Pilbara Community Legal Service Inc in Karratha, Western | Community organisation

Pilbara Community Legal Service Inc

Locality: Karratha, Western

Phone: +61 8 9185 5899

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25.01.2022 Please help protect our communities

25.01.2022 Stay safe during COVID-19! Make sure you have a plan in place if you or someone you know is or has experienced family or domestic violence. If you are in any immediate danger, call 000 or if you need to speak to one of our DV support workers, please contact our office on (08) 9185 5899 Visit the below link to see the new laws to protect family and domestic violence victims during the COVID-19 pandemic: https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au//New-laws-to-protect

24.01.2022 Yesterday was the start of 16 Days in WA. This is an annual event starting on the 25th November on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women running through to the 10th of December, Human Rights Day. This year the campaign theme is Respect starts with you. Over the next 15 days PCLS are helping to celebrate the rights of women, men and children to live free from violence. Today we invite you to talk to your girls. Have an open and honest conversa...tion with your daughters about dating, technology and abuse. By having this conversations we help our young women to have expectations, standards and develop a sense of what is right and wrong in a healthy, happy, and respectful relationship. Three things to talk about are: a) Healthy relationships: healthy relationships are based on love, respect, and equity. Talk about what they can and should expect out of a relationship. Help them build up standards of what is good and what is bad. . b) Don’t shy away from those awkward topics: sex and sexuality can be uncomfortable to talk about. Start using correct anatomical terms for body parts, be realistic about sex in today’s society, be supportive- don’t shame them for their choices. Impress upon your girls consent and their right to say ‘no’ at any point. c) Talk about domestic abuse: unpack family and domestic violence. Abuse happens to 1 in 4 Australian women and should not be considered shameful to be experiencing it. Teach your girls to recognise abuse in their own relationships and in their friends relationships For more information as a parent or guardian head to 18000 Respect web site, or direct your children to loveisrespect.org. If you want to support your daughters, try calling your local domestic violence support worker to talk about healthy relationships and other tips on this conversations.

24.01.2022 Register now for our FREE educational webinars for people with disability, carers and service providers. This is a great opportunity to up skill your team how to assist with issues commonly faced by people living with disability in the Pilbara. Tag someone you know who may be interested.

24.01.2022 Today marks National Sorry Day. PCLS acknowledges the strength of Stolen Generations Survivors and reflects on how we can all play a part in the healing process for our people and nation.

22.01.2022 What should surprise us about domestic abuse is not that a women can take a long time to leave, but that she has a mental fortitude to survive Hill, 2019, p. 19 Jess Hill is a leading Australian investigative journalist researching and writing extensively on domestic abuse. In 2019 she released her non-fiction work See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse. It’s a raw investigation into the experiences of perpetrators, victims and professionals. She takes t...he reader from the theories and styles of abuse through to the systems, policies and procedures that attempt to create justice. Hill writes in a way that speaks to professionals, front line workers and members of the public, taking them on a rollercoaster of emotions while delving into the complexities of domestic and family abuse. If you want to learn more about domestic and family violence, through the perspectives of survivors, perpetrators, and front line workers you can purchase this book online or borrow it from the Karratha and port Hedland Libraries. If you are in other locations, you can speak to staff members about loaning from other libraries. See more

22.01.2022 Our PCLS team are now in Onslow at the Onslow Business Centre! If you are needing legal assistance come down and see us. Our solicitor Mayoori is doing her part to keep WA safe by logging her details using the SafeWA.

21.01.2022 Please note our Karratha office is still having internet issues. For assistance contact our Hedland office on (08) 9140 1613 *************************************************************************** Our office is currently having some issues with our phones and internet.... If you are needing assistance please email [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience.

21.01.2022 FREE WILLS CLINIC IN NEWMAN Our solicitor Kim is heading to Newman to assist people to create and execute their Wills. If you would like more information or want to make an appointment please call (08) 9185 5899 or email [email protected]

20.01.2022 Help is available

19.01.2022 *******WE ARE NOW ABLE TO ANSWER CALLS******** PCLS phones are currently down due to Telstra issues. We apologise for any inconvenience. If you require assistance please email [email protected] and one of our team will be able to help you.

18.01.2022 As we have currently do not have a wills and estate lawyer, we regret to inform that we have had to suspend our wills and estate service until further notice. We are able to assist with referrals to appropriate legal services. Please contact us on 9185 5899. When the service resumes, it will be in a limited capacity: that is the preparation of simple / basic wills, and probate applications to the Supreme Court of WA upon the death of the testator. For complex wills and all other estate matters, we will assist with referrals.

17.01.2022 Have you lost your job during this COVID-19 pandemic? We have put a quick link for you to see if you can access the JobSeeker Payment. If you require financial counselling assistance, contact us, we are more than willing to help you in navigating the government assistance available for you.... https://bit.ly/jobseekersau https://bit.ly/covidfinancialsupplement #JobSeekerPayment #COVID19 #CORONAVIRUS #PILBARA #FinancialCounselling

15.01.2022 Stop the spread to remote Pilbara and Kimberly Aboriginal communities

13.01.2022 PCLS is committed to supporting our communities! Our staff are currently working on making face masks to assist with reducing the spread of COVID 19 in our region.

