Breaking the grip of coercive control
Western NSW Community Legal Centre has lodged a submission re the NSW Government’s draft bill on coercive control. Together with our...
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- Sep 1
Five key reforms for Jobs Summit
Our Principal Solicitor, Patrick O'Callaghan, has urged the Federal Government to keep vulnerable workers front and centre of...
- Mar 11
FROCKED and Fabulous!
Thanks to everyone who joined us for FROCKED - a night of short films about women to celebrate International Women's Day on March 8....
- Feb 8
Online risks reveal parental gap
It's Safer Internet Day 2022 and the eSafety Commissioner has released an important study. The following is taken from the eSafety...
- Oct 28, 2021
How many Inquiries do we need?
The NSW Government’s response to a report on First Nations people dying in custody was met with dismay by Western NSW Community Legal...
- Oct 28, 2021
A Bill for Change
We support David Shoebridge, Greens MP, in his quest to change the law and put an end to government systematic practices that continue...
- Aug 12, 2021
FAQs: COVID-19 restrictions in Dubbo and north-western NSW
With Dubbo and other towns in the region plunged into lockdown, we answer those important questions like: What do stay at home orders...
- Jun 28, 2021
FAQ about latest COVID-19 restrictions
What do you know about the latest COVID-19 restrictions in regional NSW? We've pulled together some helpful information to get you...
- Jun 23, 2021
State Budget a lost opportunity
A response from Community Legal Centres NSW: Yesterday's budget delivers a disappointing outlook for the future of access to justice in...
- May 12, 2021
'Women’s Budget' welcomed but regional and remote women must be at forefront
Western NSW Community Legal Centre and Western Women’s Legal Support welcome the announcement of $1.1 billion in Commonwealth Funding for...
- Apr 20, 2021
Dubbo Drug Court needed now
Western NSW Community Legal Centre (WNSWCLC) has backed calls for the immediate expansion of the Drug Court to Dubbo following a damning...
- Feb 9, 2021
Hit delete on cyberbullying
Victims of cyberbullying have been urged to tell someone about it rather than suffer in silence. In recognition of Safer Internet Day,...
- Oct 22, 2020
Thirty years wasted?
In 1991, the final report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was handed down. The nearly three decades since have...
- Oct 8, 2020
Abuse is more than physical
Despite years of strategic planning by Australian governments, family and domestic abuse continues to have a devastating impact on...
- Jul 22, 2020
Position Vacant: Domestic Violence Solicitor
Western NSW Community Legal Centre (WNSWCLC) is seeking a dedicated Domestic Violence solicitor to: Provide access to justice for ...
- Jul 21, 2020
Playgrounds not prisons!
Did you know Australian children as young as 10 can be arrested and locked away in a prison? Children belong in classrooms and...
- Jul 17, 2020
Government must combat homelessness
Western NSW Community Legal Centre has called for sweeping changes to address the scourge of homelessness in regional, rural and remote...
- Jul 10, 2020
Aboriginal children deserve better
The NSW Government has proposed three key reforms in response to the Family is Culture Report, but does it go far enough? Not according...
- Jul 2, 2020
Services rally to oppose changes
More than 40 organisations have issued a joint statement opposing changes to victims support introduced in NSW on July 1, 2020. There...
- Jun 16, 2020
If not us, then who?
By Jerome Doraisamy: Where do criminal defence firms stand on black deaths in custody? There are numerous social issues, including deaths...
- Jun 9, 2020
COVID-19: Our Final Update
As work and social life continues to slowly return normal for communities across Australia, we bring you our final update on COVID-19...
- Jun 4, 2020
What is our DIAP?
DIAP is our Disability Inclusion Action Plan. It’s about making sure people of all abilities can use our services. Physical, sensory,...
- May 13, 2020
Roadmap to COVID-safe Oz
Our lives have been uprooted by COVID-19 but the road to normalcy is starting to become clear. Kids are returning to school and last...
- Apr 28, 2020
COVID-19 Update
Important changes to residential tenancies... COVID-19 has changed the way that we live our lives. In response to the virus, the...