Interview Highlights from Vision Australia Radio
Featuring interview highlights, bonus content and more from across Vision Australia Radio.
Episodes
Chris Edwards, Chief Mission Officer at Vision Australia, discusses with Peter Greco why the AM signal for radio stations in Adelaide, Melbourne, and Perth are shutting down from 1st July. You can access the station via a digital radio, online or through the Community Radio app.
More info: VAR Digital Broadcast Transition
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Melanie Kieley, CEO from MSWA gets Peter Greco up to speed with what is happening at Multiple Sclerosis Western Autsralia. Topics include World MS Day events in Western Australia, South Australia, the Northern Territory, and how updated services in SA and NT are progressing.
More info: MSWA
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Blind Sports ambassador Annette Leishmann shares how Empower Golf is making the game accessible to people of all abilities. The organisation supports people with physical and mental disabilities, veterans, and anyone seeking a more inclusive pathway into golf.
Empower Golf runs free come and try clinics across Australia, along with private coaching led by specially trained PGA professionals. Ongoing lessons may also be supported th...
As part of Rising, coming up from 27 May - 6 June at Footscray Community Arts, The Supposed To Be, is a play written by Chenturan Aran. Chenturan talks with Peter Greco about this work and his background. The play is a tale of generational ghosts, migrant compromises, and the dangerous chase to become who we think we are supposed to be.
More info: The Supposed To Be
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Hayley Percy, Senior Curator of Music for Rising Melbourne, chats with Peter Greco about what the festival entails. Running from 27 May - 8 June, Hayley describes a number of inclusive, accessible shows and activations, including some free events that are available.
More info: Rising Melbourne 2026
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Peter Greco chats with Rachel from Marketing at Beyond Blindness, and shares news on available member benefits. These include volunteer celebrations, a visit to a miniature horse therapy farm at Lenswood and more. Beyond Blindness provides high standard welfare, support and advocacy services to people who are blind or vision impaired.
More info: Beyond Blindness
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Rising Melbourne runs from 27 May - 8 June and Hayley Percy, Senior Curator of Music for the festival is enthused and passionate about the 2026 line up. Haley fills in Peter Greco with all the details.
More info: Rising Melbourne 2026
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In this podcast highlight, Simon Hemming of Money Sense Lending joins Vision Australia Radio presenter Peter Greco to share practical mortgage information with our listeners. This is intended to be the first of many regular conversations on Peter’s program.
The information provided is general in nature and does not take into account individual circumstances. Vision Australia Radio encourages listeners to seek independent advi...
Ben Haack, a Special Olympics athlete, chats with Peter Greco about his new book, Reason For Hope. Ben shares his story of overcoming bullying, finding sport, recreation and a supportive community on the Gold Coast.
More info: Reason For Hope
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Peter Greco speaks with Aasha Rose PHD, about an upcoming Roundtable, focusing on Access for People with Print Disabilities from 23 to 26 May 2026. Aasha will be one of the featured speakers, her topic is Braille: More than just literacy, it's dignity, identity and freedom.
More info: Roundtable Conference
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This multi-sensory exhibition, presented by ACMI and RISING, takes us deep into the spine-tingling symbiosis between music, art, film and culture. Triple R presenter, Yasmine Sharaf, fills in Peter Greco with all the details. ACMI, 22 May - 31 August.
More info: The Vinyl Factory: Reverb
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Coming up on Thursday 7th May 10:30am at the Albury Business Centre, is the Vision Store Product Expo. Gino Simpliciano, from Vision Australia explains what will be available. The hero product will be the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, come and try them out.
More info: Vision Store Product Expo
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Bev Walker shares some of her life story with Peter Greco. Bev lost her sight later in life and has shown great determination, resilience, and persistence. She took on assistive technology, using the Envoy for reading and the Ray-Ban meta glasses enabling her independence. Bev shares peer support with the "check in and chat" program from Vision Australia.
More info: Check-in-and-chat
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Darwin Fringe Festival is coming up in July 17-26 and Vision Australia Radio is proud to be a media partner to this wonderful event. Hannah Illingworth, Director for the Festival, shares all the the details with Peter Greco. Tickets will go on sale in May.
More info: Darwin Fringe
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Lee Archer, Project Manager for Tenant Voice talks with Peter Greco about the launch of the "No Sweetie" Campaign. This campaign is calling out infantilising language towards people with disabilities.
More info: No Sweetie
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Ashlee chats with Peter Greco about her love for the sport and encourages others to get involved. Ashlee also speaks about her advocacy work and her business, Field Notes Consulting.
More info: Australian Woman's Para Ice Hockey
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In this interview highlight, recorded during Vision Australia Radio’s live broadcast from the Adelaide ATSA Independent Living Expo, Jason chats with Ben Waechter, Managing Director of KYD-X, about why inclusive design and lived experience are at the heart of everything the organisation does.
Ben shares how KYD-X began after his son Harry was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and how the lack of accessible information and ...
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