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- Chris Smith urges 50-somethings to catch signs of AMD early
- “Every time I sit at the easel, I celebrate good vision, because it can so easily be lost.”
- Our new Macula Menu is here
- Save someone’s sight. Share Check My Macula
- Five tips for exercise at home
- New roles for MDFA expert advisors
- Chris Smith opens up on rare macular disease
- “Don’t put it off”: Nelson Aspen urges eye exams
- Australian of Year James Muecke endorses Check My Macula
- Apply now for $1 million pool of MDFA research funding
- Grant Family Fund: A lasting legacy to ‘best mates’
- Calling Victorian Practitioners to Help Find a Cure for AMD
- Acylcarnitine abnormalities implicate mitochondrial dysfunction in wet AMD patients
- Doubling down on macular OCT
- “To find the webinar was just magic for me”- Katie's story
- Vision Voice Spring 2020
- Smoking and your risk
- Age and family
- Eat for your eyes
- Getting into the zone with OCT-angiography: A case study brought to you by the Centre for Eye Health
- Residential aged care study and resources
- Nutrition and lifestyle
- Are you referring?
- National Diabetes Week
- Ita’s plea to older Australians: Don’t let Coronavirus fears steal your vision
- Vision Voice Autumn 2020
- COVID-19: Let’s Beat This Together
- Important Eye Health Information through the bushfire crisis
- Assessing new models of care for intravitreal injections
- Request for Nominations for Research Grant Review Panel Observers
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2018 News
- New WA Research Centre for Juvenile Macular Disease
- Donate today to help people like Beth
- A Christmas filled with music
- Donations crucial for research funds
- Vision Voice Summer 2018
- The Macular Degeneration Clinical Care Audit Tool (MaD-CCAT)
- PBS listing a “big win” for thousands of macular disease patients: MDFA
- Vision Voice Spring 2018
- Vic's Story: A Full Life
- Government Announces National Action Plan Funding
- Allies in the fight against vision loss
- Survey reveals alarming results
- Vision Voice Newsletter
- Foundation welcomes Dee Hopkins, CEO
- Professor Mitchell awarded Order of Australia
- Celebrating 2017
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2017 News
- Foundation Farewells CEO
- Annual General Meeting 2017
- 2017 Summer Newsletter
- Is the rate of AMD falling?
- 2017 Research Grants Awards
- mEYE World Winners
- Diabetic Eye Disease Newsletter #2
- Research Grants Awarded
- Poor results for Dry AMD trial
- 2017 Spring Newsletter
- Bank for the Blind?
- Diabetic Eye Disease Newsletter #1
- Two of Us - Ita and Gerald
- New Wet AMD Injection Research
- Smoking and Anti-VEGF treatment
- Research Symposium
- Insight into New Research
- Results of Carer Research
- 2017 Winter Newsletter
- Cuts to Transport Subsidy Opposed
- Research Grants - Applications Open
- 2017 Autumn Newsletter
- New Report - Low Vision Aids
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2016 News
- Fovista - Latest Research
- Do You See What I See?
- New RVO Treatment Options
- A Sight-Saving Win
- AGM Celebrates 15 Years
- mEYE World 2016 Winners Announced
- Is One Eye Scan Enough?
- Ozurdex PBS Listing for DME
- National Eye Health Survey & AMD
- Jess Gallagher, Paralympian Bronze
- 2016 mEYE World Photo Comp Opens
- Australian Standard on Wayfinding
- Inquiry into Human Services
- 2016 Census Information
- Consumers Rights for Disability
- Diabetes Week 10-16 July 2016
- Foundation Research Grant
- NSW Taxi Subsidy Increases
- Marrakesh Treaty Ratified
- Federal Election 2016 Platform
- MD Newsletter - Winter 2016
- Celebrating 15 Years!
- Eye Test For Tasmanian MP
- Melvyn's Story
- 2RT Laser For AMD
- 2016 Election Phone Voting
- All Eyes On Baby Boomers
- NDIS Age Discrimination
- Budget 'Cost-Shifting' Threat
- SA Governor Gives Support
- Ozurdex PBS Recommendation
- Payment Boost For Australians
- PBAC Feedback Invited
- LFG316 Found Ineffective
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2015 News
- Bulls & Bears Support Foundation
- 2015 AGM Reflects on Success
- Stargardt's Disease: Alicia’s Story
- mEYE World Winners Event
- mEYE World Winners Announced
- mEYE World Winners Showcased
- Older Aussies See Better Future
- NDIS Independent Review
- $1.3m Research Grants Awarded
- Funded Researchers Profiled
- Research Grants Awarded
- London Project to Cure Blindness
- Eylea PBS Listing Expanded
- Spring Newsletter: Clarification
- Awareness Week Success
- Vic Governor: Vision Custodian
- NSW Governor: Vision Custodian
- WA Governor: Vision Custodian
- SA Governor: Vision Custodian
- Tas Governor: Vision Custodian
- Meet Ambassador Mac de Gen
- Recipes to Save Sight
- Minister's Sight Saving Decision
- Economic Impact of DME
- $1.3m Research Commitment
- Research Applications Open
- Bright Eyes Eye Drops Warning
- New Sydney Low Vision Service
- Living With Diabetic Eye Disease
- Colleen McCullough AO
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2014 News
- Foundation Christmas Closure
- Private Health Low Vision Aid
- 2014 mEYE World Winners
- Macular Degeneration Treatment
- Support #GivingTuesday
- New Diabetic Eye Disease Book
- Save Sight: World Diabetes Day
- A/Prof Nitin Verma Joins Board
- Fellowship Recipient Announced
- SA Sees Better Future
- PIN-Only Credit Cards
- My Aged Care Reform
- A Sight Worth Saving
- Lucentis Recommendation
