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People who are blind or have low vision rely on audio media such as radio to access the news and information so readily available to sighted people. Owen Jones from Albury is one of these people, and for him and countless others in his position services such as Vision Australia Radio are crucial.

Radio for the Print Handicapped Australia (RPHA), which includes the Vision Australia Radio Network, has launched a range of reading resources for community stations and volunteers to help produce diverse local programming.

On this week's episode of 'Behind the Scenes', Chris picks up where he left off last week talking about the Woven Song Embassy Tapestry Project, checks out the diverse art exhibitions on display currently in Melbourne, celebrates the golden days of Hollywood with 'Puttin' on the Ritz' director Graham MacDuff, and wraps up with his fortnightly movie reviews. That's all this week on 'Behind the Scenes' with Chris Thompson, here on Vision Australia Radio.

More young people are choosing to lend their time and skills to Vision Australia Radio Mildura, helping to grow the station's workforce and listenership.

Vision Australia Radio graduate Sam Colley gives us an insight into what he does at Vision Australia Radio, where he came from to get here, his ambitions for the coming months and why Vision Australia Radio means so much to him.

Our annual Vision Australia Radio donation drive is back again from June 1 to June 30 and we’re asking you to click here and donate now to support the work we do. This year, you can choose to support Vision Australia Radio with a one-off donation, or you may wish to choose the option of giving to us on a monthly basis.

On this week’s episode of Behind the Scenes, host Chris Thompson chats to Jamie Lewis from Theatre Network Australia, talks street art with Phoenix who previews his latest work, takes in some jazz standards from Australian jazz icon Bob Sedegreen, and a whole lot more.

Vision Australia Radio has joined forces with Creativity Australia to strengthen communities and build bridges between people from all walks of life. The new partnership will see the organisations support each other across 2019, educating the community on the great things both Vision Australia Radio and Creativity Australia are doing in the community space.

This week on 'Behind the Scenes' with Chris Thompson, Chris meets Tyran Parke, who recently became head of music theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). He’s been busy working with Todd McKenney and Rachael Beck on the new production of Barnum at the Comedy Theatre. They chat about Barnum, the VCA and all things music theatre.

This week on Behind the Scenes, Chris speaks with the artistic director of the La Mama Theatre about the historic theatre's rebuild, whips around to profile the latest productions on stage around Melbourne, and tells us about the Children's International Film Festival.