Stuart Robert's office did not answer a question about any plans to meet with Vision Australia Radio representatives.

It comes as Labor's Bill Shorten used a visit to Bendigo to urge the government to address a funding shortfall that could see 10 stations close.

"There has been no change to funding from the Australian Government to Vision Australia Radio," a spokesperson for Mr Robert said.

Mr Shorten said that in the past Vision Australia had been able to cross-subsidise "just a bit, to make sure it could also offer services that don't easily fall within any other pots of money."

Mr Robert's spokesperson said Vision Australia Radio was among more than 460 community broadcasters that continued to receive "significant funding" from the government's independently operated community broadcasting program.

"Organisations such as Vision Australia Radio are encouraged to apply for any number of Australian government grant programs, including the NDIS information, linkages and capacity building program, or the community broadcast program," the spokesperson said.

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VISION Australia hopes to meet with ministers "sooner rather than later" as a funding shortfall puts a Bendigo radio station at risk.

Changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme have left Vision Australia Radio with a $700,000 shortfall that needs to be fixed by the end of 2019, Vision Australia's manager of government relations Chris Edwards said.

"We can't continue to keep this service running at a deficit. We need to secure some funding by the federal government by the end of this year. Without that the service won't look like what it does today."

The comments came as federal shadow minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten visited Bendigo and called on the government to find "a modest amount of money" to make sure Vision Australia Radio continued.

"It would help save the station in Bendigo, which is so well supported by 51 volunteers, but help make sure 700,000 listeners (across the country) still have an opportunity to listen to Vision Australia Radio," he said.

"The federal government is in charge of a budget of roughly half-a-trillion dollars ... are we really saying that the Morrison government ... can't find $700,000 a year?

"I'm not fussed where the money comes from - in terms of which department."

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The Bendigo station is one of ten that could close without $700,000 in government funding.

Vision Australia is seeking face time with minister for the NDIS Stuart Robert and minister for communications Paul Fletcher.

"We still want that commitment (to meet) and we have not got it yet," Mr Edwards said.

Mr Roberts' office directed enquiries to Mr Fletcher's office. He has been contacted for comment.

The station allowed people who were blind or low of vision to remain connected with their communities, Mr Edwards said.

"There's no other way that someone who is newly blinded and has very little skills can understand what is happening in their community, hear the newspapers, local stories and things that might not be popular on commercial radio, like births, deaths and marriages," Mr Edwards said.

"It also allows them to connect with family and friends to talk about issues of the day."

If the service disappeared it would leave a hole in the lives of 11,000 people across Bendigo, Mr Edwards said.

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