0:13

From Vision Australia. This is talking

0:15

vision. And

0:18

now here's your host, Sam

0:20

Colley.

0:23

Hello everyone. It's great to be here with

0:25

you. And for the next half hour

0:27

we talk matters of blindness and low

0:30

vision.

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It wouldn't work without the volunteers.

0:33

We've got, I suppose, about 15

0:35

to 20 regular volunteers.

0:37

And then we've got a few others that we can call

0:39

on at short notice. But anybody

0:42

who is listening, please, if you want to

0:44

be a reader, a volunteer, as a reader

0:46

or a panel operator or both, please

0:48

get in touch with us.

0:50

Welcome to the program. In

0:52

the lead up to World Radio Day on

0:54

the 13th of February, we're chatting

0:56

to a few people who've been

0:58

heavily involved in the community

1:01

radio sector, specifically

1:03

radio for people with a print disability.

1:06

This week we catch up with

1:08

chairman of the Virgin Australia

1:10

Radio service in Shepparton, Peter

1:13

Simpson, who's been involved

1:15

at the station for over

1:17

six years now. You'll hear from

1:19

Peter very shortly, so make sure

1:21

to stick around. And then

1:23

after you hear from Peter, I catch

1:25

up with Jason Gibbs, who's been

1:28

heavily involved in setting up

1:30

the Midsummer Carnival Day broadcast,

1:32

which will be taking place on

1:34

the 21st of January on

1:36

Virgin Australia Radio between 10

1:39

a.m. and 1 p.m.. And

1:41

finally on the program this week. Sam

1:43

from the shop is back to tell us all

1:46

about the latest from the vision store,

1:48

and we finish with a little bit of

1:50

news and information. I

1:52

hope you enjoy this week's episode

1:55

of Talking Vision. I'm

2:01

here with Peter Simpson today, one

2:03

of the hard working volunteers

2:05

at the Shepparton station

2:07

of Vision Australia Radio. Peter,

2:10

welcome to Talking Vision. Thank you very

2:12

much for your time.

2:13

Oh thank you, Sam, it's great to be with you.

2:15

Now, Peter, firstly, let's

2:18

go back a bit. How much can you tell

2:20

us about the history of the

2:22

service and the Shepparton

2:25

station in particular?

2:26

Well, the Shepparton service started in around

2:29

about 2002

2:31

and it was set

2:34

up in the building that was at

2:36

that stage owned by Vision Australia

2:38

and a lot of very keen volunteers

2:41

and a couple of paid staff spent

2:43

a lot of time setting up the nominated

2:47

room in the building, which

2:49

is just inside the front door. And

2:52

of course, one of the big projects was to

2:54

soundproof the room, put acoustic

2:56

tiles up on the walls and

2:58

also set up a mixer

3:01

and all the appropriate equipment for a radio

3:03

station. So that was around about 2002,

3:06

and that's where we got our kickoff.

3:09

And it's of course extremely

3:11

important the work we do with

3:13

providing access to local

3:15

news and information, especially

3:18

through local programs. So

3:20

tell us a little bit about that

3:22

and the importance of those programs

3:25

for people from the

3:27

print disabled community.

3:29

Yeah, sure. Well, our

3:31

number one priority is the Shepparton and

3:34

District newspaper, which is

3:36

called The Ship News. And

3:38

we put that to air Monday to Friday between

3:40

1 and 2:00. And that's

3:42

our that's our main program

3:45

that we, we try if we, if

3:47

we have volunteers that can't make it, at

3:49

the very least we try and get that paper to

3:51

air every day because that's the news

3:54

for all the people in this area. And

3:56

on top of that, we do things

3:58

like the newspapers from Benalla,

4:00

from Kyabram, from Yarrawonga.

4:03

So our mainstay is

4:05

still the ship of the news, but we have at least

4:07

3 or 4 other papers that we're putting to

4:10

air regularly.

