A big thanks to KnowMore Legal Service for visiting the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service this week 👋 Joined by CAAFLU, Northern Territory Legal Aid Commission and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency, our teams discussed the National Redress Scheme and how to best to support clients who have experienced institutional sexual abuse. It was a…
⚠️ Last Chance … “Have your Say” Survey The Australian Government is developing the next National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 📄 🗣️ Community members and organisations are encouraged to have their say via a survey, conducted by the Department of Social Services and Office for Women ➡️ https://bit.ly/3iauAGF It is crucial…
Our greatest thanks extend to Woolworths Victoria, NT Shelter & the Northern Territory Government for sharing sleeping bags and tents with the Central Australian Womens Legal Service 🙏 ⛺ In response to the lockdown earlier this month, Woolworths Victoria donated 200+ sleeping aids to assist Central Australia’s homelessness situation. CAWLS is thankful for this wonderful…
This week, the Tennant Creek CAWLS team hosted a ‘self care morning’ with the women at the Barkly Region Alcohol and Drug Abuse Advisory Group (BRADAAG) Residential Program ☺️ 🎨🎶 We have to say … 70’s music and painting puzzles is a great way to start the day! 🙌
📻 Last week on ‘Sisters in Law’ via 8CCC Community Radio, show host Dotti spoke with fellow CAWLS Lawyer, Anisha Hegde, about life and the law in Tennant Creek and the ‘Access to Justice in the Barkly‘ Report ⚖️ On the show, Dotti & Anisha discussed what some of the legal concerns are for communities…
Can you imagine what it would be like to NOT have a jumper handy on these cold mornings? ❄️ What about not having a clean, thick, pair of socks to warm your feet up… 😰 👐 We need YOUR help to give some warmth to women in need in Central Australia. If you are in…
💭 As NAIDOC Week draws to a close, it is a good time to reflect on this year’s theme Heal Country… Country is more than a place. Country is family, kin, law, lore, ceremony, traditions, and language. Healing Country means embracing First Nation’s cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia’s national heritage,…
CAWLS proudly celebrates and acknowledges NAIDOC Week in Mparntwe ✊ NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 2021 recognizes the theme, ‘Heal Country’ … a call for stronger measures to recognise, protect & maintain all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture…
ℹ️ Last week, CAWLS Financial Counsellor, Tania, held a financial information session at the Multicultural Centre 💵 The session covered topics such as – ✅ What a financial counsellor does ✅ NT Concessions ✅ Accessing your superannuation ✅ Insurances that come with superannuation ✅ Loans for people who are on low income and; ✅ Loans…
🚨 Northern Territory Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker urges Territorians to reach out for help if needed over this time of great unknown… 🗣️ “Nobody should be subjected to family domestic violence over this period of time. If you find yourself in that environment, please leave the situation you’re in, contact the authorities, and we will support…
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