Boost for Indigenous Eye and Ear Funding
26-Feb-2009
In February 2009, the Rudd Government committed to invest $58.3 million to help tackle eye and ear d..
QVI Broadcast on Low Vision Services in Queensland
26-Feb-2009
QVI Inc Activities
On February 26 2009, Queensland Vision Initiative Inc (QVI) presented a s..
Medicare Rebate cut for cataract operations
26-May-2009
The Federal Government has announced that it will cut the Medicare Rebate for cataract operations, a..
Bionic Eye Funding
30-May-2009
Bionic Eye Funding AAP media release April 22 2009
It has just been reported in the media AAP, t..
COTA Qld Peer Education Topics delivered by Gold Coast Educator volunteers
30-May-2009
COTA Queensland Peer Education Topics Delivered by Gold Coast Peer Educator Volunteers
COTAQ..
Federal Government Eye Health Campaign 2009
30-May-2009
Federal Government Eye Health Campaign 2009
On Friday 1 May, the Australian Government launched ..
QVI April 2009 Newsletter
30-May-2009
Queensland Vision Initiative Inc “Working together for better vision” QVI Inc Message
T..
QVI June 2009 Newsletter
22-Jun-2009
QVI Inc Activities
The QVI management committee has had a couple of changes with the resig..
Vision 2020 Australia online learning module for practice nurses
17-Jul-2009
Eye Health online learning module for Australian Practice Nurses
Vision 2020Australia has develo..
QUT study to detect the early signs of macular degeneration
23-Jul-2009
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) eye specialist and researcher Dr Beatrix Feigl is cond..
University of Queensland: Driver Retirement Study
30-Jul-2009
The University of Queensland drive team is studying the issues of driving in the older populatio..
Australian Inherited Retinal Disease Register & DNA Bank
06-Aug-2009
About our Research
The aim of this work is to establish a comprehensive Australian Inherited Ret..
QVI August 2009 Newsletter
06-Aug-2009
QVI Inc Activities
Recently representatives from Vision Initiatives in the ACT, Queensland, Tasm..
Electronic Voting Update
25-Aug-2009
National Disability Services News Update
Progress on achieving independent voting for people wh..
National Compact
26-Aug-2009
The Federal Government has made a commitment to develop a National Compact: an agreement between..
Indigenous Eye Health Resources
09-Sep-2009
ICEE
Indigenous Eye Health Resource
The International Centre for Eye care Education recently ..
Albinism Fellowship of Australia Conference
12-Sep-2009
Shining the Light on Albinism
The Albinism Fellowship of Australia (AFA) held its third nationa..
Cataract Rebate Cut: Grandma's not Happy - more on the cataract rebate cut!
21-Sep-2009
The 2009 Federal Budget contains a 50% reduction in the Medicare cataract rebate.
To read more abo..
Indigenous Eye Health: National Indigenous Eye Health Survey
28-Sep-2009
Professor Hugh Taylor and his team, from the Centre for Eye Research Australia and the University of..
QVI AGM 8 October 2009
08-Oct-2009
Third AGM
On World Sight Day, Thursday October 8, a new team of enthusiastic volunteers was elec..
Cataract rebate increase
09-Oct-2009
The Federal Government has doubled the Medicare rebate for complex cataract surgeries.
After taki..
Guide Dogs Queensland Pilot Volunteer Peer Support Program
14-Oct-2009
This pilot project involves formalising existing informal client resources or contacts, who have con..
QVI October 2009 Newsletter
22-Oct-2009
QVI Inc Activities Third AGM
On World Sight Day, Thursday October 8, a new team of enthusiasti..
Australian Childhood Vision Impairment Register
20-Nov-2009
Children with low vision impairment require integrated and specialised services including health..
Albinism Fellowship of Australia Conference 2011
22-Jan-2010
The next AFA conference will be held in Melbourne in 2011. For more information about Albinism or to..
Macular Degeneration Foundation Navigator Program
22-Jan-2010
The Macular Degeneration Foundation (MDF) has launched a new program for accessing audio books and n..
Macular Degeneration Foundation Research Projects
22-Jan-2010
The Macular Degeneration Foundation are engaged in a number of research projects to examine the ..
Optometrists Association of Australia QLD: Old Spectacle Collection
22-Jan-2010
Don't throw out those old spectacles!
The OAA collects old spectacles, sunglasses, cases, equipmen..
QBWA Braille Calendars 2010
22-Jan-2010
The Queensland Braille Writing Association has two great Braille 2010 calendars for sale: The large ..
