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- 17 Mar
NSW falls flat on vital eye surgery
With the NSW election a week away, Vision 2020 Australia is calling on all sides of politics to commit to implementing meaningful solutions to current eye health issues affecting the state. Vision 2020 CEO, Carly Iles said the organisation is campaigning for a reduction in waiting times for cataract surgery, which are the worst in […]
- 23 Feb
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes $620 million Indo-Pacific funding
Vision 2020 Australia CEO, Carly Iles, has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of the Partnerships for a Healthy Region program. The Australian Government will allocate $620 million funding for health system improvement in the Pacific and Southeast Asia across five years. Ms Iles said the announcement was excellent news and one that acknowledges the sustained […]
- 18 May
Accessibility and the pursuit of equality
I recently had the privilege of representing Vision 2020 Australia at the Roundtable Conference on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities. With this year’s theme being “Universal Access: Pathways to an Equitable Future”, I reflected on my travel from Melbourne to Sydney that, as a blind person living in Australia in 2023, I have […]
- 09 Jun
Reflections on the 2022 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health Conference
The 6th National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Eye Health (NATSIEHC) Conference took place on 24-26 May 2022 on Larrakia country. It’s the first time that the conference has been designed and overseen by an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Leadership Group (co-chaired by Shaun Tatipata and Anne-Marie Banfield), which shaped its theme, program and […]
Recent submissions to government
Recent submissions to government
Vision 2020 Australia makes submissions to government to highlight key issues for the eye health and vision sector and advocate for much needed changes. Have a look at some of our most recent submissions, which span a wide range of areas from prevention and research through to service delivery and system strategy.
Recent submissions to government
Vision 2020 Australia makes submissions to government to highlight key issues for the eye health and vision sector and advocate for much needed changes. Have a look at some of our most recent submissions, which span a wide range of areas from prevention and research through to service delivery and system strategy.