01 May 2024

On FOCAL POINT: Annette Leishman encouraged all to try Birding By Ear, communing more with nature, for physical and mental health. Find out more here: https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/birdwatching/birding-by-ear Kyra Quinlivan shared her lived experience of domestic violence and gives us an opportunity help in a program which may help others in similar situations - donating "spare" phones and potentially making them into a safe device. Call 1800 732737 1800 respect or go to: https://dvsafephone.org/ Leeanne Surjadi, from the Vision Australia Library, partnering with the Melbourne Writers Festival and a chance to get involved with two leading writers. Call 1300 654 656 or go to: https://www.visionaustralia.org/services/staying-connected/events/2024-05-10/melbourne-writers-festival-conversation-toby-walsh or https://www.visionaustralia.org/services/staying-connected/events/2024-05-10/melbourne-writers-festival-conversation-louise-milligan Joseph Friedman is the Managing Director for About Time, a website and soon a paper for Australian prisons and detention facilities, and the paper will be read on Vision Australia Radio. Learn more here: https://www.abouttime.org.au/ Focal Point goes to air every Wednesday night at 7pm in Darwin and Adelaide. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.