This weekend at Dancing CEOs, Brisbane’s corporate community spectacularly came together to raise a record $440,000 to help Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) support women and their children experiencing domestic violence. WLSQ CEO, Angela Lynch, said she was overwhelmed by the contribution that the CEOs and their supporters made this year. “This is an outstanding, […]
READ MOREWLSQ RESPONDS TO MEDIA REPORTS OF ROUTINE EXTENSION OF QIRC DECISION
Media have recently reported on a routine Queensland Industrial Relations Commission’s decision to allow Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) to continue to exclusively hire women. The Service each year provides vital free legal and social work help to over 16,000 vulnerable women who have experienced sexual and domestic violence. This decision, an extension of a […]
READ MORELabour Day Closure
Women’s Legal Service including the State-wide Helpline, evening advice session and Ipswich Duty Lawyer Service will be closed this Monday 6 May due to the Labour Day Public Holiday. The next evening advice session following the closure will take place on Wednesday 8 May. If you, a child or another person are in immediate danger, […]
READ MOREEaster and ANZAC Day Closures
Women’s Legal Service including the State-wide Helpline, evening advice sessions and Ipswich Duty Lawyer Service will be closed Friday 19 April and will reopen Tuesday 23 April due to the Easter Public Holidays. The next evening advice session following the closure will take place on Wednesday 24 April. The Service will also be closed on […]
READ MOREMeet Caroline our First Nation’s Liaison Officer
Meet Caroline our First Nation’s Liaison Officer based at our Caboolture Domestic Violence Unit. Caroline helps clients in a number of ways. She assists with Department of housing, bond loans and rental grants, applications for NDIS, victims assist, and support letters for housing and victims assist, child safety (support person), and can help women talk […]
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Get behind Galentines and support our sisters
February 13, known as “Galentine’s Day” has transcended its TV beginnings and is fast becoming a holiday in its own right as a day for “ladies celebrating ladies”. In the spirit of the day, local business are stepping up to raise much needed funds for domestic violence survivors. First mentioned on the television series Parks […]
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First Nations Christmas Party Addresses
Linda Ryle, Executive Director, CALM (Cultural Advocacy & Legal Mediation) Waddamulli….. Yaama………. Hello and Good Morning It is nice to see so many familiar community faces here this morning and equally as nice to see so many new faces – faces of those I am yet to meet, and yet to know. Firstly, I would […]
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