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Edna Allen – Ballarat Volunteer retires after 47 Years
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Edna Allen has been volunteering at Ballarat Vision Australia for 47 years.
Joint project to enhance lives of local vision impaired
Vision Australia
Vision Australia Mildura has teamed up with SuniTAFE to help improve the lives of people with low vision.
New regulations needed to open the door for ridesharing users wit...
Media Releases
Vision Australia today urged a Victorian Parliamentary hearing to implement regulations related to accessibility, fare subsidies and driver training to enable over 90,000 Victorians, who are blind or have low vision, to participate fully in the ridesharing economy.
Using cash with confidence
Opinion pieces
Today, the launch of the new $5 banknote, which has a tactile feature, is a significant outcome for the Australian blindness and low vision community, to which, I belong.
New $5 banknote bumps into circulation
Media Releases
The release of the new $5 banknote – which for the first time in Australian currency history includes a tactile feature – is considered a significant win for the blindness and low vision community, as it will support people to independently and accurately identify the cash they are handling.
Australia is coming last in the race to provide audio description...
Media Releases
Blindness and low vision advocates are asking the Federal Government when audio-described content will be made permanently available on Australian television.
Racing from the outback to the city
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Crossing the finishing line of the Dirt N Dust Tri in April has only whet 16-year-old Tristan Bowen’s appetite for future sporting challenges.
Vision Australia recognised in NSW Parliament
Government News
“I take this opportunity to reflect on the work of Vision Australia. It is a great charity that makes an outstanding contribution to the community."
Vision Australia Canberra opens to its doors
Media Releases
Vision Australia Canberra has a new, modern office located with Sydney Ave's health precinct in Canberra.