Edited by Branko Miletic
The peak organisation for hearing and vision loss will relocate its headquarters to Macquarie University after the NSW Government approved plans for its new $74.5 million state-of-the-art facility.
Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes said NextSense Centre of Excellence - formerly known as the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children - will boost the university’s position as a leading hearing hub and strengthen its research, audiology and healthcare assets.
“This move will bolster the strong partnership and collaborative relationship that exists between NextSense and Macquarie University,” says Stokes.
“Locating the new headquarters on campus will mean better research and collaboration, more resources and world-leading care and community services for those living with hearing and vision loss.”
They are the last words of a mother desperately trying to save her child. The last words of a trailblazing advocate for inclusion. The last words of a teacher always inspiring her community. Leonie Jackson, former CEO of the Deaf Society and born profoundly deaf, died just as she lived - bravely, heroically and selflessly. Leonie spent her final hours surrounded by loved ones as she celebrated her 50th birthday, before she tragically drowned off Congo Beach on the NSW south coast two weeks ago while trying to save her child from a deadly rip. Leonie Jackson died in a rip at Congo Beach on the NSW south coast trying to save her son. The Deaf Society posted a tribute to their Facebook page yesterday.
They are the last words of a mother desperately trying to save her child. The last words of a trailblazing advocate for inclusion. The last words of a teacher always inspiring her community. Leonie Jackson, former CEO of the Deaf Society and born profoundly deaf, died just as she lived - bravely, heroically and selflessly. Leonie spent her final hours surrounded by loved ones as she celebrated her 50th birthday, before she tragically drowned off Congo Beach on the NSW south coast two weeks ago while trying to save her child from a deadly rip. Leonie Jackson died in a rip at Congo Beach on the NSW south coast trying to save her son. The Deaf Society posted a tribute to their Facebook page yesterday.