Opinion pieces

The Vision Australia Awards were handed out for the first time at our 2006 Annual General Meeting. They were created as a means of identifying, celebrating and thanking those generous organisations and individuals who give of their time and resources to support our work.

The Vision Australia Library has a range of fiction and non-fiction books by Indigenous authors. We encourage our members to explore our collection during NAIDOC Week and enjoy the work of some of Australia’s talented Indigenous authors.

In 2004 Vision Australia became Australia's first national blindness agency, following the merger of a number of different organisations. To mark that anniversary, current Chair Bill Jolley shares his thoughts on the past and future of Vision Australia.

The Vision Australia Townsville office will be temporarily closed to the public from 5pm Friday, June 28 and re-open from 9am Monday, July 15.

Sister Helen Clifton Merrin has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for her outstanding contributions to special needs education and the Catholic Church in Australia.

The Australian Government is currently delivering a number of reforms to improve transparency and quality of aged care services. Over the next year, we expect to see the introduction of a new Aged Care Act, strengthened Quality Standards and an updated Support at Home program. Vision Australia is holding two free webinars to help you understand these changes and what they mean for you

This Deafblind Awareness Week (June 24 to June 30), a group of leading service, research and community organisations are urging government to change the way they address deafblindness in education so that children with multi-sensory impairments can obtain appropriate intervention and support.

The Albanese Government has expressed its gratitude to older people, their families, carers, advocates, and aged care providers for their invaluable input on the proposed new Aged Care Act.

The Department of Health and Aged Care in Australia has recently revised their booklet regarding the changes in aged care.

Our Winter Telelink workshops are back in 2024! Join us for two workshops that are the perfect ways to fill your Winter days.