Impressive List of International Speakers Lined Up for 2025 Conference
The 2025 ODA International Conference in Sydney is set to be ODA's most impressive event yet. Taking place next March in the luxurious...
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Jun 7
2025 ODA International Conference Prerelease Tickets Available
Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) is thrilled to be collaborating with the International Opticians Association (IOA) for our biennial...
Mar 20
Silmo Academy Q&A with Elaine Grisdale, IOA Director of Development
The Silmo Academy is coming to Silmo Singapore (silmosingapore.com) this April so we thought we'd do a Q & A with Elaine Grisdale...
Mar 20
Great Engagement From Optical Dispensers at WA's Signature Optometry Conference
Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) joined forces with Optometry Western Australia (OWA) to offer a dedicated in-person dispensing stream...
Feb 15
ODA Webinars Now ODOB Approved for NZ CPD Points
New Zealand Dispensing Opticians can now earn ODOB accredited CPD points by joining ODA's popular 'Webinar Wednesday' live sessions or by...
Feb 1
WAVE Dispenser Conference Program Released
Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) is collaborating with Optometry Western Australia to offer a dedicated in-person dispensing stream at...
Sep 14, 2023
Australian optical dispenser wages in spotlight amid awards pay increase
Optical dispensers and other front-of-house staff being paid award minimum wages have received a pay rise recently, however a new...
Jul 24, 2023
Newest Corporate Partner Announced
Optical Dispensers Australia is thrilled to announce our latest corporate partnership! We are delighted to join forces with ProOptics, a...
May 8, 2023
Congratulations to our ODA National Excellence Awards Recipients
A huge congratulations to the winners of the ODA 2023 National Excellence Awards! The award ceremony was a highlight of the ODA Gala that...
May 8, 2023
ODA Conference 2023 - A Huge Success
There’s nothing like an event to galvanise an industry, especially one that has been calling for a professional level of organisation...
Mar 7, 2023
Have you ever dreamed of handmaking your own eyewear?
ODA Member Bonnie Eason has given us a first hand account on what it's like to get your hands dirty and express your creativity in a...
Jan 27, 2023
Tickets on sale now for Australia's first 2 Day Dispenser Conference + Gala
Optical Dispensers Australia is pleased to announce it is hosting a biennial industry conference taking place over two days, Fri 28 - Sat...
Jan 18, 2023
New cash incentives for optical dispensing employers and trainees
New cash incentives for optical dispensing employers and trainees. Article written by Myles Hume of Insight News.
Oct 11, 2022
SILMO Singapore and ODA form collaboration for 2023 launch
Silmo will launch a new tradeshow, this time in Singapore from 12–14 April 2023. As published in mivision - Link here. The Asian flagship...
Sep 15, 2022
First ODA Mini Conference in Perth - Big Success!
On Sunday we held our inaugural ODA MC in PERTH, which was proudly sponsored by Rodenstock, and O what a day! We had a full house with 51...
Jul 29, 2022
The ODA Mini Conference: Perth
The ODA MC : Perth (The Optical Dispensers Australia Mini-Conference) Join us along with your fellow Optical Dispensers, Optical...
Jul 23, 2022
Why Recycle Glasses?
An estimated 120 million people are visually impaired because of uncorrected refractive errors. Almost all of these cases can be...
Jun 20, 2022
Grab a Tax Deduction with ODA Membership
June is here… and so is tax time. Did you know your Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) Membership is a possible tax deduction? Depending...
Apr 27, 2022
Dispensing to children is different to dispensing to adults.
It's Webinar Wednesday time again! Join us at tonight’s Webinar Wednesday and hear from an international industry expert – Fiona E...
Mar 25, 2022
Webinar Wednesday is almost here!
Have you registered yet? This CPD event is not to be missed! REGISTER HERE. Topic: "Seeing it clearly; A holistic view on Optometry...
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