12.01.2022 PCLS welcomes Kayla to our team! Kayla is our new Solicitor dedicated to Disability Advocacy. We recognise that there is a gap between people living with disability in the Pilbara, and the services available to them for advocacy, advice and support. Our disability advocate provides free advice, support and advocacy to people with disabilities, their families and carers.... Our Disability advocate may be able to assist with: - Discrimination claims - Eligibility for government benefits (such as the Disability Support pension or Carer Allowance) - Preparation of a Disability Support Pension or Carer Allowance claim - Appealing a decision made by the NDIA (known as the NDIS Appeals program) - Representation in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (in some circumstances) We are open to taking referrals from your organisation or please contact our office on (08) 9185 5899 if you are/ know someone with a disability needing assistance.

12.01.2022 Interested in the Swim and Survive program? please contact our Community Migrant Service worker Victoria for more information on how to register (08) 9185 5899.

10.01.2022 Mabo Day occurs annually on 3 June and commemorates Eddie Koiki Mabo (29 June 193621 January 1992), whose campaign for Indigenous land rights led to a landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that, on 3 June 1992, overturned the legal fiction of terra nullius which had characterised Australian law with regards to land and title since 1770. The 1992 Mabo High Court decision acknowledged the prior and enduring rights to land of the First Peoples. On this day we Acknowledge and pay out Respect to all Traditional Custodians of the land in which we meet.

08.01.2022 The Commissioner for Children and Young People is hearing from many children around WA on how their day-to-day lives are being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. here are some simple tips on how to support children and young people at this time.

07.01.2022 PCLS want to know what questions you have for us that we can answer for you! Ask us anything at all to do with one of the services we offer here: legal, tenancy, financial, domestic violence, migrant, redress. Send us your questions via DM, email- [email protected], or post them in the comments below. ... Help us to educate and empower the people of the Pilbara to manage their lives effectively

07.01.2022 Do you need assistance with early access to superannuation? Make an informed decision. Please contact us! Our highly knowledgeable financial counsellors can help you to explore this possible solution or maybe find an alternative plan for you.... Our services are always FREE! https://bit.ly/COVIDSUPERACCESS #PILBARA #Superannuation #Super #FinancialCounselling #COVID19

07.01.2022 Wondering about how your Family Court parenting orders are affected by regional and interstate travel? For more info visit WA.gov.au website.

06.01.2022 Do you prefer contacting us online for assistance? Visit our website www.pcls.net.au to fill out our new enquiry form option and one of our team will get back to you! To find the form please click on one of our services

04.01.2022 Due to Covid-19 Pilbara Community Legal Service has stopped all face to face contact at this time. We will still be providing services to our clients via phone, email and video link. We hope you all stay safe during this time and if you need any assistance please contact our office on (08) 9185 5899 or email [email protected]. If you find yourself in an emergency situation please contact 000.

04.01.2022 Today we are half way through our 16 Days in WA. When a friend or family reaches out, we want to help them as much as we can. But it can be a bit difficult listening with such distressing and vulnerable. Here are a few tips on how to support a friend or family member when they disclose domestic abuse: If a friend or family member discloses abuse to you, there are a few tips on how to best support them: 1. Never victim blame: It is never the victims fault they are experiencing... abuse. Reminding them they have no role in causing the abuse. Don’t try to advise them on how to best deal with an abusive incident, or question why they did something in particular. 2. Be an active but not an interruptive listener: this might be the first time a victim has spoken about what they are experiencing. When they are telling their experience to you, it may seem jumbled, jumping from one event to another, forward and backward. This is normal. Try not to interject, let them speak freely. You might find yourself wanting to ask for clarification or trying to chronologise the events- this can be unsettling and unhelpful. 3. Don’t ask why she hasn’t left: it can take up to seven times for a victim to leave a domestic violence relationship. In most cases it is safer for victims to stay with their abusers then to leave. There are a multitude of reasons that a victim can’t leave, or even decides to stay including financial needs, support for children, or mental health matter, she may even still be in love with the abuser or hoping for the promised changes. 4. Be supportive: There is a fine line between being supportive and becoming overly involved. Many support people find themselves fearing repercussion, becoming ‘intrusive’ or getting involved more than they feel comfortable. Be open and honest about what you are willing to do to help out, this can range from just chatting to supporting in custody handovers. By knowing what you are willing to assist with provides the victim with expectations and a good support network.

04.01.2022 PCLS would like to say a huge THANKYOU to Woodside for the COVID- 19 Community Fund support. This will help us to assist clients who are at risk of homelessness and those who are in financial hardship. Another big THANKYOU goes to FMG. They have provide us with funding to support our DV workers with workshops to educate the youth of the Pilbara on family and domestic violence.

03.01.2022 #KeepOurMobSafe Update 22 June by the Australian Government Department of Health. Here is a link to some important information on a Remote Framework that is c...urrently in place to guide state and territories on deciding when to ease travel restrictions into and out of remote communities. The link also provides guidelines for people to support a COVIDSafe Australia as restrictions are easing. Some areas are now beginning to take careful steps to ease some of the restrictions that have helped stop the spread of the virus. In other areas we need to keep these measures going a little longer to protect our mob, our Elders and our culture from this virus.#OurJobProtectOurMob https://www.naccho.org.au/covid-19-restrictions-in-remote-/

01.01.2022 PLEASE SUPPORT US BY GIVING OUR FACEBOOK PAGE A LIKE AND SHARING IT! :) If you are needing assistance please call us on 9185 5899 or email [email protected]

01.01.2022 Horizon Power Energy Assistance Program! Email [email protected] or call 1800 267 926 for more information, or to register concession card details.