News & Media

Media Release - 13 October 2011 Vision 2020 Australia is encouraging Victorians to get talking about their family history as a lack of conversation is putting families at risk of serious eye disease.

Media release – 6 July 2011
The Australian Government today released the report into the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness.

Media release - 3 June 2011
This week in Nigeria heralds the launch of the Seeing is Believing programme across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Zamfara state.

Media release - 30 May 2011
In an important new step, to help others involved in the cause meet the growing demand, ICEE is releasing a free online resource – Vision Centres: An Introduction.

Media release - 24 May 2011
Jennifer Gersbeck argues that Australia's aid program has made a huge impact in the developing world.

Media release - 24 May 2011
Australian researchers have been lauded for an innovative new spectacle lens that may help address the explosion in myopia numbers worldwide.

Media release – 11 May 2011
Vision 2020 Australia commends the Australian Government for reaffirming its committment to the fight against avoidable blindness, but notes that more is needed.

Media release - 3 December 2010
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities today, Vision 2020 Australia commends the Australian Government for its initial achievements overseas to improve the lives of people living with a disability.

Media release - 23 June 2010
An Access Economics report into the impact of vision loss in Australia, Clear Focus, has found that over 400,000 Australians with vision loss could have their sight restored.

Media release - 16 June 2009
The House Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee has recommended that the draft Premises Standards be finalised and introduced without delay.

Media release – 13 May 2010
Vision 2020 Australia says that the Australian Government is to be commended for its enhanced commitment to the inclusion of people with disabilities in Australia’s aid program.

Media release - 19 November 2009
Australian Government and Vision 2020 Australia Global Consortium set to transform the lives of millions throughout South East Asia and the Pacific over the next 10 years.

Media release - 9 March 2010
Announcement of new measures to provide a legal framework for blind and vision impaired electors to cast a secret vote at the next federal election.

Media release - 8 October 2009
'It is only when we all make it clear that discrimination against people with disability is unacceptable that things will change', writes Bill Shorten in this article.

Media release - 8 October 2009
The new Danila Dilba Health Service Family Centre in Palmerston, Northern Territory, was officially opened by the Minister Warren Snowdon.

Media release - 26 February 2009
Representatives of Australia’s eye health and vision care sector commend the Australian Government on its commitment of $58 million over four years to tackle chronic eye and ear disease for Indigenous Australians.

Media release - 28 April 2009
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes the announcement of $50.7 million funding for the development of the bionic eye in response to last year's 2020 Summit.