👥 This week, CAWLS Lawyers Katie & Sarah presented at the “Dying to Know” Workshop in Alice Springs, arranged by COTA NT. ⚖️ Katie & Sarah presented on the legal side of Advanced Personal Planning (APP) and how to make sure that your wishes are respected even when you are no longer able to express…
📣 The Central Australian Women’s Legal Service will be holding their 2023 Annual General Meeting this month 📊 📆 Friday 24 November 2023 🕔 5pm start, followed by refreshments 📍 CAWLS Office, Westpoint Building, Alice Springs ℹ️ For further information or to enquire about becoming a CAWLS General Member, please email enquiries@cawls.com.au
🔥 There are a number of fires raging across Central Australia that are threatening property and residents’ health. At CAWLS, our thoughts are with our community, whilst we all deal with these challenging fire and air quality conditions 🚒 We thank all of the firefighters and other people involved in keeping us safe and well…
ℹ️ The coronial inquest into domestic violence against Indigenous women in the Northern Territory reconvened this week. The focus of the recent evidence before the inquest was about the economic cost of domestic violence. 📰 It was reported by The NT News that the inquest heard “the cost of domestic and family violence against women…
📃 Adults at all stages of life are encouraged to improve their knowledge around choices for their end-of-life and to start their personal planning 🙏 🫂 Starting conversations about end of life planning can be difficult… we believe all adult Australians should feel empowered to be strong self-advocates for their own futures. 📍 Join CAWLS…
It has been a very difficult time for the Tennant Creek community, who continue to fight significant fire events in the area 🔥 The team at CAWLS extend their thoughts with the Barkly community and hope everyone continues to stay safe 🙏 👏 We are extremely grateful to everyone involved in fighting the fires and…
📰🔎This week, The NT News reported that the Northern Territory Government has introduced new legislation into parliament, which will reform tenancy laws in the NT 🏠 📣 Importantly, it was reported that some of these changes will assist victim survivors of domestic violence — including reforms that will allow any damage caused by domestic violence,…
📍 Earlier this month, CAWLS’ Lawyer, Shamiena Ebrahim, attended ‘WESNET‘s 5th Technology Safety Summit‘, at the Telstra Customer Insight Centre, Melbourne 📲 🗣 Delegates heard from a variety of speakers and participated in many discussions on the innovative ways that technology has grown to aid and enrich lives – whilst on the other hand, how…
🗣 “As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality exist in our world, none of us can truly rest” – Nelson Mandela Violence impacts women in ALL communities and across all income levels – and sadly, living in poverty can increase the risk of violence. ℹ️ For more than 20 years, ‘Anti-Poverty Week’ has campaigned…
In the event of ‘World Mental Health Day‘ last week, the Menzies School of Health Research has launched a free on-line tool to help Territorians manage their mental health – ‘Stay Strong’ 📲 📰 The NT News reported that, “the Menzies School of Health Research mental health research lead, Tricia Nagel, said that the resource…
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