Blind Australian of the Year

2022 Blind Australian of the Year Finalist from WA, Dr Geraldine Lane, is a mother of twins, a former nurse, a pioneer in IT assistive technology, a gifted musician, a teacher, and a University Academic with 9 degrees. Geraldine has won a number of awards for Excellence in Teaching. In her spare time, she is […]

Lillian Stranic saw a need in her community and set about ensuring that it was met- a need for older people from all cultural backgrounds to connect socially and experience the health gains that connection creates. Mobility challenges and vision loss have not stopped her. She has inspired people of all ages with her enthusiastic

Why Lions Club of Brisbane Chinese are Platinum Sponsors of the Blind Australian of the Year Awards…

Rikki Chaplin is an Advocate, Counsellor, Lecturer and Award winning Musician. Rikki shares what it means to be nominated for the Blind Australian of the Year Awards and the difference Awards like these can make for Australian Society. 

We asked Blind Film Maker and 2022 WA Nominee, Peter Renzullo, to speak to how he got into film making and how he continues to be able to produce great work in a visual medium even though his own sight is so limited. Listen to what he had to say by watching this video. Gain

Get to know Callum Hooley from the Northern Territory, one of our Blind Australian of the Year Nominees for 2022. We asked Callum what difference he thinks the Blind Australian of the Year Awards can make to society in relation to diversity and inclusion. Listen to what he had to say. https://youtu.be/jppkMRxTFyk

Karan Nagrani is a 36 year old disability advocate from Western Australia. Karan is going blind as a result of Retinitis Pigmentosa. His very rare form of this degenerative genetic disability has also caused hearing loss. In just a short amount of time, using social media, Karan has had a massive impact on the lives