05 Feb 2025
On FOCAL POINT Dr Abby Jayasuriah has completed a PHD dissertation on a Sri Lankan musician, Pandith W. D. Amradeva. This was an ethnomusicological study that looked at the relationship between his music; other genres of music; and nationalism. Mia Gardiner, from Crime Stoppers Victoria, shared ti…
29 Jan 2025
On FOCAL POINT: Darryl Davenport was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division For Services To Dance Sports (including blind and deaf dancing) Phia Damsma, Creative Director for Sonokids (celebrating 25 years of Ballyland) Sonokids have just released Song Book 1 by …
22 Jan 2025
On FOCAL POINT: Alan Thorpe, the UK's only registered repairer of Perkins Braillers, and has the largest collection of braille writing machines in the UK. Jo McClure, Entrepreneur; business owner and service provider, shared her life experiences of living with hearing loss and encouraged all to ta…
New Years Day
In this, the first Focal Point for 2025 Peter and Phil usher in the new year with yet more great interviews from the previous year.
Christmas Day
On this special Christmas Edition of Focal Point Peter Greco is joined by Phil Vandepeeer to look back at the highlights of 2024, and recover from a large Christmas Lunch.
18 Dec 2024
11 Dec 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Emma Bennison is the recipient of the Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement. Rebecca Young, CEO for Access 2 Arts, wrapping up the year in arts and a preview into events for 2025. Ella Edwards chatted about the personal support program. Ella can have up to 360 print pages tran…
04 Dec 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Dr Kate Dempsey, CEO for ANZACATA, is very concerned about the messaging from the NDIA regarding Arts Therapy. Australians with a disability who access Arts Therapy as a crucial therapeutic support have been left confused by an NDIS announcement last week regarding significant chan…
27 Nov 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Steve Hurd recounts a most amusing incident: whilst wearing Ray-Ban Meta glasses in a St. Vincent de Paul's book shop, interested bystanders had Steve's glasses read some rather graphic sex scenes out of a book - an accident? Steve also shares news about using the Omny Pod in a mo…
20 Nov 2024
On FOCAL POINT: Chrissy Antonopoulos has finished a PHD and published some research on implicit bias in hiring people with a disability. Rachel, from Marketing at Beyond Blindness, with updates on events and activities, including a group being set up in Mt. Gambier. 8367 6088 Colleen Lewis explain…