June 19, 2024
Annual Winter Raffle Winners
Our Annual Winter Appeal Raffle was drawn at the NWDVCAS Office in Hamilton North on Wednesday 19th June 2024. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! 1st PRIZE WINNER Bernadette Noble Ticket Number: #1213 2nd [...]
March 22, 2024
Celebrating TDOV at NWDVCAS – Sun 31st March
At NWDVCAS, we stand proudly alongside our trans siblings as we joyously celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDOV)! Today, and every day, we honour the vibrant and resilient individuals who enrich our world with their [...]
October 5, 2023
Spring into Action Networking Brunch
NWDVCAS hosted our quarterly Networking Brunch on 18th October 2023 with the theme 'Spring into Action – working together to put a stop to domestic and family violence’. Held on Wednesday 18 [...]
March 8, 2023
International Women’s Day 2023 High Tea
Newcastle Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service held a High Tea to celebrate International Women’s Day on the 8th March 2023.The High Tea provided a space for services to connect and network together, whilst enjoying [...]
March 6, 2023
Timeless Textiles kind Donation to NWDVCAS
Each year a group of textile artists that meet at the Timeless Textiles art gallery in Newcastle East runs a project to raise funds for a women’s cause. This year the Wednesday Group at Timeless [...]
March 6, 2023
Informing national policy on supporting women with disability experiencing DFV
On the 6th of March NWDVCAS hosted focus groups on behalf of the Australian Department of Social Services who are investigating access issues of women with disability experiencing domestic and family violence. The national project [...]
December 15, 2022
NWDVCAS Domestic Violence and Disability Forum
On the 29th of November WDVCAS hosted the first in a series of discussions with DFV and Disability Services on how we can improve access to support and justice for women with disability living with [...]
April 1, 2022
ABC News – Misidentifying domestic violence perpetrators
Police are still misjudging domestic violence and victims are suffering the consequences Read the ABC news article by Hayley Gleeson here.
March 15, 2022
Mock Courtroom wins Newcastle Architecture Award
Our Mock Courtroom was awarded a Commendation for Small Project Architecture at the Newcastle Architecture Awards 2022. Built by Out(fit) in 2021, the courtroom was designed to help familiarise our clients with the courtroom environment [...]
October 22, 2021
16 Days of Activism
Wednesday 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and marks day one of the 16 Days of Activism. Each year, from 25 November to 10 December, World Human [...]
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