Our Wish List

At Guide Dogs Victoria we provide our clients with the best of care, but we often wish we had the funds to purchase the latest specialised equipment. If you are able to donate funds to cover or contribute to the cost of any of the items on our current Wish List, please call Danni on 03 9854 4444.  

Wish List            

Department Description Cost
Acquired Brain Injury Mobility Vision Assessment and Training Tool (VATT) $  1,000.00
     
     
Arnold Cook House
(Client Training Centre)
Outside patio heater $     300.00
  New furniture for entry foyer $     400.00
  Industrial clothes dryer $  1,000.00
  New bath towels, mats and face cloths $  1,200.00
  New crockery, glassware, tablecloths etc $  1,000.00
  New furniture for lounge room $  2,000.00
  LED/LCD TV (large enough for clients with low vision to use) $  3,000.00
  Digital clock radios ($250 each) $  3,500.00
  New Manchester for bedrooms ($300 per room) $  4,200.00
  Window furnishings for rooms $10,000.00
  Bedroom furniture ($1,000 per room) $14,000.00
     
Grounds Maintenance    
     
Children's Mobility Low vision games for children on camp $     150.00
  Wikki Sticks - wax covered sticks to make tactile shapes $     150.00
  Paper for PIAF machine (for tactile maps, drawings etc) $     300.00
  External hard drive to store digital photos from CMS camps $     400.00
  Large chess table and chess pieces $     600.00
  4 x talking compasses $     600.00
  2 x cooking, tactile, braille and road mapping kits ($1,000 each) $  2,000.00
  Laptop computer with necessary low vision functions $  2,000.00
  Translation of educational documents into other languages $  2,000.00
  Production of educational DVD for children $  3,000.00
  iPhone application for vision impaired clients $10,000.00
     
Client Services (general) Personal GPS device for route planning and teaching $     400.00
     
Guide Dog Services Nylabones for new Guide Dog teams ($20 each) $     110.00
  Equipment and obstacles used for training Guide Dogs $  2,000.00
  Waterproof rain coats for Guide Dog Instructors ($300 each) $  3,900.00
  Harnesses, leads, food bowls for new GD teams $10,000.00
     
Occupational Therapy LOTCA Assessment Tool (cognitive tests for assessments) $     600.00
  32” LCD Monitor to be used for low vision magnification $  1,000.00
     
Training Kennels, Breeding
and Vet Clinic
Pooper scooper $       15.00
  General equipment for breeding centre $     100.00
  Dog toys for breeding centre $     100.00
  3 x Portable communication systems for staff ($1500 each) $  4,500.00

  

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