Join Aged Rights Advocacy Service SA (ARAS) for their 18th annual WEAAD Online Forum on 11 June 2025. This year’s theme, “Rights First: Preventing Elder Abuse in a Changing Aged Care Landscape”, places older people’s rights at the heart of aged care reform, while spotlighting the vital importance of elder abuse prevention.

The forum will be officially opened by the Hon. Nat Cook MP, Minister for Human Services and Minister for Seniors and Ageing Well in South Australia, via a recorded video message. Minister Cook has long championed the rights and wellbeing of vulnerable South Australians and plays a key role in supporting elder abuse prevention initiatives.

Speakers also include:

Carolanne Barkla, Chiefe Executive, Aged Rights Advocacy Service (ARAS)

Andrea Kelly, Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner

Daniella Greenwood, International dementia and human rights consultant, aged care reform advocate and thought leader

Aged Rights Advocacy Service is the South Australian member of the Older Persons Advocacy Network.

Details and Registration here