Angeles Black Tie Gala, is a red carpet event that
honors high-profile individuals for significant
contributions to their respective industries, and for
excellence in promoting Australia in the United
States. A partial list of additional attendees for
2011 includes John Travolta, Simon Baker, Ryan
Kwanten, Kim Johnson and Rebecca De Mornay

WHEN: Saturday, January 22, 2011
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Media Check-In: From 4:00pm
Red Carpet Arrivals: 6:00pm - 7pm

WHERE: Hollywood Palladium
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6215 West Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90028

The event is the most anticipated annual Australian
event in the United States. Top entertainers perform
and in 2011 Australian cuisine is being prepared by
popular Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone in
collaboration with world renowned Wolfgang Puck.
Also, the event will include a runway fashion
WHY: showcase of Australian designers.
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Past honorees include Russell Crowe, Eric Bana, Kylie
Minogue, Naomi Watts, Nicole Kidman, Simon Baker,
Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Keith Urban, Cate
Blanchett, Hugh Jackson, Mel Gibson, INXS, Anthony
LaPaglia, Philip Noyce, Steve Irwin, Rod Laver and
Olivia Newton-John.

To receive media credentials for the red carpet
arrivals area. Please reply to Danielle Dorfman
(danielle@rstvinc.com) or call (310) 720 2651. All
attending media must be credentialed to gain
MEDIA admittance to the red carpet area. No media will be
CONTACT: admitted to the dinner.
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ABOUT G'DAY USA: AUSTRALIA WEEK 2011
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G'Day USA is an annual program designed to showcase all things
Australian in the USA. The 2011 G'Day USA 14-day program brings
new business, art, education and tourism events to eleven cities
(Los Angeles, Palm Springs, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento,
Denver, Dallas, Houston, Boston, Washington, D.C. and New York)
with the goal of strengthening bilateral collaboration and
realizing new business opportunities. The event is produced by the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Qantas Airways, Tourism
Australia and Austrade. For more information, please visit
www.australia-week.com

/PRNewswire/ -- Jan. 10, 2011/

SOURCE G'Day USA

G'Day USA

Web Site: http://www.australia-week.com

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