Since assuming the role of President of Optometry Australia in July, Margaret Lam has been very productive attending many meetings with the state divisions, hosting a planning update meeting, and launching new initiatives.
Optometry Australia continued to excel in the delivery of an extensive range of member-focused services and programs during the FY2021/2022 financial year with the goal to create exceptional member value for all members, irrespective of their place of residence.
In an historic move, three women have assumed the sector’s top leadership positions with Margaret Lam appointed President and Fiona Moore Deputy President of Optometry Australia on Tuesday 28 June. Tori Halsey remains Treasurer.
Optometry Australia’s President, Murray Smith, has announced he is stepping down from the top leadership job to focus on family, health and well-being. His resignation as President of the peak professional body, is effective as of today, Monday 27 June 2022.
Attracted by a program of quality education featuring 27 live lectures, 12 on-demand courses and up to 40.5 hours of education, almost 2,200 delegates registered to attend the third Optometry Virtually Connected delivered by Optometry Australia in partnership with the New Zealand Association of Optometrists.
Optometry Australia explains how the opinions of members, gathered through a range of formal and informal feedback processes, drive the organisation’s decision making and enable it to deliver exceptional member value.
Optometry Australia launches its new Governance, Oversight, Leadership and Development program – GOLD.
With the membership renewal period opening soon, Optometry Australia has launched a short video explaining how it allocates its budget annually to support the delivery of member services and programs as well as sector and organisation sustainability.
With chronic vision disorders affecting 93% of people aged 65 or over, Optometry Australia is calling on the major parties to take vision problems seriously and improve access to optometry care for elderly Australians.
Optometry Australia is calling on the Australian Government to urgently invest in saving and improving the eyesight of millions of Australians by making a relatively small $22.6 million investment over five years to start deflecting a looming eye health crisis.
In the spirit of reconciliation Optometry Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
