Governance

Global Policy Committee report for the year ending 30 June 2020

Chairs:           Mr Gerhard Schlenther, July 2019 – January 2020 Mr Brandon Ah-Tong, January – June 2020 The Committee met on three occasions over the reporting period: 5 December 2019, 27 February 2020, 30 April 2020. It has been a challenging period for global eye health, in part driven by further tightening of the economic […]

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Prevention and Early Intervention Policy Committee report for the year ending 30 June 2020

Chair: Ms Marion Rivers, July 2019 – June 2020 The Committee met on three occasions over the reporting period: 30 October 2019, 26 February 2020 and 4 Mary 2020. A key achievement for the reporting year was the Australian Government’s decision to fund a second National Eye Health Survey. This will provide valuable data for […]

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy Committee report for the year ending 30 June 2020

Chairs: Dr Kris Rallah-Baker, February – June 2020 Dr Dawn Casey PSM July 2019 – January 2020 The Committee met on 5 occasions over the reporting period: 3 December 2019; 23 March, 1 May, 19 May and 9 June 2020. During this period, the Committee maintained a strong focus on implementation of Strong Eyes, Strong […]

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Independence and Participation Policy Committee report for the year ending 30 June 2020

Chair: Mr John Simpson AM For the blindness and low vision sector, 1 July 2019 was an historic date which marked the coming together of the Australian Blindness Forum and Vision 2020 Australia to provide a more unified voice on key issues related to blindness and low vision. This transition proceeded smoothly, providing real benefits […]

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Vision 2020 Australia Annual Reports

The Annual Report is the record of the work and achievements of Vision 2020 Australia over the past 12 months as we focus on engaging with and representing our members in the eye health and vision care sector. Our current Annual Report was released on Wednesday 11 November 2020 at the Vision 2020 Australia Annual […]

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2020 Annual General Meeting

Notice is given that the 20th Annual General Meeting of Vision 2020 The Right to Sight Australia (‘Vision 2020 Australia’) will be held at 2.00pm (AEDT) Wednesday 11 November 2020 via Zoom. Vision 2020 Australia members are requested to RSVP by Wednesday November 4, 2020 to events@vision2020australia.org.au, after which time attendees will be sent an […]

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2019 Annual General Meeting

Notice is given that the 19th Annual General Meeting of Vision 2020 The Right to Sight Australia (‘Vision 2020 Australia’) will be held at 11.00am (AEDST) Wednesday 13 November 2019 in Melbourne at the Save the Children Australia building, Ground Floor, 33 Lincoln Square South, Carlton, Victoria.

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Vision 2020 Australia Beyond 2020 CEO Sector Strategy Day

Vision 2020 Australia member CEOs and other senior leaders came together on Thursday 14 February 2019, to collectively tackle the big issues facing the eye health and blindness/vision impairment support sector.

Below are various background documents and summaries provided to attendees on the day.

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2018 Annual General Meeting (items)

Notice is given that the 18th Annual General Meeting of Vision 2020 The Right to Sight Australia (‘Vision 2020 Australia’) will be held at 2.00pm (ACDT) Friday 16 November 2018 at the offices of Hood Sweeney in the Board Room, 11-16 South Terrace Adelaide 5000.

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Vision 2020 Australia 2017-2020 Strategic Plan

This Strategic Plan builds on Vision 2020 Australia’s successes over the last few years, advanced by our members and policy committees. The four foundations of Advocacy, Collaboration, Awareness and Evidence are the basis of our approach to achieving our vision to eliminate preventable blindness and vision loss and enable the full participation of people who are blind or vision impaired in the community. We will work with our members over the next three years to achieve this.

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