On this week’s Studio 1: The Blind Australian of the Year Awards will be announced 28th October 2023.  Sam chats to last year’s winner Cal Hooley alongside the organiser of the event Marie Bampton.

Matthew Layton and Sam Rickard present Studio 1 - Vision Australia Radio’s weekly look at life from a low vision and blind point of view.

Matthew is currently unavailable as he has joined the latest Loch Ness Monster expedition.  

Sam had a chat with the organiser of the 2023 Blind Australian of the Year Awards, Marie Bampton along with the winner of the award in 2022, Cal Hooley.

We chatted about Cal’s work with communities in the Northern Territory; getting about in the remote areas of Australia; and his love of baseball.  

We also chatted with Marie about the awards; their history and the role Link Vision performs.

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[PHOTO CAPTION: Cal Hooley accepting his award in 2022.]]

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https://www.blindaustralianoftheyear.com.au/

https://www.linkvision.org.au/

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