On FOCAL POINT:
Alan Davis is the President, and Eva Overton the Assistant Manager for the Denmark Riverside Club. There are a number of activities planned for International Day for People With Disabilities – this includes lawn bowls with the Australian blind bowlers; a photo competition; dragon boats relaxed sessions; a dinner; and more,
Rachel, from Marketing at Beyond Blindness, spoke about opportunities for fruit picking; crafts for Christmas; gatherings and other Christmas functions
Michelle Lensink, SA Shadow Minister for Human Services, shared some news of her treatment after being diagnosed with cancer; responded to the announcements about Bedfords; and the frustrating experiences with Access Cabs.
Nicole Cogan, Senior Property Manager at SDA, spoke about her role and specialist disability accommodation. Nicole also invited all to the Melbourne Disability Expo, this Friday and Saturday.

Resources:

Denmark Riverside Club: https://denmarkriversideclub.org.au/ (Call 08  9848 1517)

Beyond Blindness: http://www.beyondblindness.org.au

Michelle Lensink: https://saliberal.org.au/team/michelle-lensink

Melbourne Disability Expo: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://melbournedisabilityexpo.com.au/

 

On FOCAL POINT:
<ul>
<li>Alan Davis is the President, and Eva Overton the Assistant Manager for the Denmark Riverside Club. There are a number of activities planned for International Day for People With Disabilities &ndash; this includes lawn bowls with the Australian blind bowlers; a photo competition; dragon boats relaxed sessions; a dinner; and more,</li>
<li>Rachel, from Marketing at Beyond Blindness, spoke about opportunities for fruit picking; crafts for Christmas; gatherings and other Christmas functions</li>
<li>Michelle Lensink, SA Shadow Minister for Human Services, shared some news of her treatment after being diagnosed with cancer; responded to the announcements about Bedfords; and the frustrating experiences with Access Cabs.</li>
<li>Nicole Cogan, Senior Property Manager at SDA, spoke about her role and specialist disability accommodation. Nicole also invited all to the Melbourne Disability Expo, this Friday and Saturday.</li>
</ul>
Resources:
Denmark Riverside Club:&nbsp;<a href="https://denmarkriversideclub.org.au/">https://denmarkriversideclub.org.au/</a> (Call 08 &nbsp;9848 1517)
Beyond Blindness: <a href="http://www.beyondblindness.org.au">http://www.beyondblindness.org.au</a>
Michelle Lensink: <a href="https://saliberal.org.au/team/michelle-lensink">https://saliberal.org.au/team/michelle-lensink</a>
Melbourne Disability Expo: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/melbournedisabilityexpo.com.au/">https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://melbournedisabilityexpo.com.au/</a>
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A weekly program presented by Peter Greco, Focal Point covers services from blindness organisations and other providers, technology, current affairs, breakthroughs in advocacy campaigns about all manner of challenges and promoting activities and events for people who are blind or vision impaired.

A weekly program presented by Peter Greco,&nbsp;Focal Point&nbsp;covers services from blindness organisations and other providers, technology, current affairs, breakthroughs in advocacy campaigns about all manner of challenges and promoting activities and events for people who are blind or vision impaired.

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Focal Point on Vision Australia Radio

19 Nov 2025

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