This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco: 
Elise Rechichi OAM, Olympic Gold Medallist and Head of Performance Strategy at Paralympics Australia, let us know about the Paralympic Barrier Grant - who can apply and how.   
Kelly Schulz Founder and Director of Knowable Me, is running a research project in regards to election accessibility for people with disabilities. You may be able to earn a small fee for your participation,  
Max Taylor is a year 11 student at Redlands and is designing a cooking pan handle to help people who are blind or vision impaired cook independently and safely.  Max is very keen to get your input child feedback.  
David Mitchell, health commentator, had the latest news on candida and treatments. 
Belinda Hellyer, from Brewed By Belinda, spoke about Earl Grey Tea; its history and folk lore; and possible health benefits of bergamot.  
Dr Andrew  Wilson, Chief Medical Officer from Medibank, shared research showing that Aussies are quite afraid to burden others with their mental health concerns. 
Monica Ferrie, CEO, Genetic Services Network Victoria broke, news on a major breakthrough in newborn health with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) now included in Australia's Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) program, early diagnosis leads to better outcomes, 

Resources: 

Paralympic Athlete Barrier Grant: https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/paralympics-australia-welcomes-ais-para-athlete-barrier-grant/  

Knowable Me: http://www.knowable.me  

Max Taylor Assignment: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=KUgFe9N_3Uqvg4XDbukxd7ciBxLhKsxAnDiDmDpgGAhUQTdFNFRXSURPUzZWWk5aWFRBU0ZPT0MxMC4u&route=shorturl 

Brewed by Belinda: http://www.brewedbybelinda.com.au 

Head Space: https://headspace.org.au/   

Medibank: http://www.medibank.com.au_  

Sickle Cell Advocacy: https://aussicklecelladvocacy.org/  

TASCA: https://www.tasca.org.au/  

This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco:&nbsp;
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1">Max Taylor is a year 11 student at Redlands and is designing a cooking pan handle to help people who are blind or vision impaired&nbsp;cook independently and safely. &nbsp;Max is very keen to get your input child feedback. &nbsp;</li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">David Mitchell, health commentator, had the latest news on candida and treatments.&nbsp;</li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1">Belinda Hellyer, from Brewed By Belinda,&nbsp;spoke about Earl Grey Tea; its history and folk lore; and possible health benefits of bergamot. &nbsp;</li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1">Dr Andrew&nbsp; Wilson, Chief Medical Officer from Medibank, shared research showing that Aussies are quite afraid to burden others with their mental health concerns.&nbsp;</li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{&quot;335551671&quot;:0,&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1">Monica Ferrie, CEO, Genetic Services Network Victoria broke, news on&nbsp;a major breakthrough in newborn health with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) now included in Australia's Newborn Bloodspot Screening (NBS) program, early diagnosis leads to better outcomes,&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
Resources:&nbsp;
Paralympic Athlete Barrier Grant:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/paralympics-australia-welcomes-ais-para-athlete-barrier-grant/">https://www.paralympic.org.au/2025/03/paralympics-australia-welcomes-ais-para-athlete-barrier-grant/</a> &nbsp;
Knowable Me: <a href="http://www.knowable.me/">http://www.knowable.me</a> &nbsp;
Max Taylor Assignment: <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=KUgFe9N_3Uqvg4XDbukxd7ciBxLhKsxAnDiDmDpgGAhUQTdFNFRXSURPUzZWWk5aWFRBU0ZPT0MxMC4u&amp;route=shorturl">https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=KUgFe9N_3Uqvg4XDbukxd7ciBxLhKsxAnDiDmDpgGAhUQTdFNFRXSURPUzZWWk5aWFRBU0ZPT0MxMC4u&amp;route=shorturl</a>&nbsp;
Brewed by Belinda: <a href="http://www.brewedbybelinda.com.au/">http://www.brewedbybelinda.com.au</a>&nbsp;
Head Space: <a href="https://headspace.org.au/">https://headspace.org.au/</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;
Medibank: http://www.medibank.com.au_ &nbsp;
Sickle Cell Advocacy: <a href="https://aussicklecelladvocacy.org/">https://aussicklecelladvocacy.org/</a> &nbsp;
TASCA: <a href="https://www.tasca.org.au/">https://www.tasca.org.au/</a> &nbsp;

Join Vision Australia Radio Adelaide's Peter Greco weekly for Leisure Link. Peter brings you interviews covering sport, arts, recreation, health, social justice and general lifestyle topics for people of all abilities and interests – not just disabilities

Join Vision Australia Radio Adelaide's Peter Greco weekly for Leisure Link. Peter brings you interviews covering sport, arts, recreation, health, social justice and general lifestyle topics for people of all abilities and interests &ndash; not just disabilities

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Join Vision Australia Radio Adelaide's Peter Greco weekly for Leisure Link. Peter brings you interviews covering sport, arts, recreation, health, social justice and general lifestyle topics for people of all abilities and interests – not just disabilities.

Join Vision Australia Radio Adelaide's Peter Greco weekly for Leisure Link. Peter brings you interviews covering sport, arts, recreation, health, social justice and general lifestyle topics for people of all abilities and interests &ndash; not just disabilities.

05 Apr 2025

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