In 2007, PIAC celebrated 25 years of advocating in the public interest with a commemorative publication and a two-day conference, ‘Working for a fair, just and democratic society in the 21st Century’.

The conference brought together past and present members of PIAC staff and board, academics, community workers, advocates and government employees. The focus of the conference was learning from the past to plan for the future.

As a lasting record of our 25th anniversary, PIAC published Public Interest Advocacy Centre – 25 Years: 1982-2007, which was launched at a celebratory dinner attended by PIAC friends and ‘family’. The evening was hosted by the Deputy Chair of the PIAC Board, Ben Slade, and was an opportunity for past and present staff to reflect on PIAC’s achievements since 1982.