Community Engagement & Advocacy

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Police are still misjudging domestic violence and victims are suffering the consequences Read the ABC news article by Hayley Gleeson here.

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 [...]

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 [...]

A Domestic Violence Service Mapping Forum held by NWDVCAS for social and justice related services in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie to do short presentations on their services. NWDVCAS welcomed local services to attend our Domestic [...]

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. NWDVCAS celebrated IWD this year by [...]