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JUL 09 NEWS: In Memoriam
It is with great personal sadness that we advise members of the untimely passing of one of our colleagues, Leonard Fine. When another colleague, Janis Stein, told us of Leonard's death, we simply couldn't believe it; Andrew had enjoyed lunch with him just a few weeks earlier at a Johnson & Johnson seminar, and he was in fine form!
Leonard moved to Australia shortly after Andrew joined the Association, so they sort of grew up together in the profession. Leonard was never short of an idea, and always challenged you to think outside the box. Apart from that, we just found him to be one of those wonderfully warm people to whom you take an instant liking.
His sister-in-law, Wendy, read a wonderful eulogy at Leonard's funeral, and one part stood out particularly:
"To quote from a lifelong friend and fellow optometrist with whom Leonard worked in the poorer part of Swaziland, correcting the sight of underprivileged children: We cannot count the lives Leonard has touched, improved, and influenced. He will be missed by many and always remembered with love."
Farewell to a terrific bloke - Leonard Fine.
JUL 09 EVENTS: OAA NSW Annual Golf Day
OAA's Annual Golf Day will be held this year on Monday, 21st September, 2009 at the Moss Vale Golf Club, in support of Optometry Giving Sight.
For more information, contact Tim McKinnon on 0402 247 910 or Andrew Mrakovcic on 0413 747 005. Download your entry form by clicking here.
JUL 09 REMINDERS: Medicare Auditing
Medicare Australia has increased its auditing activity very substantially. If you are contacted by Medicare with a query about your billing profile, please contact the NSW Division immediately for advice on how to respond. It is most important that you get good advice on this matter - if you don't, the end result could be very substantial costs and a huge amount of stress, often unnecessarily!
