TWELVE Indigenous students from Mount Isa were flown to the Gold Coast on Wednesday to coincide with the launch of a new eye health program.
OneVision, a division of OneSight and Luxottica eyewear, is to be officially launched tomorrow by Minister for Indigenous, Rural and Regional Health Warren Snowdon.
The students were chosen by faculty from their respective schools to represent the region at the five day program.
Frank De Bush, Mary Mabb, Darren Toby, Kiara Seabourne-Radecker, Jimmy Kum-Sing, Kelly-Ann Dempsey-Richards, Jaydon Hill, Wayne Jackson, Dean Bruce, Tokoda Clark, Esmond George, and Zachary Price were the students chosen.
The group will return this weekend but have spent the past few days visiting Dreamworld, Indigenous All Stars training sessions and games, and at a surfing competition at Stradbroke Island.
Each student visited a state of the art OPSM optometry centre and had an eye test as part of the program funded by Luxottica.
The Mount Isa clinic will be held in conjunction with the NRL's One Community Grass to Class Clinics run by One Community Indigenous ambassadors.
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