Our Chief Executive Officer, Shane Duffy and our Principal Legal Officer, Greg Shadbolt spent several days out on Kalkadoon country this week catching up with our Mt Isa staff and stakeholders. It was a good opportunity to meet and yarn-up with newer staff for the first time as well as provide support to our new […]
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS) extends our deepest sympathies to the family and community of the young man who tragically lost his life during a police response in Mareeba. ATSILS CEO Shane Duffy said, “Our legal team are working with the family of the deceased and are providing legal assistance and […]
Our Cairns office has had an upgrade, and our CEO – Shane Duffy and Director of Communications and Sector Engagement – Graham White, had a chance to view the completed works while in town meeting with the team. The upgrades were undertaken to meet the needs of our growing workforce and the interior design incorporates […]
This week our Principal Legal Officer, Greg Shadbolt attended a ceremony to mark the raising of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags outside the QEII Courts of Law Complex in Brisbane. The event was held on 09/02/2023 and presided over by Her Honour, Chief Justice Helen Bowskill. The raising of the Aboriginal flag and […]
Farewell Trevor The ATSILS Family farewelled Court Support Officer Trevor Draper on 3/2/2023. Trevor is moving on to his next adventure after almost 24 years with the organisation. Trevor worked in both our Toowoomba and Maroochydore offices and truly epitomised ATSILS values in his approach to working with colleagues and clients. As a Court Support […]
On 1 February, Julie Kefford and Pree Sharma attended the Youth Justice Family Led Decision Making Community of Practice hosted by QATSICPP which is a monthly forum where 4 community-controlled organisations from across Queensland come together to reflect on program implementation and practice, identify shared issues, share successes and help QATSICPP identify what needs to […]
Today, 1st February 2023, ATSILS officially adopts its new branding. Our staff have been working tirelessly over the past month to transition all of our communication resources to the new branding and from this date forward we will operate under a new logo and visual identity. Our 50th anniversary of service was seen as […]
In December 1972 we opened the doors of our first office in George St, Brisbane. This week to mark our 50th anniversary, CEO Shane Duffy launched – ‘ATSILS History Timeline’ to staff and key stakeholders. ‘ATSILS History Timeline’ is an interactive web resource and can be viewed at: https://history.atsils.org.au The timeline maps our justice journey […]
Queensland Path to Treaty Yarning Sessions – Ipswich and Logan IPS have been engaged by the Queensland Government to conduct a series of community yarning sessions across the state. You’re invited to participate and share your views. Links to RSVP for a session and more information, including other areas they are running sessions […]
December is the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service in Brisbane. To mark this milestone we wish to advise our clients, communities, and stakeholders that we are adopting a new logo and visual brand. ATSILS Board of Directors endorsed the undertaking of the corporate rebrand project in […]