4:11

And of course, this wouldn't

4:13

be possible without the

4:15

hard work and dedication of

4:18

volunteers throughout the

4:20

network, especially in regional

4:22

areas where it is, as you've said, so

4:25

crucially important to get that local

4:27

news out to the community. So

4:30

tell us a little bit about the

4:32

input and the importance of volunteers

4:34

in delivering the service.

4:37

Well, you're 100% right. I

4:39

mean, it wouldn't work without the

4:41

volunteers. We've got, I

4:43

suppose, about 15 to 20

4:45

regular volunteers. And then we've

4:47

got a few others that we can call on at short

4:50

notice, but. We've

4:52

got a corps of people who I

4:55

almost don't need to put out a roster every

4:57

week. They they sort of know when they're going

4:59

to be on. They're committed

5:01

to doing it. And a lot of them have been committed

5:03

to doing it for well over ten years.

5:06

I think our longest serving volunteer goes

5:08

back about 18 years. So we've

5:11

certainly got a great core of people.

5:13

We're always looking for more people,

5:15

but the ones that we do

5:17

have are very, very reliable

5:19

and they love doing the job. They

5:21

love the fact that they can get on the air, read

5:23

the papers and know

5:26

that they're helping people in the local

5:28

community. They're all

5:30

people who are basically

5:32

either retired or

5:35

semi-retired and

5:37

actually being on during the day. We

5:40

we don't get many people who are full time employed,

5:42

but, um, yeah, the

5:45

volunteers are absolutely fantastic.

5:48

They they all arrive early. They

5:50

all do their own preparation

5:52

work. They all create a run sheet.

5:55

They've got very good at working out exactly

5:57

how long an article is going to

5:59

run for. And they've got it

6:01

down to a fine art. And

6:03

all I need to do is make sure that it all happens.

6:06

And I do

6:08

the presenting on a Friday and

6:10

also do the panel operating on a Friday.

6:13

And I'm also the go to when

6:15

other shifts can't be filled. I

6:17

usually nominate myself to go

6:20

and make sure that it all happens.

6:21

Tell us a little bit more about your

6:23

role in supporting the local service.

6:26

How long have you been involved with and what

6:28

sort of shows have you been involved with

6:30

over that time?

6:32

Okay, well, I started six years ago

6:35

and when I moved to Shepherd,

6:37

I was involved with Vision Australia

6:39

Radio back in the 80s, and

6:41

because of employment and because I went

6:43

and did some study, I got out for

6:45

quite a few years. Then

6:48

in 2017,

6:50

my wife and I moved to Shepparton and

6:53

I thought, yeah, I'm going to get involved with this again.

6:55

So I went down and saw the local

6:57

people. They said, we'd love

6:59

to have you on board. So

7:02

I took up a role as a panel operator

7:04

and presenter, and I

7:06

did that for about a year. And

7:08

then our local volunteer

7:10

coordinator, Pam Power, said

7:13

to me one day, we've got no one to do

7:15

the rosters. So I said, all right, well, look,

7:17

I'll do the rosters, but only on a temporary

7:19

basis. Five years later, I'm

7:21

still doing the right thing. Okay. I've

7:25

got very used to it. And every time I say

7:27

to the other volunteers, does anybody

7:29

want to take this over? I get

7:31

a very blank look and they all say, thanks,

7:33

but no thanks.

7:34

So it looks.

7:35

Like I'm going to be stuck with the rosters. And

7:38

on top of that, on the on the chairman

7:40

of the steering committee for

7:43

the Vision Australia radio service. And

7:45

all that means is that I'm the sort of the go

7:48

between between, um,

7:50

the volunteers and the

7:53

people from Virgin Australia Radio who

7:55

are full time employed, like,

7:58

uh, Conrad Brown and Dale

8:00

Simpson and Callum Padgett

8:02

when he was with us. So I'm

8:04

sort of the conduit between the volunteers

8:06

and the official people of Vision Australia.

8:09

Certainly a man of many talents,

8:12

some great to have you on and,

8:14

you know, really have a chat about all

8:16

the wonderful things that you've been involved

8:19

with. But just finally, Peter,

8:21

I think, let's just have a chat about

8:24

feedback on the service and

8:26

the best way for people to provide

8:28

feedback on the service from local

8:30

listeners and I guess, um,

8:33

promoting some volunteer opportunities

8:35

as well.

