News and events archive

Pups Visit the Melbourne Show Ollie, Denner & Biscuit Seeing eye dogs gathered at Flinders Street Station then travelled to the Royal Melbourne Show in force. Events like this are a great opportunity and fantastic confidence building exercise for our pups in training. With huge crowds, focusing on the job was essential and our pups passed with flying colours.  We visited the police and ambulance stands, the monster trucks, the horse stables, the busy show bag tents and lots more!

Stores Mark Opening with a day of Fun! Specsaver Optometrist Stores are opening Nationally and celebrating by raising money for Seeing Eye Dogs Australia. Janet Verdon and Seeing Eye Dog in training, Keegen joined Scott Miller at a recent opening.  Scott says they believe it's important to contribute more than just best health care to their local communities. It's a fun day with cartoon artists and face painting for the kids, and lots of give-a-ways, including Specsaver glasses.  Specsavers generously match each dollar donated by the public. Check out our Calandar to see which store the Seeing Eye Dogs Australia team will visit next!

Big Brother Housemate Alice SEDA Ambassador Vet Alice, who Puppy Cared for Seeing Eye Dog Ollie in the Big Brother House has joined Seeing Eye Dogs Australia as an ambassador. Alice will assist SEDA with essential fundraising and promoting the cause. Alice and Ollie will appear at the Open Day in Melbourne on 16 November 11am-3pm.

Scott & Adam Selwood

Selwood leads the way for Selwoods Three of our AFL Celebrities visited Camp SEDA to catch up on their namesake's progress. Adam, Scott and Troy were pleasantly surprised when given the opportunity for a blindfold walk with 'Selwood', now graduated.

Troy Selwood

Wonderlust Touch Tours Launch The Art Gallery of Western Australia provides vision-impaired visitors with the chance to experience artworks more directly than ever before through its Wonderlust Touch Tours. Pam Barras and her Seeing Eye Dog Whisper were the first to experience the Wonderlust Touch Tours when they visited the Art Gallery Wednesday 23 July 2008

Important Announcement from William M Jolley, SEDA President and Chairman of the Board It gives me much pleasure to share with you some exciting news. This week the Boards of SEDA and Vision Australia signed a Heads of Agreement that foreshadows a merger of the two organisations. We plan to combine our operations by the end of June, and for the formal merger to take place at a convenient time in the future. Following the merger, Vision Australia's newly-created Seeing Eye Dog and Mobility Services Division will continue and extend the SEDA operations of breeding and training of Seeing Eye Dogs, and instruction and follow-up of clients using Seeing Eye Dogs. We are sure that these new arrangements will greatly benefit SEDA clients and other Seeing Eye Dog users by giving direct access to Vision Australia's full range of rehabilitation, low vision, library and information, employment and peer support services More information about the announcment

Pupmobile brings pups on demand Garry and Warren Smith Mazda provided Seenig Eye Dogs a new puppy mobile for Canine Midwife Virginia Scully to transport her pups with ease. More about Pupmobile brings pups on demand