The 2025 ODA National Excellence Awards were presented on the 7th March at The InterContinental Sydney as part of the annual ODA Gala...

Nominations are open for The 2024 ODA National Excellence Awards honouring outstanding Optical Dispensers across Australia.

Optical dispensers and other front-of-house staff being paid award minimum wages have received a pay rise recently, however a new...

Optical Dispensers Australia is thrilled to announce our latest corporate partnership! We are delighted to join forces with ProOptics, a...

A huge congratulations to the winners of the ODA 2023 National Excellence Awards! The award ceremony was a highlight of the ODA Gala that...

There’s nothing like an event to galvanise an industry, especially one that has been calling for a professional level of organisation...

The inaugural ODA National Excellence Awards will take place at the ODA Gala in the Luna Park Ballroom on the eve of Friday April 28th 2023.

New cash incentives for optical dispensing employers and trainees. Article written by Myles Hume of Insight News.

Silmo will launch a new tradeshow, this time in Singapore from 12–14 April 2023. As published in mivision - Link here. The Asian flagship...

An estimated 120 million people are visually impaired because of uncorrected refractive errors. Almost all of these cases can be...

The shortlist has been announced for the Silmo IOA International Optician of the Year Award. The finalists are: Wendy Buchanan (Canada)...

What a spectacular 2 days catching up with old friends, new friends and welcoming new members. The OShow22 will forever be ODA's...

Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) would like to congratulate the 45 students from all over Australia that took to the stage in Sydney on...

The International Opticians Association (IOA) has opened entries for the Silmo IOA International Optician of the Year Award.

ODA is hosting two exclusive CPD workshops with eyewear maker Chris Savage, to create your own unique sunglasses or optical frames.

Optical Dispensers Australia has been founded to enhance the Optical Dispensing Profession in Australia by providing a strong and...

It is official! Optical Dispensers Australia (ODA) is ready. It has been quite a journey to get us to this day! But we are here and we...

No one entity can stand alone and hope to thrive in this ever-changing day and age. Optical Dispensers Australia is no different, which...