I don’t live now. I exist.

⚠️ Content Warning: This post relates to domestic violence and harm to children… 〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️ ‘I don’t live now. I exist’ are sentiments heard too frequently in the domestic violence and family law space. There is still a long way to go to ensure that our family law courts and trauma informed and responsive to the…

MacYouth Domestic & Family Violence Awareness Training

CAWLS Lawyers, Dotti & Jules, were delighted to contribute to the annual ‘MacYouth Conference’, which brought together youth workers from across the MacDonnell Regional Shire. Covering the challenging topic of identifying and responding to family violence, the conference was a great opportunity to share learnings and tackle some difficult case studies 🗣️ ℹ️ CAWLS regularly…

International Day of Tolerance

🗣️ ‘People are naturally diverse; only tolerance can ensure the survival of mixed communities in every region of the globe’ Today is the United Nation’s International Day of Tolerance 🌏 ℹ️ “Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich variety of our world’s cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human”. CAWLS is…

NAIDOC Day Celebrations at Ntaria School

CAWLS were thrilled to attend the Ntaria School NAIDOC Day Celebrations on Wednesday 11 November 2020 🖐️ Joining forces with Lutheran Community Care, the team fed more than 400+ people, with lots of many happy faces enjoying face painting, games and art 🤗 Thanks to the Ntaria School for having CAWLS Client Support Worker, Cara,…

Phone Outage, Thursday 12 November 2020

⚠️ CAWLS are currently experiencing technical difficulties, due to an unexplained outage ⚠️ Should you call our office, the line will take you directly to a voicemail. If your matter is not urgent, please leave a message and our team will call you back when possible. If you need urgent assistance, please contact NT Police,…

Remembrance Day

Today is Remembrance Day. A time to observe the memory of those who died or suffered in all wars and armed conflicts. CAWLS specifically remembers and thanks the women who have – and still – give their lives to protect us all 🙏 The iconic recruitment poster shown below was created and aimed at women…

Hot Days in Alice Springs

Today is shaping up to be another hot day in Alice Springs! ☀️ CAWLS would like to everyone to stay in the shade and keep up their fluids, as we reach 40c + degrees this week 🥵 👋 Are you out and about in this heat and need some legal advice? Come by our office…