Elsie Conference: Celebrating 50 years of women's refuges in Australia

Join us for a historic conference celebrating 50 years since the establishment of Elsie Women’s Refuge, and the start of the women’s refuge movement in Australia.

Elsie Conference

The story of Australia's first women's refuge is one of grit and hope. And its legacy is one that deserves celebration and recharged commitment.

Hosted by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the Elsie Conference will bring together refuge and shelter workers, advocates and organisations, researchers and public policymakers and anyone interested in reducing domestic violence. The conference aims to provide a national platform for attendees to celebrate the past and discuss emerging challenges.

Together we will:

  • Celebrate the history and achievements of the women’s refuge/shelter movement.
  • Shine a light on domestic violence and discuss how it's changing.
  • Explore how we need to respond and reset to meet new challenges.
  • Recognise the special issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, multicultural women and other high-risk groups.
  • Honour the work of the thousands of women who have worked in women’s refuges and shelters for the past half-century with our Elsie Awards.

Visit the Elsie Conference website for the full conference program

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Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.