QBWA Braille Courses 2010
22-Jan-2010
I CAN READ BRAILLE:
A Unified English Braille (UEB) reading course; compiled, brailled and produce..
QNS Volunteer Narrators Required
22-Jan-2010
Queensland Narrating Service (QNS) is a not-for-profit organisation that provides printed material i..
QVI December 2009 Newsletter
22-Jan-2010
Merry Xmas
and
Happy New Year
from QVI
Attached..
QVI Diabetes and Vision Broadcast
22-Jan-2010
In December, QVI presented a satellite broadcast on Diabetes and Vision to 150 Queensland Health hos..
Vision Australia New Building
22-Jan-2010
Vision Australia celebrated the ‘Turning of the First SOD’ on Thursday, 19 November 2009. The new st..
Deaf/Blind Awareness Week 20-26 June 2010
23-Jan-2010
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Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 23-29 May 2010
23-Jan-2010
The Macular Degeneration Awareness Week for 2010, will be held on 23-29 May.
For more information..
Access to electronic media: ABF/NDS Update
29-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009:
For mo..
Access to Aviation: ABF/NDS Update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more ..
AIHW vision disability services data: ABF/NDS Update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more ..
Centrelink: ABF/NDS Update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from theABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more infor..
Inquiry into Ageing and Disability: ABF/NDS Update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more ..
Link Disability Articles: ABF/NDS Update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more ..
National Companion Card: ABF/NDS Update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more ..
New Disbability Employment Services: ABF/NDS update
30-Jan-2010
This information has been reproduced from the ABF/NDS Update newsletter December 2009: For more info..
QVI newletter February 2010
26-Feb-2010
QVI Inc Activities
Representatives of Queensland Vision Initiative Inc (QVI) have been busy..
Glaucoma Australia: World Glaucoma Week
06-Mar-2010
MEDIA RELEASE Don’t be in the dark: Glaucoma Australia Warns of the Growing Impact of the ‘Sneak Th..
Glaucoma Australia: World Glaucoma Week 7-13 March 2010
07-Mar-2010
WORLD GLAUCOMA WEEK
Glaucoma is a worldwide epidemiological challenge affecting approximately fou..
Glaucoma Seminar Caloundra
13-Mar-2010
Caloundra Glaucoma Seminar
Date & Time: Saturday March 13th @ 10am – 11.30 am
Venue: Sun..
Optometrists Association of Australia Conference Queensland Vision 2010
09-Apr-2010
The annual optometrists Queensland Vision conference is held the weekend after Easter each year on Q..
RACGP Clinical Update 1-2 May 2010
01-May-2010
53rd Gold Coast Clinical Update: Postcards from General Practice
1 - 2 May 2010 | Sea World Resort..
Optometrists Association of Australia QLD&N T Employment Expo 18 May 2010
18-May-2010
OAA Employment Expo
Ophthalmologists and other QVI Inc members with an interest in employing gradu..
The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities 2010 Annual Conference
23-May-2010
The Round Table on Information Access for People with Print Disabilities 2010 Annual Conference ..
Optometrists Association of Australia QLD Diabetes and Optometry Seminar
27-May-2010
Thursday 27 May: A Diabetes and Optometry Seminar/Dinner will be held at the Casa De Meze
Restaur..
Optometrists Association of Australia QLD: North Queensland Vision 11-13 June 2010
11-Jun-2010
A second major educational meeting will be convened by the OAA in 2010, North Queensland Vision at t..
QNS VIP Bookclub 14 June 2010
14-Jun-2010
The next VIP Book Club will be held on Monday 14 June 2010 from 9am - 12pm. Speaker to be confirmed...
Vision 2020 Australia Parliamentary Friends Group Gala Dinner
23-Jun-2010
Vision 2020 Australia is holding a Parliamentary Friends Group Gala Dinner on 23 June 2010 in th..
Diabetes: National Diabetes Week 12-18 July 2010
12-Jul-2010
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Seniors Week QD 14-22 August 2010
14-Aug-2010
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Glaucoma Australia: National Glaucoma Week 15-21 August 2010
15-Aug-2010
National Glaucoma Week seeks to raise awareness of the ‘silent’ eye condition – glaucoma. It is a ma..
World Sight Day 8 October 2010
08-Oct-2010
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Diabetes: World Diabetes Day 14 November 2010
14-Nov-2010
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Dates for your Diary 2010
31-Dec-2010
2010 Dates for Your Diary
QVI requests that dates, times and venues are checked before the eve..
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