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  • Neva announced as the face of Carols
    Neva has been chosen as this year’s face of Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight presented by Myer.
  • Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight® 2012… it’s a sell out
    Vision Australia’s Carols by Candlelight® presented by Myer now sold out, but the other ways you can be part of the event, are Rehearsal night on 23rd and Federation Square on 24th.
  • Dog attack leads to new pawfect match
    Following the tragic death of Seeing Eye Dog, Matilda, in August this year, Vision Australia is thrilled to announce the successful match of Andrew Close and his new Seeing Eye Dog, Orca.
  • New campaign to secure future funding for NDIS
    Support the Every Australian Counts campaign to secure future funding for the NDIS and make a difference too by speaking up for the NDIS to your local MP!
  • Launch of Vision Australia’s Employment Report 2012
    Figures released by Vision Australia show that around 58% of the potential labour force who are blind or have low vision are unemployed.
  • 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.
  • Official opening of new centres in QLD
    Vision Australia celebrates the opening of two new centres in Queensland.
  • Campaign for equal access to ABC TV kicks off
    Help us to make the Audio Description currently being trialed on the ABC a permanent fixture by encouraging as many people as possible to send "It's as easy as ABC to Keep AD going for me" postcards to Senator Stephen Conroy and the ABC's Managing Director, Mark Scott.
  • Talking set top box makes digital television more accessibile
    On Fiday 18 May, Senator Stephen Conroy announced that a talking version of the set-top box will be available through the Household Assistance Scheme (HAS).
  • A walk in the park for people who are blind or vision impaired
    Minister for the Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith recently announced the Walk in the Park Program, which aims to reduce the barriers to visitors to parks who are blind or vision impaired. The pilot program is the result of a partnership between Blind Sports Victoria and Parks Victoria, and a first for Australian parks.