Our CAWLS Financial Counsellor is here to help

Are you having money worry? 😟💰 💁 Our Financial Counsellor can help you to talk through many different financial problems, such as… ✔️ Centrelink (Debts & Payments) ✔️ Telstra Debts ✔️ Family/Domestic Violence Loans ✔️ Finance Debts ✔️ Fines ✔️ Utilities ✔️ Help with Child Support ✔️ Superannuation Queries ✔️ Negotiate with Creditors ✔️ Assist…

2021 Women’s Health Week

♀️ The team at CAWLS are excited to be joining in the 2021 Women’s Health Week Celebrations – and invite you to come along! 📍 Come and meet the services supporting women in the Red Centre on the Flynn Uniting Church Lawns, from 10am on Wednesday 8 September 👋 There will be lots of different…

Working With Interpreters Training for CAWLS Staff

Did you know the Aboriginal Interpreter Service offers ‘Working With Interpreters’ Training? 🤔 📚 CAWLS welcomed the opportunity for a 90 minute team workshop on how different languages work, communicating in plain English and working effectively with interpreters 🗣️ 📃 You can arrange a session for your workplace by filling in an online training request…

Equal Pay Day 2021

Today, is Equal Pay Day. Did you know… ❌ The gender pay gap is currently 14.2%. ❌ That means women earned more than $13,000 less than men last financial year. ❌ Women must work 61 extra days to receive the same pay as men. Mind Blown. 🤯 The gender pay gap signifies the fact that…

Men’s Behaviour Change Training for CAWLS Staff

A shout out to Tangentyere Council’s Men’s Behaviour Change facilitators for providing tailored training for the CAWLS team over the past two weeks 📖💡 Together, we worked through the aims, structure and outcomes of a Men’s Behaviour Change program and discussed how to enhance the overall system response to keep women and children safe. Multidisciplinary…

CAWLS Migration Hub & Ward Keller

The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Migration Hub is excited to announce the support of Ward Keller, the Northern Territory’s oldest law firm, in strengthening our service delivery for women experiencing – or at risk of experiencing –  domestic and family violence, who are on temporary visas ⚖️🌏 🗣️ From Friday 20 August 2021, the…

Data shows 14% of child sexual abuse claims before Family Court believed to be true by judges

🗣️ “Legal experts have raised concerns abused children could be slipping through the cracks of Family Court proceedings, after the release of new data” This new report acknowledges that allegations of child sexual abuse pose astonishingly difficult issues for families, family law professionals and the courts, underlining a need for more resources to be made…