Category Archives: News & Events

“Be a Lady” They Said

🗣 “Be a Lady” They Said. Powerful. Thought-Provoking. Reality.

Goodbye & Good Luck, Emma-Lee

On Friday, the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. team said goodbye and good luck to Emma-Lee, as she head off on her university adventures in South Australia 🎓 The entire team would like to thank Emma-Lee for her work (…& big smiles & dance moves 🤪) during her time with CAWLS. Goodbye & Good Luck, Emma-Lee! 👋

💔 Statement from Rosie Batty

 “This is the most pressing issue of terrorism our society faces” READ Former Australian of the Year, Rosie Batty’s Full Statement on the deaths of Hannah Clarke and her three young children here ▶ https://bit.ly/3bZoALQ 💔

New Staff | February 2020

February saw our legal team expand to welcome three new legal practitioners, to be based in our Alice Springs Office 🙌 👤 Chloe FragosChloe has moved to Alice Springs from South Australia, where she worked for the Women’s Legal Service (SA) as a Solicitor and built a strong interest in the delivery of Community Legal…

Safety First in Family Law

CAWLS is one of 90+ organizations & individuals to endorse the ‘Safety First in Family Law Plan’. CAWLS is calling on the Federal Government to implement reforming the family law system to keep our children and women safe. 🗣 “The current family law system is failing women and children and the government needs to implement…

‘Responding to Family Violence’ | FREE Training

‘Responding to Family Violence’FREE TrainingFriday 13 March 2020 from 9am CAWLS welcomes the community to join our upcoming free training seminar to gain a deeper insight and knowledge into how to identify domestic violence and respond to disclosures of domestic violence (including referral pathways) 📣 Registration is Essential For more information on this (or future seminars)…

A Day of Love… EVERY DAY deserves to be filled with LOVE

It’s a time of year when everyone is love-struck by love … (or at least that’s what advertisers may want us to think) 💜 Whether you are celebrating Valentine’s Day, enjoying the health benefits of chocolate, or are poised to boycott, it’s the perfect time to share your love for healthy sexuality and consent… and celebrate…

2020 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

According to the UN, 30 percent of researchers worldwide are women, and only 35 percent of all students enrolled in STEM-related fields of study are women 🔬 Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential to achieve…

Safer Internet Day 2020

Today is Safer Internet Day 2020 💻 Did you know, technology-facilitated abuse is a form of domestic violence? Abusers can control, stalk and harass their victims using technology 📲 This includes behaviours such as▪️ Sending abusive text messages or emails▪️ Making continuous threatening phone calls▪️ Spying on and monitoring victims through the use of tracking systems▪️ Abusing victims through social media sites▪️ Sharing intimate…

‘Sisters in Law’ ft. Julia Parkin, CAWLS (Season 2 … Coming Soon)

Central Australian Women’s Legal Service’s recordings of “Sisters in Law” Season 2 are well underway, thanks to our partners at 8CCC Community Radio 102.1fm – Alice Springs & Tennant Creek 📟 🗣 This week, Sophie spoke to outgoing CAWLS Lawyer, Julia Parkin, about what it’s like working at the CAWLS Office in Tennant Creek (based in the Stronger…