Thursday August 28, 2008

Applications for 2009 Further Education Bursary Awards now open

Bursary winner Daniel

Vision Australia are proud to help students who are blind or have low vision to achieve their life goals. Vision Australia's Further Education Bursary aims to assist clients who would not otherwise be able to afford adaptive technology, thus increasing their ability to participate in further education.

Each Bursary provides adaptive technology up to the value of $6000.



Become a Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight® sponsor

Singer Denis Walter

With a live audience of 10,000 people and a broadcast audience of approximately 2.5million people nationally, sponsorship of Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight® offers an opportunity to be aligned with a high profile community event and a well-regarded charity.



Huffing and puffing for Children’s Book Week 2008

The Big Bad Wolf (a Vision Australia staff member all dressed up)

The magical world of children's stories was recently brought to life for twelve members of the Feelix library with live piglets, a big bad wolf and an interactive story telling of the Three Little Pigs.

To the familiar chant of 'and I'll huff and I'll puff...' the children brought the story to life by helping Mr Wolf to blow down a house of straw and then a house of sticks...

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