16 Days of Activism

Each year, from 25 November to 10 December, the 16 Days of Activism campaign calls for action against one of the world’s most persistent violations of human rights – gender-based violence. During the 16 Days of Activism, people around the world, including our team at CAWLS, unite to raise awareness about gender-based violence, challenge discriminatory…

‘Sisters in Law’ ft. Tully McIntyre, WoSSCA (Season 2 … Coming Soon)

Central Australian Women’s Legal Service is excited to be working on Season 2 of our radio show, “Sisters in Law”, in collaboration with 8CCC Community Radio 102.1fm – Alice Springs & Tennant Creek 📟 🗣 This week, CAWLS Host, Sophie, spoke to guest, Tully McIntyre from the Women’s Safety Services of Central Australia (WoSSCA), about the services they offer women in…

‘Breast Cancer Awareness Day’ in Tennant Creek

On 14 November, the amazing team from Piliyintinji-Ki Stronger Families hosted a ‘Breast Cancer Awareness Day‘ in Tennant Creek 🎗️ The event was attended by community and service provides from throughout the Barkly Region and was held to draw attention and awareness to breast and ovarian cancer in our community. Central Australian Women’s Legal Service Inc. was…

Service Directory for Separating Families

CAWLS has been pleased to collaborate with the Family Law Pathways Network to produce a Service Directory for separating families in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. The online directory can be found here and contains links to and contact details for a wide range of support services in Central Australia and the Barkly region. Hard copy versions…

Women’s Safety Package

Health Justice Partnerships were initially developed for clients experiencing chronic illness and/or disability in the United States of America, (referred to as “Medical-Legal Partnerships (MLP’s). The model was introduced following research evidencing the link between patients with health concerns also having associated legal needs.  Evidence suggested that there was an “increased likelihood of having multiple,…