New Horizons

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New Horizons episodes

May 11, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 708, "Look to the skies"
This week Steve Richardson, regular contributor to the programme, brings you a special episode. Steve recently joined a group of people who took part in a very exciting activity in the skies over the Gold Coast. Hear from Kim Pilic, who organised the activity, and several of the contributors. Check out Kim's website at http://www.forwardstepsmobility.com.au. And, a big thank you to Steve Richardson for putting the programme together.
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May 04, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 707, BCA Connect and World Blind Union General Assembly
This week we discuss the upcoming BCA Connect and WBU General Assembly events. Jane Britt, acting general manager of Projects and Engagement with BCA, discusses the BCA Connect, coming up on the 29th of May. Sally Aurisch, acting CEO of BCA discusses the expressions of interest call-out for new representatives to the World Blind Union's Asia-Pacific regional committee. Please contact BCA on 1800-033-660, E-mail [email protected], or check the BCA website, http://www.bca.org.au, for more information.
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14 min
April 27, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 706, International Guide Dog Day
We celebrate International Guide Dog Day in this week's episode of New Horizons. We speak with Kim Ryan, Program Manager of Guide Dog Services with VisAbility/Guide Dogs Tasmania, and Graeme Innes AM, regular visitor to the programme and experienced Guide Dog user. Hear about the important role Guide Dogs play in the lives of their handlers, some of the benefits and disadvantages, and find out the importance of celebrating days like International Guide Dog day. Also a reminder about an upcoming BCA event.
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April 21, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 705, Aboriginal Blind Peoples' Forum
This week we discuss the upcoming Aboriginal Blind Peoples' Forum, to be held on the 24th of April. Stephen Belbin joins us to discuss the last forum, held toward the end of last year, and give us details of the upcoming one.
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14 min
April 14, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 704, Blind Cricket in Tasmania
# This week we discuss Blind Cricket in Tasmania, with Sunny Drury, CEO of Inclusive Innovations Tasmania. Sunny describes his background, hopes for Blind Cricket in Tasmania, and an opportunity for all blind and vision impaired Tasmanians to come along and experience Blind Cricket for themselves. The 24th of April is the date, at the Kingston Cricket Hub, just south of Hobart.
15 min
April 07, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 703, Parenting while blind
We harken back, in this week's episode, to 2015. Jenny Dawson of Western Australia spoke at the convention in 2015, on parenting from the point of view of a blind person. This was last heard in episode 554 of New Horizons and has proved to be one of our most popular episodes.
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14 min
March 30, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 702 - Executive Leadership Programme, group ii
# This week the second group of our Executive Leadership Programme participants. Linda Agnew, Jane Britt and Helen Freris outline their reasons for participating and their hopes for the programme and the next steps in their leadership journeys.
14 min
March 23, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 701, Executive Leadership Programme, part i
In this week's episode, four participants in Blind Citizens Australia's new Executive Leadership Program, join us to outline their hopes for this programme. Hear from Fiona Woods, Sally Aurisch, Rikki Chaplin and Prue Watt, as they tell us about this exciting new opportunity.
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15 min
March 15, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 700, BCA Service Charter
John Simpson outlines Blind Citizens Australia's new Service Charter. What is a Service Charter, why do we need one, and who is responsible for what, are just some of the topics John covers. Also, find out how you can have your questions answered at an upcoming BCA Inform discussion.
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15 min
March 09, 2021 New Horizons - Episode 699, QLD State Branch
In this week's New Horizons episode, we feature Julee-Anne Bell, who outlines changes within the BCA branches in QLD. Also, some updates from the National Womens Branch. If you would like to hear anything on New Horizons please feel free to E-mail [email protected]
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15 min