8:36

That's very true, Sam, because this is one

8:38

of my pet things that I'm always

8:40

pushing for. The volunteers

8:43

say to me, how many people are actually listening?

8:45

You know, we're happy to do the service. We want

8:47

to know how many people are listening.

8:49

So all I can say

8:52

is, if you hear this interview and you're

8:54

listening to Vision Australia, Radio Shepparton,

8:56

please, please, please contact

8:58

us at radio at Vision

9:01

australia.org. Or

9:03

you can call us on,

9:05

uh, one 384

9:08

7466 and

9:10

tell us what you think. We're happy to get positive

9:13

feedback. We're happy to get negative

9:15

feedback. We're happy if you just ring up

9:17

and say, yes, we listen to the service.

9:19

But at the moment, ratings

9:21

are carried out in the Melbourne suburban

9:24

areas, of course, because they do ratings

9:26

surveys for the commercial stations as

9:28

well. So it's easy for them to

9:30

find out how many people are listening to community

9:32

radio station. But in the country

9:35

we don't have that luxury. So we really

9:37

would love to know how many people

9:39

are listening and how many people

9:41

think that we're doing a good job or a bad

9:43

job. And on top of that,

9:46

what you would like to hear that we can

9:48

improve. And I mean, we're

9:50

happy to spend. More hours on air in

9:52

in Shepparton. We're happy to

9:54

run local stories. We're happy to

9:56

read local books, we're happy to talk

9:58

about local history, but we need

10:00

to find out what it is that our listeners

10:03

want to hear. That's really the important thing.

10:06

As for volunteers, well, look, I've seen a lot

10:08

of people come and go. Unfortunately, in six years

10:10

some have retired. Sadly,

10:13

a couple of them have passed away. As

10:16

they've just moved on and decided to do other

10:18

things. But it is a continual

10:21

effort to try and find new people who are

10:23

willing to come along, give

10:25

it a go, and hopefully

10:27

stay with us and enjoy reading

10:29

on air like so many of us do. So

10:32

all I can say to those people is, please, if

10:34

you're interested, give us a call

10:36

on those phone numbers that will repeat before

10:38

we we go. Or

10:40

you can contact our local regional

10:43

coordinator, Pam Power, who'd

10:45

be happy to talk to you about what it is

10:48

we do and how you can get involved.

10:50

I guess the important thing is that you're

10:52

happy to read out loud, and you're

10:54

happy to sit in front of a microphone and

10:56

actually read local newspapers.

10:59

The one thing, Sam, that I always struggle

11:01

for is getting enough people to be

11:03

panel operators. I don't know why

11:06

they seem to shy away. As

11:08

soon as you say, look, you're a fantastic

11:10

reader, but how about you do some panel operating

11:13

as well? Oh no, no,

11:15

I'm not. I'm not technical savvy.

11:17

You know, I really don't want to

11:19

touch the panels, though, and I'd sooner

11:21

or not. But in actual fact,

11:23

as you know, and I know there's nothing frightening

11:26

about it. It's only a bunch of faders and

11:28

a few buttons. That's very true. Not really.

11:30

It's not really that hard, though. Anybody

11:33

who's listening, please, if you want to be

11:36

a reader, a volunteer, as a reader

11:38

or a panel operator or both, please

11:40

get in touch with us.

11:42

That's it. I remember I did have

11:44

a bit of trepidation at first

11:46

before I knew what it sort of entailed,

11:49

but as soon as you get shown

11:51

through the panel, you're like, wow, this is

11:54

amazing. It's so user friendly

11:56

and definitely encourage everybody

11:59

out there to get behind

12:01

the panel. And it's absolutely

12:03

fantastic. And it does open

12:05

up a lot of opportunities

12:07

for being involved with some

12:09

fantastic programs. So definitely

12:12

for all people out there, give it a shot.

12:15

You'll never know what could happen. Now

12:17

those contact details again.

