nib opened its first Sydney branch.

 1984   

Medicare was introduced and nib membership dropped but quickly recovered through a vigorous advertising campaign.

The Newcastle Eye Care Centre opened.

The nib Day Hospital opened.

The Wollongong Eye Care Centre opened.

The Charlestown Eye Care Centre opened.
nib’s workforce numbered 325 in Head Office and branches.

nib employees take our products
on the road circa 1985

Mr. John Price MP, Joyce Smith and former nib Chairman, John Moore, dedicate the nib Day Hospital to the late nib Chairman Frank Smith in 1987