NTWWC 30 Year Celebrations

📍 Thank you to Director Nicki Petrou and the team at NT Working Women’s Centre for welcoming CAWLS to their 30th celebration earlier this month 👏 It was a memorable evening of inspiring speakers and music, honouring a vital service that has persevered through challenging times ❤️ 👥 We are grateful for the incredible women…

Reshaping the Conversation

📍 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Education Team recently attended the ‘Reshaping the Conversation’ conference in Brisbane, organised by The National Centre for Action on Child Sexual Abuse. 🗣️ Across two powerful days, our team engaged & learnt from/with panels of experts, absorbed insights from speakers with lived experience, and explored the National Centre’s…

CAWLS x RFDS Family Violence Fundamentals Training

📖 The CAWLS Education Team recently had the privilege of delivering a ‘Family Violence Fundamentals Training Presentation’ to the Royal Flying Doctor Service Mental Health Team. ℹ️ The training covered DFSV fundamentals, screening, responding to disclosures, mandatory reporting and an introduction to Immediate Safety Planning – as well as an overview of the NT RAMF…

CAWLS 2024 Annual General Meeting

📄 You are invited to join us for our upcoming CAWLS Annual General Meeting, to reflect on a year of powerful change and impact. 📅 Wednesday 6 November 2024 ⏰ 5:15pm for a 5:30pm start 📍 CAWLS, Westpoint Building, Alice Springs (next to Kmart) Celebrate a year of resilience, advocacy and unwavering support for women…

Wesnet’s 6th Annual Technology Safety Summit

📍 CAWLS recently participated in ‘Women’s Services Network – WESNET’s 6th Annual Technology Safety Summit’ in Melbourne, joining national and international experts on technology safety and violence against women 💻 💡 The invaluable insights gained & shared during this 2.5-day event are crucial to CAWLS’ work, helping to ensure the safety of women and young…

66 women lost to violence…

⚠️ Trigger Warning: Domestic Violence, Death Another Indigenous woman’s life stolen. Another domestic violence murder. Yesterday in Lajamanu, a 42-year-old woman was stabbed to death. She is the 66th woman in Australia lost to violence this year and the 13th First Nations woman. Our hearts at CAWLS break for her, for her family, and for…

Women’s Support Worker Vacancy at CAWLS

🔎 We’re seeking a compassionate & experienced ‘Women’s Support Worker’ to join our team in Alice Springs. This role involves providing critical support to women experiencing domestic, family, and sexual violence. You’ll work in a trauma-informed environment, offering practical assistance, emotional support and advocacy 💡 ℹ️ If you’re passionate about empowering women and helping them…