The Story of the Purple Road

With 1 in 6 older people reporting cases of elder abuse in Western Australia (WA), we need to continue to raise awareness. The Purple Road provides a valuable way to reach older people in local communities to inform, educate and support older Western Australians who are at risk.

The Purple Road is a community project started by the Older People’s Rights Service (OPRS) team at Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre (now Encompass Legal and Community Services) as a conversational approach to raising awareness of the important issue of elder abuse.

The Purple Road aims to start these important conversations with older people in informal settings in craft and community groups. Each group who joins the Purple Road commits to raising awareness of older people by creating a two-metre long section. With over 40 craft groups throughout WA, find out how your