12:19

So that email that paid as

12:21

mentioned that's Radio Navigation

12:24

Australia. Org Radio

12:26

Navigation Australia. Org

12:28

to get in touch. Or of course

12:30

you can give us a ring on

12:32

one 384 746.

12:36

That's 1300 847 466.

12:41

I've been speaking today with Peter

12:43

Simpson from the Virgin Australia

12:45

Radio service in Shepparton,

12:47

catching up with me today to chat

12:50

all about the service and

12:52

the work that the volunteers

12:54

in Shepparton have been doing

12:56

for the past over, for

12:58

over the past two decades.

13:01

That's it, that's it. Thank you very

13:03

much, Peter. It was an absolute pleasure

13:05

to chat with you.

13:06

Absolutely. You too. Can I just add one

13:08

more thing? I thought earlier that

13:11

if local people want to get involved,

13:14

uh, you can also phone our

13:16

local coordinate. And she's more than

13:18

happy to talk to people. And her

13:20

number is 0456 980 149.

13:27

And she's the regional coordinator

13:29

for volunteers and at Vision Australia.

13:32

She handles radio and also

13:34

the various other activities that regional

13:36

Australia do in this area. So

13:38

please get in touch.

13:40

No worries. And that's some that's

13:42

Pam there that you can get in touch with.

13:44

So yeah Pam Pam Power.

13:46

Absolutely get in touch with Pam.

13:48

Peter, thank you very much.

13:50

Okay then. Sam, it's a pleasure to talk with

13:52

you and hope it all goes well.

14:02

I'm Sam Culley and you're listening to

14:04

Talking Vision on Vision Australia.

14:06

Radio associated stations

14:08

of RPI and the Community

14:11

Radio Network. I hope

14:13

you enjoyed that conversation there

14:15

with Peter Simpson from Shepparton.

14:18

If you missed any part of that conversation

14:20

with Peter or you'd love to listen to

14:23

it again. Talking vision is

14:25

available on the Vision Australia

14:27

Radio website at npr.org.

14:30

That's via radio.org.

14:32

You can also find the program on

14:35

the podcast app of your choice

14:37

or through the Vision Australia library.

14:40

And now please enjoy my

14:42

conversation with Jason.

14:44

I'm here today with the lovely Jason

14:47

Gibbs, who's here to chat all about the

14:49

upcoming Midsummer Festival

14:51

broadcast happening on Sunday

14:54

the 21st of January. Jason,

14:56

welcome to Talking Vision. Thanks so much

14:58

for your time. Thanks, Sam.

14:59

I always love coming in to have a chat with you.

15:02

Now, firstly, Jason, let's get to the

15:04

heart of things. What is Midsummer

15:06

Festival?

15:06

Yeah, well, Midsummer Festival is

15:09

described by many as Melbourne's premier

15:11

queer arts and culture festival. It's

15:14

been going for many, many years, over a few decades.

15:16

And it's really the place that, uh, Australia's,

15:19

um, well, mostly Melbourne and Victoria's

15:21

lgbtiq+ community

15:23

come together to celebrate community and

15:25

have a great time. Cool.

15:27

And how is Virgin Australia

15:29

Radio getting involved? Jason.

15:31

Very excited. Sam. This has been something about nine

15:33

months in the making. We had an idea to

15:35

support the festival as a

15:37

Access and inclusion partner and

15:39

thankfully Mid-Summer welcomed us with

15:41

opening arms. So, uh, really

15:44

the objective is to make the festival more

15:46

accessible to our blind and

15:48

low vision listeners and community,

15:51

but also support the festival in

15:53

being more accessible.

15:55

Okay, now we've covered the

15:57

how, Jason, but let's go into

15:59

the why. Why is vision Australia

16:01

Radio getting involved?

16:02

Yeah, quite similar, I guess, Sam, to what I

16:04

guess, uh, other, uh, not for profits

16:06

and uh, and corporates are

16:09

thinking it's really just a very good, uh, festival

16:11

to support, um, people from a

16:13

diversity and inclusion perspective. We want to make

16:15

sure that we're supporting our listeners. Our

16:17

listeners are a broad church. We are

16:19

diverse. We are very, very different from one another.

