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2016 - 2017 Reflections Every year at this time our 2016/17 data is collated and it is inevitable

that just for a moment or two, my day to day activities are suspended

while I take time to reflect on this past year’s activities. Thanks to our fabulous

Advocacy Tasmania team of employees and volunteers, we have achieved some truly

outstanding results and I could not be more proud to present those to you.

In this sector we always seem to face so many challenges. At times, they come at us

one after the other or even several at once and being a small organisation it can feel

quite overwhelming. However, with change there is also opportunity. I am in awe of

our dedicated, agile and responsive team who are able to rise to those challenges

and consistently produce outstanding results for vulnerable Tasmanians. I believe

that this resilience and ability to evolve is Advocacy Tasmania’s greatest strength.

One of the major challenges has been the large volume of additional work associated

with the establishment of the Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN). This year

we have been working tirelessly with eight other advocacy services to form OPAN

which was recently awarded a three year, $25.7 million grant to provide the new

National Aged Care Advocacy Program across Australia. Together, our organisations

will provide seamless, consistent and high quality advocacy services that will support

older Australians to have their say and exercise their rights, choice, and control.

A major focus this year has been increasing our state-wide reach through our

education and information work. As you will see over the page, we provided 1,214

education sessions that reached 20,399 people! This represents increases of 62%

and 190% respectively from the previous year. We also provided support to 3,287

individuals, which is an increase of 19%. Congratulations, employees and volunteers

– this is truly a remarkable result.

Some other highlights include entering into a memorandum of understanding with

Legal Aid to provide joined-up support for people dealing with elder abuse, launching

our new website, and our systemic advocacy work around the National Disability

Insurance Scheme and elder abuse law reform to name only a few.

We are already into the next financial year but for now I hope you will enjoy reading

about our 2016/17 achievements.

Leanne Groombridge

Chief Executive Officer

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Individuals Supported: 3,287

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Key Statistics

Financial Snapshot

Funded by the Australian Government Department of Social Services. Visit www.dss.gov.au for more information.

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INCOME: $2,376,996

EXPENSES: $2,380,263

Summary financial reports and audit information is available on our website

www.ati.org.au

Sources of Income