- PIN-Only Credit Card Action
- Biennial Diabetic Eye Tests
- Ripple Effect of Vision Loss
- Charles Bonnet Syndrome
- MDAW 2014 Outstanding Success
- SA Eye Health Short Fall
- Specsavers Supports Foundation
- National Campaign Launched
- Macular Degeneration Awareness
- Vale: Sir Jack Brabham
- Eating For Eye Health Relaunched
- Rotary Donates $23,500
- Low Vision Aids & Technologies
- MP Hears From Residents
- Seniors Week Celebrated
- Government Funding Requested
- South Australia’s Blinding Issue
- AREDS2 Results Released
- Telephone Voting for Griffith
- NDIS Human Rights Risk
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2013 News
- Foundation Thanks Volunteers
- Foundation AGM 2013
- Dr Beaumont Retires
- International Volunteers Day
- #GivingTuesday
- Val Sellars Meets MP
- 2013 mEYE World Winners
- World Sight Day Celebrated
- Ambassadors Campaign
- Research Grants Awarded
- Grant Recipient: A/Prof. Fletcher
- Grant Recipient: A/Prof. Harkin
- Support from Bowls Australia
- Eye Checks Priority for Diabetes
- mEYE World Competition Opens
- Telephone Voting Available
- Saffron & Macular Degeneration
- mEYE World Launch Winner
- Audio Description for Theatre
- mEYE World 2013 Launched
- mEYE World Competition
- CEO Awarded Harvard Fellowship
- Dr Beaumont Awarded AM
- Fighting for Older Australians
- White Paper Welcomed
- Foundation Co-hosts Summit
- Summit on Ageing and Vision
- Ripple Effect of Vision Loss
- NDIS Not Fair!
- Foundation Expands Reach
- Government Must Rethink NDIS
- ICAP Gift to Foundation
- Roth Gair Golf Day
- Australian of the Year 2013
- Aspirin and Wet AMD
- Bayer Awards Program
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2012 News
- Season's Greetings
- Sydney Festival Audio Description
- AGM and Christmas Party
- Day of People with Disability
- NSW Australian of the Year
- All I Want for Christmas
- Foundation Campaigns for Equity
- Injection Safety Net Extended
- Eylea & Lucentis Switching
- Support for Switching
- White Cane Day
- Dr Paul Beaumont Fellowship
- mEYE World Winners Announced
- New TV & Radio Campaign
- Audio Description Trial
- Lucentis Five Years in Australia
- Global Leaders Discuss Wet AMD
- Switching Should be Allowed
- mEYE World Competition 2012
- MDAW Focus on Families
- Awareness Week Launch
- Federal Budget Reassuring
- Medicare Rebates Review
- Low GI Reduces MD Risks
- New Research Fellowship Offered
- Audio Description Trial
- TGA Approves Eylea
- Bayer Awards Program
- Judi Dench Shares Diagnosis
- First Stem Cell Treatment
- Postcard Campaign Success
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2011 News
- AGM and Office Launch
- Aspirin and AMD
- CATT Study Raises Questions
- Research Grants Awarded
- Governor Awards Grants
- Research to Combat Blindness
- Eyes on the Future
- Awareness Campaign Kicks Off
- Annual TV & Radio Campaign
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment
- Photo Competition Launch
- Research Grants Launched
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- 10 Year Celebrations
- Roth Gair Golf Day
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2010 News
- Annual Report Available
- Slow Macular Degeneration
- Fenretinide Study
- Telesupport Program
- Aids Subsidy Needed
- Vision Australia Open Day
- One Night in Emerald City
- Awareness Campaign Launched
- Education Sessions Hosted
- Community Action Day
- Know the Symptoms
- Awareness Week Almost Here
- Medicare Benefits for Avastin
- Slips, Trips & Falls Guide
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2009 News
- Blind Man Cycles
- Australia's Awareness Soars
- Wet AMD Campaign Success
- Vision Van Begins Third Tour
- OCT Medicare Funding Denied
- TV & Radio Campaign
- Quantum Supports Foundation
- Foundation Funding Critical
- Foundation Funding Critical
- Foundation Volunteers Thanked
- Avastin PBS for Bowel Cancer
- Foundation Applies for Funding
- Research Update
- Promising Stem Cell Research
- SBS to Support Foundation
- Arts for WA Vision Impaired
- Roth Gair Golf Day
- Driving Campaign Launched
- Avastin Rebate Change
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2008 News
- Alcohol & AMD Research
- Vale: Jørn Utzon
- US Briefing on AMD
- Pope Receives Patient Charter
- Foundation Supports Charter
- AMD Depression Study
- Carers Guide Provides Support
- Vision Van Launched
- Audio Descriptive in Media
- Passing of Ross Field
- Passing of Margaret Bresinski
- Carers Guide Provides Support
- Roth Gair Golf Day
- Sir Jack Brabham Celebrated
- Grant Funds Education
- Vision Van Tours Again
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- Ita’s plea to older Australians: Don’t let Coronavirus fears steal your vision
- Risk of Increased Blindness in COVID Confusion
- Macular Disease Foundation Australia awards $600,000 to researchers on World Sight Day
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NSW Taxi Subsidy Increases
From 1 July 2016, the NSW Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme (TTSS) maximum subsidy (for those with a disability) increased from $30 per trip to $60 per trip. Transport for NSW’s website states that the new $60 docket books have been mailed to existing TTSS customers.
For more information on the NSW Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme:
Helpline: 1800 200 592
Email: [email protected]
Website: Transport NSW
4 July 2016
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