Women’s Legal Service Queensland including the State-wide Legal Advice Helpline, Holland Park Magistrates Court Duty Lawyer Service and Evening Legal Advice Session will be closed on Wednesday 14 August for the Royal Queensland Show Public Holiday. Services will recommence the following day. The next Evening Legal Advice Session will take place on Monday 19 August. […]
READ MOREA Safer Way Forward for the Family Law System
Family courts are domestic and family violence courts. The recent ALRC Family Law for the Future – An Inquiry into the Family Law System – Final Report 2018 revealed that among parents who use courts to resolve parenting issues 54% reported physical violence while 85% reported emotional abuse. These statistics are probably an under report. Domestic […]
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Women’s Legal Service is establishing a new Consumer Protection Unit. This unit will comprise of a Consumer Protection Solicitor and two Financial Counsellors one of which will be a specialist First Nation’s Financial Counsellor located at our Caboolture Domestic Violence Unit. The Consumer Protection Unit will increase access points for our clients and will provide […]
READ MORERecord Breaking Dancing CEOs Helps More DV Victims
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 […]
READ MOREGuns and domestic violence: The facts
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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