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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 will be a rally cry, an opportunity to speak loudly and clearly with and for older people as we seek an end to ageism, abuse and neglect.

ARAS is an organisation with a proud history of advocacy and education and will bring their community knowledge and expertise to Turn Up The Volume!”

Jenny Blakey, EAAA Co-Chair

“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, ARAS Chair

Audience

The 2024 Australian Elder Abuse Conference will attract a diverse and highly engaged audience. While many will have a personal connection to elder abuse, others will be employed in the sector and work with people impacted by elder abuse.

Delegates will include:

Policy makers and politicians

Media and other professionals

Researchers and academics

People with lived experience

Legal and financial services professionals

Aged care staff and other frontline workers

Members of the community.

Delegates will attend to discuss, understand and learn about:

Funding programs and projects

Connections between policy makers and practitioners

Issues and intersection across sectors working with older people

International initiatives such as a UN Charter of Rights for the Older Person

A rights-based framework for older people

Service models and policy changes

The prevalence of abuse and options for prevention.

Venue

Fresh from a $397M redevelopment, the Adelaide Convention Centre (ACC) is one of the world’s most modern, flexible and technologically advanced venues. A striking landmark on the city’s iconic Riverbank, the Centre features three distinct yet seamlessly integrated buildings with superlative river views. The ACC’s facilities, which include a 3,000+ seat plenary, are complemented by creative, restaurant-quality menus, expert service and innovative event technologies. Focused on ‘feel good, whole food, made fresh’, the venue’s Honest Goodness menu has transformed the convention centre culinary experience with its emphasis on minimal intervention foods and conscious reduction of processed elements.

Location

The ACC is located at the heart of Adelaide’s iconic Riverbank Precinct, just 15 minutes drive from the Adelaide International Airport. The CBD is home to a lively arts, entertainment, sporting and dining scene, with 3,500 hotel rooms located within a five minute walk to the ACC and 6,000 rooms within the wider city centre. Once you’ve arrived in Adelaide there’s little need for transportation; the city’s compact nature makes it ideal for walking conferences.

Adelaide is a stone’s throw from South Australia’s world-famous wine regions; the unspoilt wilderness of Kangaroo Island; and the Flinders Ranges, the most accessible outback experience in Australia.