The Reserve Bank of Australia has issued the design of the highly anticipated new $5 note that will for the first time have a tactile feature.
Google.org has announced DAISY Consortium as a winner of the Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities. Vision Australia is a core member of the Consortium.
Lord Mayor of Wollongong Councillor Gordon Bradbery helped officially open the new Wollongong site at 106 Market Street.
Leading experts are reminding dog owners that chocolate meant for human consumption is toxic to dogs. Seeing Eye Dogs Australia Supervisor of Veterinary Services, Dr Nicola Cotton, said that although dogs find chocolate as delicious as humans it’s essential not to let them eat it.
Albury resident, Barry Smerdon, 71 is getting on his bike. On Sat 19 March he is taking part in The Blind Challenge a cycling event to raise vital funds to support the Mae Sot Blind Centre (MSBC) in Thailand
As Australia edges towards becoming a cashless society, Vision Australia has come up with an innovative way to utilise the tap-and-pay technology to fundraise for its Seeing Eye Dogs program.
Moving to Australia has not been easy for Dandenong's Gordon Koang, but he is used to the challenge.
I am about to turn 38 and have been vision impaired since the age of 10 when I developed retinal detachments in both eyes. There was no reason for the retinal detachments – just one of those things. I only have light perception now and this has been the case for over 12 years.
Vision Australia has been given the go ahead to build a new Indoor Mobility and Safety Training Centre at its Seeing Eye Dogs Australia breeding and training centre thanks to a $500,000 grant from the Victorian State Government.
Vision Australia’s Easter Egg Hunt is always a cracking success, and those wanting to come along are urged to get in early as tickets go on sale on Tuesday. This will be the 14th Easter Egg Hunt