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Visions June 2010

Volume 24 | No.2, Winter 2010

Congratulations Guide Dogs Newcastle for 20 fantastic years!

Guide Dogs strikes the right note for Matthew in Newcastle

Newcastle office celebrates 20 years providing services to people in the Hunter region.

  
Guide Dogs CEO Graeme White

Chief Executive Officer's message

Guide Dogs NSW/ACT recently celebrated one of the most important events in our annual calendar - International Guide Dog Day, on 28 April.

  
Leigh Sheridan doesn’t allow deteriorating eyesight to inhibit his travels.

Failing eyesight no barrier to travel

Retired lawyer Leigh Sheridan hasn't let deteriorating eyesight inhibit his sense of adventure, or diminish his love of travel.

  
Carmel assisting Jacob during a game of putt putt golf.

A family weekend of education and support

Many parents of children with vision impairment are not aware of the importance of mobility training in their child's younger years.

  
Solicitor, Sally Davies encourages bequestors.

Making charitable bequests in Wills

As a solicitor, I have taken instructions for many Wills, and have found that surprisingly few people opt to include a bequest to a charity.

  
People who use Guide Dogs are legally allowed to take their dogs into public places such as cafes and restaurants.

Survey highlights need for further advocacy

In February this year, Guide Dogs NSW/ACT commissioned research to better understand the issues clients face in the community.

  
Mister, who became too anxious and had to be retired after repeated attacks from other dogs.

Please do not disturb

The emotional toll of having to prematurely retire her Guide Dog Mister because he became too anxious as a result of harassment and attacks from other dogs, is clearly evident when speaking to Canberra's Jay Roe.

  
Eight-week-old black Labrador pup Heidi is a new addition to the Guide Dogs family.

Introducing....Heidi!

Heidi, an adorable black Labrador puppy, arrived at the Guide Dogs Centre in April 2010 at the age of eight weeks.

  
Gulliver, the giant Guide Dog made a stop from its travels in front of the Sydney Opera House.

Guide Dogs can go anywhere

The world's biggest Guide Dog now has a name - Gulliver! This was the winning entry in a recent public competition to name the 4.3 metre model Guide Dog.

  
Tyrrell’s Wines

Guide Dogs merchandise

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June 2010 PDF

FrontPage of the June 2010 Visions newsletter

The Visions newsletter, June 2010, is available to download in PDF format. Please note the PDF is 592 kilobytes.