Symposium

Each year, the Western Alliance community gathers for our Annual Symposium, an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues and forge new collaborations, and to showcase some of the fantastic research from across western Victoria.

This year the Western Alliance Symposium is being held at the Goods Shed in in beautiful Ballarat on Monday 10 November & Tuesday 11 November 2025. 

Stay tuned for news about keynote speakers and program, and calls for abstracts and registrations!

The 2024 Symposium in Lorne was a great success – we thank all who participated and attended.

  • View the 2024 Western Alliance Symposium Program, featuring presentation abstracts and speaker information here.
  • Watch Dr Lawrence Gray’s keynote speech: Expertise, Equity and Access-Multidisciplinary, shared-care, public paediatric outpatient
    clinics in Geelong and Colac here.
  • Watch Prof Susan Hiller’s keynote speech:  Statewide reforms in South Australian stroke
    care: lessons learnt and gains made here.

The 2023 Western Alliance Annual Symposium, with the DELIVER Program showcase, was held on in November 2023 at the Lighthouse Theatre in Warrnambool. 

  • For a rundown and photos of the 2023 event, please click here.
  • For a day 1 and 2 program, including presenter schedule, please click here.
  • For the full day 1 and 2 program, including presenter schedule, keynote speaker information and presentation abstracts, please click here.

It was wonderful to connect with over 100 research translation leaders, partners and consumers in person at the 2022 Western Alliance Symposium. 

The theme of Reconnecting Through Rural and Regional Research was evident throughout the program.

We departed the beautiful town of Dunkeld with a strong sense of pride at what our community is achieving an will continue to achieve, and motivation to continue to grow and develop into the future.

  • Click here for the full 2022 program, including keynote speaker details & abstracts
  • Click here for a summary of the 2022 Symposium, featuring photos of presenters and recording of keynote speeches