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03 Apr |
Budget 2019-20 analysisThis year’s Federal budget has included increased investment in areas such as mental health and aged care, but little specific to eye care or vision. |
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02 Apr |
Strengthened national advocate for low visionThe boards of the Australian Blindness Forum (ABF) and Vision 2020 Australia are pleased to announce they have agreed in principle to combine their efforts to advocate for improved services, systems, and opportunities for people who are blind or have low vision. This will result in Vision 2020 Australia becoming the single peak body for service providers working in the blindness and low vision sector, with its efforts complementing those of Blind Citizens Australia. |
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25 Mar |
An end to the eye health and vision gap is within reachVision 2020 Australia, the peak body for the eye sector, is calling for action to ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have the same access to eye care as other Australians. The recently released Strong eyes, strong communities – A five year plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health and vision, 2019-2024 sets out a plan to achieve this goal. |
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13 Mar |
ALP Pacific eye health policy welcomed by vision sectorVision 2020 Australia has welcomed the ALP’s announcement that it is committed to re-investing in eye health in the Pacific region should it take government at the upcoming Federal election. |
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08 Mar |
Ministers’ focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health welcomeVision 2020 Australia welcomes the leadership shown by the Minister for Indigenous Health Ken Wyatt AM, along with his state and territory counterparts, in discussing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander eye health and vision at today’s COAG Health Council Meeting. |
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15 Feb |
Looking beyond 2020 at the CEO Sector Strategy DayVision 2020 Australia member CEOs and other senior leaders have come together this week at the University of NSW in Sydney to collectively tackle the big issues facing the eye health and blindness/vision impairment support sector. The Beyond 2020 CEO Sector Strategy Day on Thursday 14 February was a unique opportunity to harness member’s expertise and experience, and share insights in a forward-looking, creative setting. |
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16 Nov |
2018 Vision 2020 Australia Annual General MeetingVision 2020 Australia’s 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on Friday 16 November in Adelaide, with a key item at the AGM including the election of Directors to the Board. |
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11 Oct |
Protect your vision this World Sight DayNow is the perfect time for Australians to think about their sight, with Thursday 11 October marking World Sight Day for 2018. |
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12 Sep |
Parliamentary event celebrates Indigenous health community’s impact on eye careFederal MPs have heard first-hand about the positive impact community-based Indigenous health service workers are having in closing the gap between the eye health and vision of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those of non-Indigenous Australians. |
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03 Aug |
New investment in spectacles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Vision 2020 Australia welcomes the Australian Government investment of $2 million to increase access to subsidised spectacles for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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