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13 May |
World’s poorest will be worst affected by Budget cutsAustralia’s cuts to foreign aid will impact some of our most vulnerable neighbours after Treasurer Joe Hockey confirmed a further $1 billion cut in last night’s federal budget. |
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06 May |
State Budget commits $3.4 million to improve Victoria’s eye healthVictoria’s eye health received a boost yesterday following the commitment by the Victorian State Government to increase the Vision Initiative funding to $3.4 million over four years. |
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29 Jan |
IAPB Board appoints Jennifer Gersbeck as TrusteeVision 2020 Australia CEO Jennifer Gersbeck has been named as one of the new faces of the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) board. Ms Gersbeck’s appointment comes following a review of the IAPB’s governance model which introduced a number of elected board seats to be drawn from the wider membership. |
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01 Dec |
First day of Summer brings eye health warningOn the first day of summer, Vision 2020 Australia and the Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA) are warning that Australians might not be doing enough to protect their eyes in the sun. |
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18 Nov |
Health Minister commits $5 million to improve Victoria’s eye healthThe sight of one in five Victorians could be saved following today’s pre-election announcement that the Victorian Government will commit $5 million to Victoria’s eye health. |
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09 Oct |
Slide on sunnies and save your sight this World Sight DayVision 2020 Australia and SunSmart are calling on Victorians to slide on their sunglasses and join in the global efforts to stop avoidable blindness, as today marks World Sight Day. |
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09 Oct |
New eye health resources launched on World Sight Day set sights on non-English speaking VictoriansWhen it comes to having eye tests, non-English speaking residents rank among the lowest in the state. But a suite of new materials being launched today on World Sight Day by the Minister for Health, David Davis, as part of Vision 2020 Australia’s Vision Initiative eye health program is targeting non-English speaking Victorians in a bid to encourage them to get an eye test. |
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08 Oct |
Vanstone says investing in eye health will deliver tremendous savingsAddressing the National Press Club in Canberra today, Vision 2020 Australia Chair Amanda Vanstone said Australia is facing staggering blindness and vision loss projections as the population ages. |
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17 Jul |
Australian-first survey gets green light to tackle blindness and vision impairmentAustralia is one step closer to eliminating blindness and vision impairment following a Federal Government funding announcement for a major survey that will map the prevalence of eye conditions nationally. |
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19 Jun |
Amanda Vanstone announced as new Chair of Vision 2020 AustraliaVision 2020 Australia is proud to announce the election of the Hon Amanda Vanstone as Chair of Vision 2020 Australia. |
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