13 Dec 2025

This week on LEISURE LINK with Peter Greco: 

• Matthew Levy OAM is a five-time Paralympian and winner of three gold medals.  Matthew launched an Empowerment Academy - an Australian social enterprise creating inclusive and accessible futures through disability-confident leadership training.  

• Andriana Petrakis was a finalist for the John Newcombe award.  

• Bexta Noonan, advocate; artist; organ transplant athlete, has had a film made about her life. “Unbreakable Stride” has won the Focus On Ability Short Film Festival 

• Chelsea Marchetti, Founder and Director for the Flipper Academy, invited those interested to the holiday program, 7th 8th and 9th January, and the regular programs the academy conducts, giving confidence, assurance, better health and outcomes in all areas of life, for anyone aged from 19 months to 16 years, 

• Daniel Lubiner, shared the story of creating the Braille Doodle, enabling easier ways to learn braille for students, teachers and carers, you can purchase the Braille Doodle from Vision Australia 

• Marie-Clare Couper, CEO for the Brain Injury Association in Tasmania, had the exciting news of the National Assistance Card - Raising awareness of a vital tool for autistic people and people with brain injury in emergencies.  

• Professor Aaron Hansen, from the Icon Cancer Centre in Brisbane, spoke about nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). The government is funding the first and only targeted treatment for NPC, Zytorvi? 

Resources: 

Matt Levy Empowerment Academy: https://www.levyacademy.org/  

Focus on Ability: Unbreakable Stride: https://archive.focusonability.com.au/FOA/films/3699.html  

Flipper Academy: http://www.flipperacademy.com.au 

Braille Doodle: https://www.touchpadprofoundation.org/  

National Assistance Card: https://www.nationalassistancecard.com.au/ 

Rare Cancers Australia: https://www.rarecancers.org.au 

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