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Date	Media Coverage
14 February 07	Low Vision Guide in Demand - There is a growing demand for the Macular Degeneration Foundation publication, Low Vision – A Guide. The report was launched in Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2006 and is distributed to optometrists and ophthalmologists across Australia. Mivision
14 February 07	MD Education - Education sessions, presented by Vision 2020 Australia and Macular Degeneration Foundation, were held at a community level across Victoria last month to raise awareness of macular degeneration. Mivision
2 February 07 8.33am	8:30 News - Breakfast program announcer mentions forum on macular degeneration is on today three times during program. ABC Sale, Victoria
2 February 07 7.33am	7:30 News - Breakfast program announcer mentions forum on macular degeneration is on today three times during program. ABC Sale, Victoria
2 February 07 6.33am	6:30 News - Breakfast program announcer mentions forum on macular degeneration is on today three times during program. ABC Sale, Victoria
30 January 07	Community education session for serious eye condition - details Macular Degeneration Forum in Warragul. Warragul Gazette, Victoria
25 January 07	What's On - details Macular Degeneration Forum in Ballarat section. Ballan News, Victoria
25 January 07	Free session on eye disease - details Macular Degeneration Forum in Ballarat. Ballan News, Victoria
25 January 07	Staying positive the secret for Janet - focuses on Janet Cronie who suffers from macular degeneration. Also details information seminar to be held in Ballarat. Ballarat Courier, Victoria
24 January 07	8:30 News - News section mentions macular degeneration session will be held in Bendigo later this month. ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo)
24 January 07	Patsy's life a blur after disease strikes - details Macular Degeneration Forum in Geelong. Geelong News, Victoria
23 January 07	Free session on eyesight education Mornington Peninsula Leader, Victoria
22 January 07	7:38 Breakfast with Jonathan Ridnell - Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness. Julie Heraghty explains how the eye is like a camera and the damage macular degeneration causes. ABC Central Victoria (Bendigo)
18 January 07	MD seminar planned - disease affects eyesight - Community forums will be held across Victoria this month to raise awareness of Australia's leading cause of blindness. Bendigo Advertiser, Victoria
18 January 07	Eye disease robs sight - A community education session on the eye disease, macular degeneration, is being held in Morwell on 2 February. Latrobe Valley Express, Victoria
17 January 07	See the light on macular disease - Rural Victorians are urged to take advantage of free community education sessions aimed at raising awareness about macular degeneration. Weekly times, Victoria
16 January 07	Free Workshop - Wyndham residents are being invited to attend a free community education session run by the Macular Degeneration Foundation with Vision 2020 Australia. Werribee Times, Victoria
16 January 07	Help in sight - Find out more about macular degeneration at an information session in Bacchus Marsh. Moorabool Leader, Victoria
16 January 07	Information session to focus on eye disease - Bacchus Marsh residents have the opportunity to lean more about on of Australia's leading causes of blindness. Bacchus Marsh Express Telegraph, Victoria
15 January 07	Information session to focus on eye disease - Bacchus Marsh residents have the opportunity to lean more about on of Australia's leading causes of blindness. Melton Express Telegraph, Victoria
15 January 07	Free Session - A must see information session on the leading cause of blindness in Australia will be held in Geelong West later this week. Geelong Advertiser, Victoria
10 January 07	Correction - A free community education session on macular degeneration will be held in Ballarat on Tuesday January 30. Ballarat Courier, Victoria
9 January 07	6:00 News; 7:00 News; 8:00 News and 12:00 News Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in Australia, with 125,000 in Victoria being blind or vision impaired. KLFM Bendigo, Victoria
8 January 07	Afternoons - Julie Heraghty discusses the different forms of macular degeneration, and the importance of seeking treatment from an ophthalmologist as soon as symptoms appear. Radio 3AW, Melbourne
9 January 07	Education session on macular degeneration - A free community education session on macular degeneration will be held in Ballarat. Ballarat Courier, Victoria