The Australian Press Freedom Media Dinner unites a diverse range of journalists, entertainers and thinkers. Laurie Oakes, Chief Political Correspondent, Nine Network will deliver the key note address and launch the 2009 Press Freedom Report on the state of Australia’s Media. Hosted by the Walkley Foundation and the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance the evening is a great media get-together, with entertainment, and the chance to bid at auction for an array of exclusive opportunities kindly donated by the media. entertainment & arts industries.

All proceeds go to the Alliance Safety and Solidarity Fund, which supports press freedom campaigns and provides emergency assistance to journalists in the Asia Pacific Region. It is our duty to show solidarity and provide our colleagues with training and financial aid to ensure the press has a voice and journalists can do their jobs safely and without fear.

Guest Speaker: Laurie Oakes, Chief Political Correspondent, Nine Network

MC: Julia Zemiro, SBS’s RocKwiz and The Jonathan Coleman Experience

Entertainment:  Anthony Ackroyd, Comedian

Date: Friday May 1st 2009

Time: 7pm

Venue: WatersEdge
Ground Floor, Pier 1
11 Hickson Rd
Walsh Bay NSW 2000

RSVP: Friday 24th April 2009

Dress: Cocktail

Member Tickets: $130 (incl. GST)

Tables:

• Corporate Partner Tables $3,600 (incl. GST)

• Media Partner Tables $2,600 (incl. GST)

Corporate and Media Partners will receive:

• 10 dinner invitations
• invitations to the VIP drinks with Press Freedom Ambassadors and senior media
• logo recognition and acknowledgement on the night
• promotional publicity in The Walkley Magazine

To book tickets, call the Alliance on 1300 65 65 13 or email melissa.mcallister@alliance.org.au

For all corporate and media partnership inquiries call Louisa Graham on (02) 9333 0945 or email louisa.graham@alliance.org.au

Support the Press Freedom Raffle

Pre-sale tickets: $5 each or 3 for $10

1^st Prize: A week at The Winged House, Table Cape, Tasmania with return flights.

2^nd Prize: Nikon D90 Digital SLR camera w/AF-S 18-105mm VR lens and HD video

3^rd Prize: A bottle of 1984 Penfolds Grange
 
Raffle drawn at Press Freedom Media Dinner in Sydney , May 1, 2009.

To purchase call the Alliance on 1300 65 65 13 

All proceeds go the Alliance Safety & Solidarity Fund for vital press freedom work in the Asia-Pacific region

If you can help sell tickets in your workplace please call Fleur Mitchell on 02 9333 0956

Auction Prizes

There will be a great range of auction prizes on offer.  Our MC Julia Zemiro will be auctioning live ‘money can’t buy opportunities with our media supporters. 

Live auction items will include work from many of the 2007 Walkley Award press photography and cartoon finalists.

Freedom Favours

Don’t forget our Freedom Favours bags full of goodies...

Thank you to all those supporting Press Freedom.

• Accoutrement

• Art Gallery of NSW

• Eyre BioBotanics

• Western Plains Zoo

• Captain Cook Cruises

• Gillian Adams Salon & Spa

• Fremantle Press

• Delicious Magazine

• Ensemble Theatre Company

• Jonah's Restaurant

• IMAX                  

• FilmInk Magazine

• Noah Massage Therapy

• Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley

• Moonshadow Cruises

• Mad Cow Restaurant

• Sydney Theatre Company

• Pan Macmillian

• L’Oreal Paris

• Lucios Italian Restaurant

• Easy Rider Motorbike Tours

• Ayurve Spa

• Gardening Australia Magazine

• Good Reading Magazine

• Madman Entertainment

• Marque Restaurant

• Box Magazine

• Allen & Unwin

• Harper Collins

• ICON

• Lake Crakenback Ski Resort
  



• Hopscotch Films

• Jordons Restaurant

• BBC Worldwide

• Lotus Spa

• Random House

• McGraw Hill

• Dermalogica

• Helen Kaminski

• NRL

• Bayswater Brasserie     

• The Body Shop    

• Majestic Cruises

• Candy Spender

• Rosemount Australian Fashion Week

• Bilsons Restaurant

• Griffith Review
  

And many more to come...