16:22

But we all are similar in other ways. Um,

16:24

and, uh, and this festival is a great

16:26

opportunity for people to come together to

16:28

experience what the Lgbtq+

16:31

community is all about and just to have a great time.

16:33

The other thing worth noting is we do get data

16:36

on what our listeners are, um, who they are

16:38

and what they do, how they identify.

16:40

And quite interestingly, uh, our most recent

16:42

data shared that around 27%

16:44

of our audience, uh, identify as

16:46

being part of this community. Okay.

16:49

And tell us about the carnival

16:51

day in particular. Jason.

16:53

Carnival is such a fun day, Sam. Um, it's usually

16:55

the first day on the midsummer festival

16:58

calendar, and you can,

17:00

uh, be as adventurous

17:02

or as conservative as you

17:04

want from that day. Some people

17:06

go along just to put the picnic blanket down and

17:09

bring some cheese and drinks with their friends.

17:11

Other people just take full advantage of what's happening

17:14

on the various stages where there's, um,

17:16

arts, cabaret music, music,

17:19

uh, musical performances, uh, comedy.

17:21

Sometimes just it's it's such a great

17:23

event. There's also a community stall

17:26

around about 100 organizations,

17:28

corporates services come together

17:30

to showcase the supports that they have for

17:32

the Lgbtq+ community,

17:34

their friends and their allies.

17:36

And just, um, finally, Jason,

17:38

let's, um, tell our listeners about,

17:41

um, what we've got in store for

17:43

people out there on the 21st

17:45

of January on the day.

17:48

I keep saying, we're excited about this. We're excited about

17:50

that. But this is the thing we're most excited about.

17:52

We will be broadcasting live

17:54

from the community space. So if you do

17:56

come along to Midsummer Carnival Day on the

17:58

21st of January from 10 a.m.

18:01

to 1 p.m., uh, we will be broadcasting

18:03

live for the first time from the space, interviewing

18:05

a range of people within the community, um,

18:07

supporters of the community, and learning about

18:10

the great services that are out there for folk.

18:12

But the main objective for our broadcast

18:14

is really to focus the

18:16

attention on the intersection of

18:18

queerness and disability. We know

18:21

a lot of people who live with disability,

18:23

who do identify as being part of the

18:25

queer community, are often seen

18:28

in one box, you know, put in one box or

18:30

the other, and vice versa. So it's really

18:32

a celebration of that connection where

18:34

people are, they identify as living

18:36

with disability and a part of the LGBTQ

18:39

plus community. And this is really

18:41

a day to celebrate these people and, and,

18:43

you know, share, share stories, uh,

18:45

share experiences, uh, across

18:48

that three hours and, and celebrate who

18:50

these people are and how we can support

18:52

them.

18:53

And how can people enjoy

18:56

the midsummer broadcast? Both,

18:58

um, people hearing this this way. In

19:00

the lead up, but also for people

19:03

who might be hearing this after Sunday.

19:05

Yeah. So if you do have a chance to tune

19:07

in, are Australian Eastern Daylight

19:09

Savings Time from 10 a.m. to 1

19:11

p.m. this Sunday, January 21st.

19:14

You can listen across Virgin Australia

19:16

Radio Services Victoria wide

19:18

in Melbourne on VA digital.

19:21

Now that's not to be confused with V Iris,

19:23

who is, uh, where we're simulcasting

19:25

the Australian Open. Uh, so

19:27

very busy time for Virgin Australia Radio. Or

19:30

you can listen to our Melbourne stream

19:32

at VA radio. Org. If

19:34

you do miss that broadcast or you're hearing this a

19:36

little bit later, because the program does go into

19:38

repeat, you'll be able to follow us

19:40

on Facebook. Just look for VA Radio

19:42

Network, and we'll have all the details

19:45

there about how you can listen to the podcast and

19:47

Sam Collins recap show next

19:49

week.

