Hume Men's Shed - raising elder abuse awareness

Shed treasurer Peter Canning said the idea to hold the event stemmed from discussions among members following television commercials about elder abuse.

“Some of us were a little confused on what exactly elder abuse was, so we had heard of some conferences that were at the Global Learning Centre in Sunbury about elder abuse, and a couple others went along … and heard completely different definitions of elder abuse to what we assumed,” Mr Canning said.

Following the first session with Victoria Police on Wednesday, February 19, a follow-up event with Elder Abuse Australia will be hosted at the shed on Wednesday, April 16.

Mr Canning said that Elder Abuse Australia will discuss steps to take if you are a victim of elder abuse, and what can be done to help prevent it.

Targeted to a male audience, both events will run from 10–10.30am at the Hume Men’s Shed Sunbury at 158-160 Evans Street, Sunbury, with the general public invited to attend.