Ochre Ribbon Week 2022

๐ŸŽ—๏ธ Ochre Ribbon Week is a time to raise awareness and start the hard conversations of the devastating and unacceptable impacts domestic and family violence has on our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia. ๐Ÿ˜” Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 32 times more likely to be hospitalised as a result of…

Valentine’s Day and Healthy Relationships

๐Ÿ’Œ Whether you are celebrating Valentineโ€™s Day, are simply enjoying the health benefits of chocolate or are poised to boycott, itโ€™s the perfect time to share your love for healthy sexuality, consent & respect. Letโ€™s help each other as a community ensure EVERYONE has a safe, happy & healthy Valentineโ€™s Day ๐Ÿ’ ๐Ÿ™ You are…

Sisters in Law | 9 February 2022

๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ˜๏ธ What can separated/divorced couples expect when processing their property settlement? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ“„ How do separated/divorced couples agree on wealth & debt splits? ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’ธ What are some of the things recently separated people can to do to protect themselves financially? ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ On this week’s episode of ‘Sisters in Law’, CAWLS lawyers, Keda & Meaghan, answer these…

Safer Internet Day 2022

๐Ÿ“ฒ Safer Internet Day is a global campaign dedicated to creating a safer online world for everyone. Don’t be fooled… Technology-facilitated abuse is a form of domestic violence ๐Ÿ™… Abusers can control, stalk and harass their victims using technology, with behaviours such as ๐Ÿ‘‡ โŒ Sending abusive text messages or emails โŒ Making continuous threatening…

‘Sisters in Law’ back for 2022

‘Sisters in Law’ is back for 2022 โœŠ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Each week, our team discuss issues affecting women across Central Australia and the Barkly & how this intersects with the law and the work we do. This week, in our first show for 2022, CAWLS Senior Lawyer, Julia Parkin, spoke about recovery orders in family law…

‘Identifying and Responding to Family Violence’ Training | 25 March 2022

๐Ÿ“ฃ Dates have now been released for CAWLS โ€˜Identifying and Responding to Family Violenceโ€™ training across 2022 ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ย Friday 25 March ’22 ๐Ÿ“‚ย Friday 17 June ’22 ๐Ÿ“‚ย Friday 23 September ’22 ๐Ÿ“‚ย Friday 25 November ’22 ๐Ÿ‘‹ Join CAWLS and other local service providers for our first full-day training for 2022 – where participants will gain insight…

CAWLS Migration Hub | 9 Month Impact Report

The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service team were delighted to update the Attorney-General Selena Uibo on the development of the ‘CAWLS Migration Hub‘ ๐ŸŒโš–๏ธ Together with the Multicultural Community Services of Central Australia, we presented our 9 month impact report and discussed the future of this important service in Central Australia ๐Ÿ“ƒ โ„น๏ธ The Migration…

Work with us in Tennant Creek

๐Ÿ”Ž An exciting new opportunity exists with the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. to join our team in Tennant Creek as our ‘Client Support Officer’ ๐Ÿ‘‹ โœ… Newly funded & created position โœ… Attractive remuneration package available inc salary sacrificing โœ… Female identified position โœ… First Nations People strongly encouraged to apply โš–๏ธ The…

CAWLS Open for 2022

CAWLS is open for 2022 ๐Ÿ‘‹ ๐Ÿค Our team are back on board and ready to help you sort through any worry or concerns you may have. โ˜Ž๏ธ Call us on 1800 684 055 to make an appointment with our legal, support or financial counselling teams, to discuss ๐Ÿ‘‡ ๐ŸŸฃ Domestic & Family Violence ๐ŸŸฃ…