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  • New Wollongong site opens its doors
    Lord Mayor of Wollongong Councillor Gordon Bradbery helped officially open the new Wollongong site at 106 Market Street.
  • Voting options for Queenslanders
    Queenslanders will head to the polls on Saturday 19 March 2016 to vote in local government elections and on a referendum for fixed, four-year terms for State Government.
  • Andrew Moffat announced as new Chair of Vision Australia
    Vision Australia has announced the election of Andrew Moffat as Chair of Vision Australia. Mr Moffat was elected at yesterday’s Annual General Meeting in Melbourne.
  • Accessible signs open up Sydney streets
    The City of Sydney today launched the first step in a comprehensive wayfinding and tactile signage network that will make the city more accessible for people of all abilities.
  • New graduate scores top role
    Deva is a newly graduated Seeing Eye Dog with a highflying job. She works with Sydney based criminal lawyer, Vaughan Roles, 39, and is a regular attendee at Parramatta local court.
  • New voting system gives blind or low vision voters more choice
    With early voting now underway, Electoral Commissioner Ed Killesteyn said voters who are blind or have low vision can now access a telephone voting service that enables them to cast a secret vote.
  • Ormond looks to maintain his independence despite Macular Degeneration
    Macular Degeneration Awareness Week runs from May 26 to June 1. Macular degeneration is the most common cause of vision loss in older Australians. One in seven people over 50 are affected and the incidence increas
  • Five talking newspapers transition to digital format
    An additional five local newspapers who have been working with Vision Australia to produce a talking version of their publication will transition to a digital format.
  • New CEO announced
    Vision Australia announces the appointment of a new CEO, Mr Ron Hooton, the current CEO of New Zealand healthcare service provider, ProCare Health Limited.
  • Global facts on blindness and low vision
    Worldwide, 285 million people are visually impaired...