An overview of activities and achievements during the past financial year. Articles in annual report include: launch of telephone based talking newspaper 'Today's News Now', pilot project in Canberra to obtain apprenticeships for 11 clients, development of computer-based training module, involvement in DAISY Consortium, completion of 'As I See It' - a video and handbook training package, achieved goal of $1M to upgrade RBS studios to digital technology, discussion with RVIB to create a national talking book library, the decision to sell the Paul Cullen Centre nursing home due to cost of compliance with new legislation, and client profiles of Lolita, Shayne Allen, Krystel, Tim, Nona and Xen and images of clients Callum, Sam, Lachlan and Debbie.1 printed volume of information about the RBS during the financial yearroyal blind society of nsw, annual reports, shayne allen, krystal keller, tim noonan, talking newspaper service, john landau, carol ireland, richard miller, katherine purcell, mike fryer, mark walker, justice windeyer, keith barton, roslyn lambert, chris cullen, frank martin, ivan cribb, averil legg, gai wibberley, lina jabbour, mike brown, john chatterton, barry chapman, john valder, angelo loukakis, nicholas opolski, scott monk, emma steele

An overview of activities and achievements during the past financial year. Articles in annual report include: the handing over from former President Sir Alexis Albert to Paul Cullen, the implementation of Project 5000 (increasing C77 Talking Book Machines to that number as well as book titles), new fitness groups and CB clubs supported by John Simon and Norman Healey, new course that teaches Braille at home via cassette developed by Louise Long, continued success in supporting children to attend integrated kindergartens rather than an segregated one, introduction of music therapy and Father's Groups, loss of beloved reader John Dease, 3rd RBS Arts Festival at the Grace Gallery, Chatswood, sales increase for workshop products particularly bicycles, the success of the Black and White Ball (held since 1936), and the production of two films sponsored by OPSM and depicting the impact of RBS "I see, I see" and "Future Sight". It also updates on the Braille Writers Association, the RBS Literary Contest (inaugurated 6 years ago by Max Nisbett) and the successful production of some works by the Mitchell Street Theatre group, name change of William Street Blind Women's Bowling Club to Blind Society Women's Bowling Club, Enfield and Blind Sporting Association formed just over a year ago and competed in the Leeton Rowathon.1 volume of text and imagesroyal blind society of new south wales, corporation records, alexis albert, paul cullen, sir robert drew, laurel brennan, john simon, norman healey, carol lausch, margaret smallwood, louise long, sylvia manuel, loreen rosser, diana palmer, anne palfrey, john dease, mitchell manufacturing, ken martin, sueann wilson, duncan archbold, cath littlefair, gai wibberley, jack chamberlain, des lean-fore, michael simpson, ron black, john mountford, marno parsons, black and white committee, graham laurence, w. cannington, films, lee smith, matt ponsonby, ray hunter, joan ledermann, mitchell street theatre, max nisbett, vivian hargrove, australian national council of and for the blind, braille writers association of new south wales, blind sporting association, william street blind women's bowling club, balmain blind bowling combination