Welcome to the website of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS). The ANZFPS was formed in 2006 to promote the multidisciplinary study and implementation of falls prevention in older people. The society achieves this purpose by:
- holding regular meetings to present and discuss the latest research and clinical findings relating to the falls risk factors and falls prevention strategies;
- facilitating student participation at ANZFPS meetings through travel grants, low registration fees and presentation awards, and;
- providing members with email notifications about upcoming ANZFPS meetings and other occasional email updates. You can read our newsletters here.
The ANZFPS acknowledges the traditional owners of the unceded lands of Australia upon which we live and work and pays respect to Elders past, present and future.
The ANZFPS acknowledges tangata and mana whenua across Aotearoa New Zealand, tēnā koutou katoa.
Call for host for 2029 ANZFPS Conference
In accordance with bylaws of the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS), bids for hosting the 2029 ANZFPS biennial conference are now open. If you attended the ANZFPS conference in Sydney in 2025, you are deemed a member of ANZFPS and are eligible to make a bid. We consider all locations in Australia or New Zealand.
If you wish to do so, send your bid to the ANZFPS Secretary Anna Hatton at a.hatton1@uq.edu.au. Bids close on 30th September 2026. The ANZFPS Executive Council will consider each bid and announce the successful host on the website and via email to members by November 2026.
For more information on the bid process, please email either the Secretary Anna Hatton (a.hatton1@uq.edu.au) or President Daina Sturnieks (d.sturnieks@unsw.edu.au).
The Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice Guidelines are now available
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care worked with researchers from NeuRA, the NHMRC – funded Centre for Research Excellence for the prevention of falls injuries, the University of Sydney, Flinders University and the Australia and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society to update the guidelines which were originally published in 2009. Based on the latest scientific evidence across 3 settings – hospitals, residential aged care and community care, the Guidelines focus on interventions to support prevention.
ANZFPS Report: “The rising cost of falls; why investing in prevention can’t wait”
On Thursday 24 November, the Australia and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society (ANZFPS) launched the report ‘Why investing in falls prevention across Australia can’t wait’ at NeuRA. The report highlights the growing issue of falls in Australia and calls for the development of a five-year National Falls Prevention Strategy accompanied by a long-term funding strategy to support its implementation, oversight, ongoing monitoring, and review. More information on the proposed recommendations can be found in the report below.
Download the report here
Australia & New-Zealand Falls Prevention Society: Who are we?
ANZFPS Executive
| PRESIDENT | Associate Professor Daina Sturnieks, University of New South Wales |
| VICE PRESIDENT | Professor Frances Batchelor, National Ageing Research Institute |
| TREASURER | Dr Morag Taylor, University of New South Wales |
| SECRETARY | Dr Anna Hatton, The University of Queensland |
| COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | Associate Professor Jasmine Menant, Neuroscience Research Australia |
| PAST PRESIDENT | Professor Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales |
| 2025 PAST CONFERENCE HOST | Professor Anne Tiedemann, The University of Sydney |
| 2027 UPCOMING CONFERENCE HOST | Professor Debra Waters, University of Otago |
| GENERAL MEMBER - NEW ZEALAND | Dr Lynne Taylor, University of Auckland |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Dr Sue Dyer, Flinders University |
| GENERAL MEMBER AUSTRALIA | Associate Professor Kristie Harper, Curtin University / Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Dr Mel Farlie, Monash University |
| GENERAL MEMBER - AUSTRALIA | Professor Cathy Said, University of Melbourne |
| INDIGENOUS MEMBER - MAORI/PACIFICA | Katrina Bryant. University of Otago |
| EARLY CAREER REPRESENTATIVE | Dr Meghan Ambrens. Neuroscience Research Australia |
| MID CAREER REPRESENTATIVE | Dr Paulo Pelicioni, University of New South Wales |
ANZFPS Project Officer
Cameron Hicks, Neuroscience Research Australia
ANZFPS Sub-Committees
| Sub-Committee | Led by |
|---|---|
| Early and Mid Career Researcher | Morag Taylor, Meghan Ambrens, Paulo Pelicioni, Mae Lim, Megan Trotman, Kristie Harper & Charlotte McLennan |
| Advocacy & Research Collaboration | Cathie Sherrington, Kim Delbaere & Daina Sturnieks |
| Falls Best Practice Guidelines Update | Jasmine Menant |
To contact us you can email anzfallsprevention@neura.edu.au
Click here to download the ANZFPS-Bylaws-2023