News & Events

National Close the Gap Day will be held on Thursday 25 March.

Guide Dogs Victoria will open its doors on Sunday February 28 for a behind the scenes look at how guide dogs are bred and trained.

The next Community Cabinet meeting will be held on Wednesday 20 January.

The Australian Winter Paralympic team includes 11 athletes and three guides for vision impaired athletes.

The Australian Government improves access to TV and cinema for the hearing and vision impaired.

Eye health professionals attend exclusive preview at Centre for Eye Health.

An Australia-wide register has been created to collect information on children who have been formally diagnosed with vision impairment.

Vision 2020 Australia is excited to announce the launch of the Vision 2020 Australia Global Consortium at Parliament House.

The Rt Hon David Blunkett is visiting Australia as a guest of Vision Australia on 12 November 2009 at the National Press Club Canberra.

A key part of the Rudd Government’s decision to invest more in preventative health measures than any other government in Australia’s history.

The 'I See for Culture' eye health education resources were developed by the International Centre for Eyecare Education (ICEE).

The study was undertaken by Professor Hugh Taylor, Harold Mitchell Chair of Indigenous Eye Health, at the University of Melbourne and researchers at the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA).

The Hon Bob McMullan addresses IAPB council of members meeting.

National Identities plead for Indigenous Australians to ‘Get your Eyes Checked’.

Landmark survey reveals startling levels of vision loss in Indigenous communities.

Vision 2020 Australia will host the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) Council of Members and Board of Trustee meetings from 28 September – 2 October 2009.

45th ALP National Conference Fringe Program (30 July - 1 August 2009).

The Victorian boost to the National Eye Health Awareness Campaign hits our television screens on 21 June 2009.

Capacity Development & Networking Forum (16 - 17 July 2009).

The Healthy for Life and New Directions Mothers and Babies Services Conference will be held from 10-12 June 2009.

Ministers of Health from Pacific Island Nations will meet in Madang, Papua New Guinea, from 7-11 July.

VISION 2020 publishes new global statistics on prevelance of blindness and vision impairment.

A series of fact sheets explaining and translating disability terms have been released.

Vision Australia has received a $6.6 million grant from Microsoft to implement an online digital talking book library and internal software upgrade.

Professor Hugh Taylor is the first Australian to receive the Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research.