Please see attached WLSA’s Position Summary on the Exposure Draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill. WLSA Position Summary – Exposure Draft of the Family Law Amendment Bill 2023

Today the WLSWA team joined the 32nd Annual Silent Domestic Violence Memorial March and Rally, the longest running FDV march in Australia. We were proud to partner with Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing to organise this event. Powerful speeches from Dr Ann O’Neill and Alison Gibson were courageous reminders of the lived realities of women and children who are killed by …

Women’s Legal Service is excited to announce the appointment of Tania Cecconi as Chair of the WSLWA Board. Tania brings a wealth of experience, insights and ideas to this role. She has worked across the public and not for profit sectors, specialising in education, training and employment. She is motivated by improving the workforce participation of vulnerable groups in society, …

With our peers in other jurisdictions, we welcome the Albanese Government’s Federal Budget and Women’s Budget Statement, which promotes the imperative of progressing gender equality and ending violence against women and their children. See the media release from the Women’s Legal Service Australian network here Media Release

The 32nd Annual Silent Domestic Violence Memorial March will be happening Tuesday 29 November 2022. It will run from 10am at Forrest Chase. All are welcome. Please contact Renata on events@cwsw.org.au for further information.

We are seeking a Client Services Officer whose position is the first point of contact for clients and other service providers contacting the WLSWA. Women contacting WLSWA are often distressed and many of our clients are victims of family and domestic violence or mental health consumers. As such, the successful applicant will have high level communications skills and the ability …

We are pleased to advise that Women’s Legal Service WA has co-designed and produced community education posters, and that hard copies are available for services, organisations, and places. The messages on the posters are aimed at debunking myths commonly used by perpetrators to prevent women leaving an abusive relationship. Victim’s fear of the adverse outcomes of fleeing or reporting abuse …

Please consider reading the following statement from Women’s Legal Services Australia, before making your decision this Saturday. Click her for full statement – WLSA-Election-Platform

Candlelight Vigil Join us to honour and remember the lives of women and children who have been killed by domestic and family violence. When: Wednesday, 4 May, 5.00pm-6.00pm Where: Due to COVID Restrictions physical places are limited, online streaming of event is available.                                   …

CEO Dr Jennie Gray was in the media this week, talking about new funding to address technology facilitated abuse, a coercive control tactic used by perpetrators to monitor, isolate and threaten women. Please click on the link below for the full story. https://www.abc.net.au/…/technology-based-abuse-s…/100983388