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The 2024 Australian Elder Abuse Conference will be held in South Australia at the Adelaide Convention Centre 22-24 July 2024.
Titled Turn up the Volume!, the conference will continue to shine a light on the uncomfortable truths about elder abuse and neglect. For too long, the mistreatment of older Australians has been allowed to worsen without substantive and cooperative efforts to generate change.
With the number of older Australians expected to double in the next 25 years to around 9 million people, it’s never been more important to repudiate ageism, uphold the principles of equality and confront our nation’s shame.
Elder Abuse Action Australia (EAAA) and Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS) look forward to co-hosting the conference, which will again be presented in a hybrid format. We intend to make a noise that reverberates across the nation, and we hope you will join us as we amplify the call for an Australia that is free of elder abuse.
"The 2024 Australian Elder Abuse Conference brings together diverse voices with a single purpose. This event signifies EAAA’s resolute commitment to eliminating ageism, abuse and neglect, all in pursuit of creating a future where older people live with dignity and free from the threat of abuse.
We’re proud to partner with ARAS whose legacy of advocacy, community knowledge and expertise will bring an added dimension to Turn Up The Volume!"
Sue Leitch & Diedre Timms, EAAA Co-Chairs
“ARAS is delighted to join hands with EAAA on the 2024 Australian Elder Abuse Conference. Raising awareness of and preventing abuse of older people are the key priorities for both our organisations.
We look forward to ‘Turning Up The Volume’ to end ageism, abuse and neglect”.
Anne Burgess AM, ARAS Chair