19:49

That's absolutely right. Okay,

19:52

so a lot of things for you to look forward

19:54

to out there. And, Jason, what

19:56

else will be, um, happening at the

19:58

Virgin Australia stall on the day for people

20:00

to look forward to?

20:01

Yeah. Well, of course, during the broadcast, uh,

20:03

you can come along and watch what we do. Might even

20:06

get you on the mic and share your thoughts about why

20:08

you're there for the day. And a couple

20:10

shout outs, maybe. Yes. After our broadcast

20:12

at 1:00, we'll have, uh, most notably

20:14

the retail team featuring at our stall,

20:17

sharing a bunch of assistive technology. And

20:19

the thing I really like about this, Sam, is, um,

20:21

for people that aren't connected to the blind and

20:23

low vision community, it's really often the

20:25

assistive technology that gets

20:27

people thinking about the needs of the community

20:29

that we represent. So it'll be an opportunity

20:31

for people to come down, have a look at this technology,

20:34

talk to our team, learn a little bit about

20:36

our services and a little bit more about Vision Australia

20:38

Radio. Whether you might like to volunteer,

20:41

sponsored, donate. Uh,

20:43

we might even have some giveaways and some,

20:45

uh, and a raffle too. Oh, okay.

20:47

Lots to look forward to. And that's right.

20:49

Through till 5:00. Yep.

20:50

So make sure to head down. I've been speaking

20:52

today with Jason Gipps, one

20:55

of the chief organisers of

20:57

this fantastic midsummer

20:59

Festival show, which will be happening

21:02

on the 21st of January.

21:04

Jason, thank you very much for your time

21:06

today and looking forward to getting involved.

21:08

Thank you Sam.

21:13

I'm here today with Sam from

21:15

the shop, who's here to tell us all about

21:17

some exciting new deals at

21:19

the Vision Australia store. Sam,

21:22

welcome back to Talking Vision. Happy new

21:24

year.

21:24

Happy New Year to you as well, Sam. Thank you for having

21:27

me.

21:27

Now, firstly, Sam, there's a clearance

21:29

sale, as I understand it going on

21:31

at the shop. Tell us a bit about that.

21:33

That's correct. So for our end of

21:35

life products, we are running a clearance

21:37

sale which has started from the new year.

21:40

It will last until basically

21:42

stocks last. Um, some products

21:45

are up to 70% off. So

21:47

make sure you get in quick because it's

21:49

things like magnifiers and other daily

21:51

living aids.

21:53

Okay. And um, we're

21:55

going with a bit of a phone related

21:57

theme today in regards to things

21:59

that are out now but also upcoming.

22:02

So tell us about that.

22:03

Yeah. So I thought today I could talk about

22:05

some phones that we currently sell

22:07

and then something that's coming out maybe later

22:10

in the year. So at the moment we

22:12

have a phone called the Oli Tech.

22:14

Easy flip. Now it's an easy to

22:16

use mobile phone with large

22:18

buttons and voice guidance. So

22:20

it's perfect for an elderly relative

22:22

who may be struggles with knowing which

22:24

buttons are where. Um,

22:27

some of the features it has include

22:29

a photo dial option so you can

22:31

save the picture of a family member

22:34

to a certain number, and then have

22:36

them just press that number and it would call

22:38

them straight away. And another great

22:40

feature it has is flip to answer,

22:43

which is essentially when somebody

22:45

rings the phone without pressing

22:47

any buttons. As you flip it,

22:49

it will answer the call. And then as

22:51

you close the lid, it hangs up. So

22:53

it makes it a lot easier for people, rather

22:55

than navigating buttons to just simply

22:58

flip the phone open.

22:59

Okay, those are certainly some cool

23:01

little features for sure. But

23:04

Sam, what's upcoming for people

23:06

to look forward to later in the year?

23:08

Yeah, so we've got a big button

23:10

phone with a cordless handset.

23:12

So this is essentially a hybrid

23:14

phone where you have two units.

23:16

One is the actual landline

23:18

phone, which is a corded phone,

23:21

and the other part is the

23:23

cordless phone. So the benefit

23:25

of this is that you have the sort

23:27

of traditional style phone

23:29

with large buttons for a

23:31

person to use as the main station.

