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Press Release – July 2025
2 July 2025 – Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Australia is reaching out across Australia with a series of eight professional awareness luncheons across regional centres in every state and territory. Events so far have been held in Albany (WA), Whyalla (SA), Darwin (NT), Kingaroy (QLD), Dubbo (NSW), Tatura (VIC), and Campbelltown (TAS).
Organised by AA’s Remote Communities Committee, these luncheons have connected with 108 local professionals from health, emergency, and community sectors thus far. The events have included lived-experience presentations by sober AA members, a screening of the Stanford University video “Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work?” based on a highly respected Cochrane Report, and small-group discussions tailored to regional needs.
The initiative is aiming to present AA as a proven, no-cost support referral option for health professionals, and is part of a broader outreach campaign marking 80 years of AA in Australia under the theme: “Building Bridges – Strengthening Recovery Through Regional Collaboration.”
You can email us at [email protected], call us on (02) 9599 8866, or connect with the national helpline on 1300 22 22 22.
