An overview of activities and achievements during the past financial year. Articles in annual report include: Carol Ireland's trip to PNG on behalf of ACROD to assess training needs with staff of the St John's Association for the Blind in Port Moresby, received funding for a new deafblind service model, Braille teacher Trish James was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study deafblindness, retirement of Library Director Bill Byrne after 19 years of service, 3M sponsored their eleventh but last Talking Book Awards, launch of new talking newspaper service in Port Stephens (the 25th title now offered), launch of 'When Even Glasses Don't Help' by Dr Brendan Nelson - a comprehensive report undertaken by RBS on blindness and vision loss, Technology in Focus 3 day exhibition held at Enfield, joining the DAISY consortium, and the opportunity to have 2 'Behind the Budget' luncheons due to the change in government.1 printed volume of information about the RBS during the financial yearroyal blind society of nsw, annual reports, john chatterton, nona wakefield, jon isaacs, dr brendan nelson, wendy harmer, greig pickhaver, gareth evans, ian kortlang, robert gottliebson, averil legg, barry chapman, sandra yates, christopher cullen, lina jabbour, mike brown, frank martin, mark walker, mike fryer, helen dewhurst, richard miller, carol ireland, sue bates, fundraising, talking newspaper service, awards, bill byrne, deaf-blind