23:34

They can keep this maybe in the kitchen

23:36

or the lounge room, and it has

23:38

an additional station which you can keep

23:40

in maybe a bedroom. The side

23:42

unit is a cordless phone with

23:45

large buttons, meaning that you

23:47

don't have to sort of stay in the one spot

23:49

you can move around while you you're

23:51

on the phone.

23:52

Okay, a lot of options there

23:54

for both mobile and

23:56

landline based and all those sort of

23:58

things with the large buttons and large

24:01

print for people who have very low vision

24:03

to be able to use. And those

24:05

also come with um, Braille on

24:07

the, um, the tactile buttons, is that

24:10

right?

24:10

Yeah. So most of the buttons will

24:12

have some form of, um,

24:14

braille or something to acknowledge

24:16

which button is where.

24:18

Oh, perfect. Okay. And

24:20

for people who are interested in

24:23

having a look at what the store

24:25

is offering right now, what's

24:27

the best way for them to

24:29

get in contact and have a look on

24:31

the website?

24:32

Of course. So as you open our website,

24:35

the first link you should see is the clearance

24:37

sale. So it's it pops right up

24:39

when you're on the home page. And

24:41

we also in the actual store

24:43

itself, have a nice table set

24:45

up with all the clearance sale items

24:47

so you can come down and check it out.

24:49

Okay. Perfect. And that website Shopper

24:52

Vision australia.org that's

24:54

shop Vision australia.org.

24:57

And does the shop have a

24:59

number in particular Sam that people

25:01

can ring.

25:02

I would say the best way to get in contact

25:04

with us would be to ring the General

25:06

Vision Australia number, and then

25:08

be asked to put through to a specific shop.

25:11

Perfect. So that's 1300 847 461

25:16

308 47466.

25:19

And ask all about the shop.

25:21

I've been speaking today with Sam

25:23

Dry, otherwise known as Sam from

25:25

the shop, all about the latest

25:27

offerings and upcoming

25:29

offers from the Virgin

25:32

Australia store. Sam, thanks

25:34

so much for your time today. It was a pleasure to

25:36

catch up with you again.

25:37

Thanks so much for having me, Sam.

25:46

And now, before we wrap up a

25:48

little bit of news and information.

25:51

Monash University is seeking

25:53

people aged between 18 and

25:55

30 with low vision or blindness

25:57

who are interested in learning dance,

26:00

to join a research workshop.

26:02

The research will involve brainstorming

26:05

technology driven ideas with

26:07

the guidance of dance teachers to

26:09

improve accessible education,

26:11

and will be conducted in Melbourne.

26:14

All participants will receive

26:16

an electronic gift card valued

26:18

at $50 per hour spent

26:20

on the workshop, and a

26:22

$50 gift card for any optional

26:25

interviews afterwards. Travel

26:27

costs for the designated workshop

26:30

location will also be reimbursed.

26:33

For more information and to

26:35

access the explanatory statement,

26:37

contact student researcher Maduka

26:39

DaSilva by email at

26:41

Madhukar da Silva at

26:43

Monash Edu. That's

26:46

mid air UK.

26:48

Dot da [email protected]

26:54

or call 0452 373 585.

26:59

That's 0452 373 585.

27:04

And that's all we have time for

27:06

today. You've been listening to

27:08

Talking Vision. Talking

27:10

vision is a production of Vision

27:12

Australia Radio. Thanks to

27:14

all involved with putting the show together.

27:17

And remember we love your feedback

27:19

and comments. So please do get in touch

27:22

on Talking Vision at Vision

27:24

australia.org. That's

27:26

talking vision all. One word

27:28

at Vision australia.org.

27:30

But until next week it's Sam

27:32

Culley saying bye for now.

27:38

You can contact Virgin Australia by

27:40

phoning us anytime during business

27:42

hours on one 308

27:45

4746.

27:47

That's one 384

27:49

746 or

27:51

by visiting Vision australia.org

27:54

that's Vision Australia call.