UK’s Domestic Abuse Commissioner

The UK is soon to have a Domestic Abuse Commissioner whose duties will include: ✔️ mapping domestic violence services ✔️ raising public awareness ✔️ encouraging good practice and; ✔️ promoting the accountability of statutory and local and national government agencies.   ⚖️ The incoming Commissioner continues to call for amendments to the new Domestic Abuse…

We will always survive

Local wordsmith, Laurie May, wrote this poem for the organisations that collaborated on the ‘Central Australian Women’s Fair’ earlier this year… and we think it is the perfect way to reflect on the year just gone and as we approach a fresh year ahead 🙏 “Us thick skinned Us mixed races Us diverse faces ……

Migration Hub

The year may be rapidly drawing to a close but our CAWLS lawyers are using every spare minute to plan for improved and expanded service delivery in 2021… 🤔 ⚠️ Coming Soon 📣 Migrant women at risk of experiencing family violence will have access to a tailored drop in service which includes access to a…

34 South Terrace, Affordable Housing

🏘️ CAWLS was pleased to visit 34 South Terrace – Transitional Housing Program, earlier this week. This program is a culturally respectful, transitional housing and support program designed to prepare participants for success in the management of longer-term accommodation options. Our experience tells us that transitional housing is vital for women and children at risk…

Join the CAWLS Team in 2021

🔎 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service is recruiting for the following positions ⬇️ 🟣 Financial Counsellor 🟣 Senior Lawyer 🟣 Junior Lawyer 🟣 Social Worker (Tennant Creek) To learn more & view the position descriptions in full, please visit ➡️ www.cawls.org.au/employment-opportunities ☎️ 08 8952 4055 📧 recruitment@cawls.org.au

2020-2021 Annual Report

CAWLS is proud to share our 2019-2020 Annual Report, which explores the efforts, challenges and hard work our team faced over the past 12 months.   🧐 We encourage everyone to take the time to read through the report to understand more about the work of CAWLS in our community.   👏 Thank you to…