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AUG 08 NEWS: Guide Dogs NSW & ACT
A message from the President, Tony Hogan:
Following a period of extensive consultation and deliberation, the Board of Guide Dogs NSW & ACT has resolved to proceed with the establishment of an Ocular Imaging Centre based at the University of New South Wales. The Centre will be an enormous boost for the people of NSW & the ACT, providing access to absolutely state-of-the-art ocular imaging and diagnostic technologies which will enable optometrists, ophthalmologists and GPs to better manage their patients’ eye care needs.
The Centre will be a collaborative facility, bringing together all the eye care disciplines and, very importantly, its services will be made available without charge to anyone who is referred there. Guide Dogs will be making a much more detailed announcement in the near future, but on behalf of the profession I would like to congratulate them on this decision and commit optometry to working with the Guide Dogs organisation to help make this Centre an overwhelming success.
AUG 08 EVENTS: Final Year Student Seminar & Employers' Market
The Final Year Student Seminar and Employers’ Market is being held on Friday, 1 August 2008 at the Swiss Grand Hotel, Bondi Beach. If any member is interested in attending as a potential employer, please contact Nicole at the OAA[NSW] office on (02) 9712 2199 IMMEDIATELY, as we have very few spaces left! If you can’t be at the seminar but would like us to hand out information on positions that you might have available, please also let Nicole know immediately and we’ll arrange that with you.
AUG 08 REMINDERS: NSW Divison Council Elections
Members – nominations for election to the NSW Division Council are now open! The NSW Division strongly encourages all members to consider nominating for Council. The organisation will only survive and thrive if a broad scope of members are represented on the Council, and this is your opportunity to become involved and help shape the future of your profession. If you would like any more information, please contact either one of the Councillors, or Andrew McKinnon – we’d be delighted to hear from you!