
Have you ever wondered how a specially trained dog can transform the life of someone with vision loss, helping them navigate the world with confidence?
Guide Dogs Queensland has been empowering Queenslanders with low vision or blindness for over 65 years, providing life-changing services through their remarkable dogs and dedicated volunteers.
4ZZZ's Eliot Rifkin is joined by Jock Beveridge, CEO of Guide Dogs Queensland to chat about their impactful work and how the community can support this vital mission.
For a deep dive...
Visit the Guide Dogs Queensland website for all kinds of info on what they do and how to get involved. Here's a bit about Guide Dogs and Guide Dogs Queensland's history and the general history of Guide Dogs (Mascot Dogs) and how they helped in World War 1. The 1st Australian Guide Dogs were in Perth.
Here's a direct link to Guide Dog Queensland's services and how you can make an enquiry for support. No experience with dogs is necessary... so would you like to volunteer at an event, be an ambassador, become a Puppy Raiser or Foster a guide dog? Don't have time, well here's ways to donate. Some dogs don't pass the Guide Dog standards, perhaps you'd like to give a 'Career Change' dog a forever home?
Want to know about Low Vision? Here's some vision support groups for people experiencing vision loss.

Your 10am Zedlines with Stella, Eden, Sarah and Vivek.

Your 9am Zedlines with Eden, Vivek and Sarah.

Your 8am Zedlines with Stella, Sarah and Vivek.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Hailey

Your 10AM Zedlines with Cass and Georgie.

Your 9AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Hailey.
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Your 8AM Zedlines with Hailey, Cass, Lachlan and Georgie.
Image credit: Kai Stachowiak

Your 11AM Zedlines with Clementine and Livinia

Your 10AM Zedlines with Clementine and Livinia

Your 9AM Zedlines with Livinia, Mack and Clementine

Your 8AM Zedlines with Clementine and Livinia
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Your 11AM Zedlines with Miko, Niamh and Sarah
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Your 10am Zedlines with Miko, Niamh & Sarah. (IMG: Via Wikimedia Commons)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Sarah, Niamh & Miko. (Image via Ben Pennings)

Your 11AM Zedlines with Charlie and Yuchen (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Your (messy) 10AM Zedlines with Asha, Ava and Dan (Images via Wikimedia Commons)

Your 9AM Zedlines with Charlie and Yuchen (Image via Public Domain Pictures)

Your 8AM Zedlines with Asha, Ava and Dan (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

Your 11AM Zedlines with HG, Stella, Sarah, and Eden

Your 10AM Zedlines with Alec, Sarah, Vivek, and Eden

Your 9am Zedlines with Em, Vivek and Stella.

Your 8am Zedlines with Vivek, Em and Alec

Your 11AM Zedlines with Hailey and Georgie

Your 10AM Zedlines with Cass and Lachlan
Image credit: Vera Kratochvil

Your 9AM Zedlines with Cass and Hailey

Your 8AM Zedlines with Lachlan and Georgie.
Image Credit: Foran Lawn & Yard.

Your 11AM Zedlines with Livinia and Clementine

Your 10AM Zedlines with Livinia and Clementine