🚛📢 Our Maroochydore Office is Moving! 📢 🚛
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🚛📢 Our Maroochydore Office is Moving! 📢 🚛

ATSILS Maroochydore office is relocating to a new location just around the corner!

The new address is Suite 3/115-117 Aerodrome Road, Maroochydore, QLD 4558.

Situated on the corner of Aerodrome Road & Maud Street, the new location will bring us closer to the Courts, provide more space for our growing workforce and will help us better serve our community across the Sunshine Coast.

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Key Dates to Remember:
Thursday, 27th of November & Friday, 28th of November 2025: Our Maroochydore office will be closed on these days as we move.

Urgent client needs: Our dedicated statewide team will be taking urgent calls to our Maroochydore office (Ph: 5452 7633) during the move to ensure you get the help you need. Remember, for urgent criminal law matters, you can always call 1800 012 255 24/7.

Our Maroochydore team are excited to welcome you to our new office from Monday, 1st of December 2025!

Congratulations to our Sunshine Coast Regional Manager – Tim Hishon
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Congratulations to our Sunshine Coast Regional Manager – Tim Hishon

25 Years Strong! Congratulations to our Sunshine Coast Regional Manager – Tim Hishon who has been recognised by the Queensland Law Society for an incredible 25 years of service to the legal profession.! 👏🎉

Tim received his silver membership pin at a special event last week that celebrated the unique “salt air” spirit of the Sunshine Coast legal community.

It was said best on the night:

“It’s a community where professional respect and personal kindness often go hand in hand… To our honourees – thank you for the mentorship, the advocacy and the steady hands you’ve lent to this profession.”

Tim, thank you for your decades of perseverance, your adaptability (having seen fax machines come and go!), and your unwavering commitment to justice for our people.

Please join us in the comments to wish Tim a huge congratulations! 🧡🖤💛

#ATSILS #SunshineCoast #Community #LegalHero #Congratulations #Dedication

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Something in the air at Sunshine Coast

First Nations Moot – Toowoomba
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First Nations Moot – Toowoomba

🌟 Well done to Andrew Gower (Client Services Officer, Toowoomba and UNISQ Law Student) for participating in this year’s First Nations Moot!

Andrew and fellow UNISQ law student Caiden showcased incredible talent and dedication, doing our Toowoomba office proud and representing UNISQ with distinction. They faced tough competition, ultimately falling to formidable teams from Bond and Griffith Universities.

A massive thank you to the incredible mentors who supported them through the process, including Kristie Smith (UNISQ First Nations Lead & ex-ATSILS Lawyer), as well as Christianne and Sharon (Criminal Lawyers, ATSILS Toowoomba Office).

Christianne and Sharon were exceptionally generous with their time, allowing the students to shadow them at the Magistrates Court, providing invaluable, real-world insight into court proceedings. This mentorship and collegiate spirit are traits we are proud of at ATSILS and are vital in supporting the next generation of First Nations legal professionals along their justice journey.

We’re thrilled to hear the First Nations Moot will now be an annual event. We are looking forward to supporting the team next year!

Congratulations to Harry Sharples from our Southport office on his recent admission to the Supreme Court of Queensland!
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Congratulations to Harry Sharples from our Southport office on his recent admission to the Supreme Court of Queensland!

A huge congratulations to Harry Sharples from our Southport office on his recent admission to the Supreme Court of Queensland! ⚖️ This is a massive achievement and a testament to his dedication and hard work.

A special shout-out to Saran Kaun, a family lawyer from our Beenleigh office, who moved Harry’s admission—a wonderful display of the support and collaboration we share across our firm. Many colleagues from our Beenleigh and Southport offices also joined his family at the ceremony and enjoyed a celebratory lunch afterwards.

Harry has been an invaluable paralegal at our Southport office. While the Southport team will surely miss his contributions, they’re proud to see him begin the next chapter of his journey in our Beenleigh office next month.

Please join us in wishing Harry all the best as he officially starts his career as a lawyer! 🚀

Our Normanton Office has moved!
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Our Normanton Office has moved!

New Normanton Office

Normanton Office Has Moved!

Our Normanton office has successfully relocated to a new address at 70 Landsborough Street.

Well done to Craig and the entire team in Mt Isa for their hard work and assistance. Special thanks to Ross and Ben, who travelled from the Brisbane office to manage the move and provide their assistance (and their top-notch carpet-laying skills).

This new and improved space will allow us to better serve the legal needs of the Normanton community. It will also cater to visiting lawyers from our regional office in Mount Isa, helping us enhance access to justice for the community.

We look forward to this new chapter and continuing to serve our clients from this fantastic new location.

 

Our phone, fax, and PO Box details remain the same.

PO Box 55, Normanton QLD 4890

Phone: (07) 4745 1118

Fax: (07) 4745 1104

 

 

Our CLE Team in NQ participate in the ‘Everyday Legal Training for Frontline Workers’ event
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Our CLE Team in NQ participate in the ‘Everyday Legal Training for Frontline Workers’ event

ATSILS CLE Our Community Legal Education staff in North Queensland participated in the ‘Everyday Legal Training for Frontline Workers’ CLE event in May, coordinated by LawRight and hosted by James Cook University in Cairns.

This full-day event saw presentations from LawRight, ATSILS, North Queensland Women’s Legal Service, Cairns Community Legal Centre and Basic Rights Qld. Kimberly Thornley and Paige Ryan of ATSILS presented sessions to the group of 70 frontline support workers on the topics of ‘Rights and Respect in the Workplace’ and ‘Supporting families with child protection matters’. Other sessions included legal options for victim-survivors of violence, debt solutions for people in financial hardship, effectively interacting with Centrelink and legal protections for people who buy a lemon car.

The purpose of this CLE event was to provide a series of in-person presentations and smaller workshops designed to provide specialist, practical training to help frontline workers navigate the complex legal systems impacting the people they support. Attendees on the day included staff from local and nearby regional services such as various neighbourhood centres, Anglicare, Relationships Australia, DFV support workers and counsellors, social workers, homelessness support workers and JCU students seeking to broaden their knowledge. This event provided a great opportunity for services to collaborate through CLE delivery and facilitated active audience participation and discussion. The team had a great day and thoroughly enjoyed taking part and sharing knowledge with all in attendance.

Hervey Bay Community engagement and Service Access
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Hervey Bay Community engagement and Service Access

ATSILS Hervey Bay

Our team in Hervey Bay joined the vibrant community Colour Run organized by @DeadlyChoices this week. Hundreds of Indigenous and non-Indigenous kids participated in the 2km Fun Run, along with some young-at-heart adults.

Our team was thrilled to be a part of this exciting event, and attended alongside local community organizations that included PCYC, The Neighbourhood Centre, Deadly Choices, and The Wesley Financial Counselling Service. We had a great time engaging with the local community and spreading awareness about our services.

More than 600 kids attended the event and were sprayed with coloured powder creating a kaleidoscope of colour. There was great community spirit present, and you could see it wasn’t just about winning, but about enjoying the experience to the fullest. The positive energy and infectious enthusiasm made it a day to remember.

 

 

Elders for Change – Townsville
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Elders for Change – Townsville

Our CEO along with our Close the Gap Policy and Sector Engagement and Communications teams spent valuable time with Elders for Change while in Townsville this week.

The team provided insights into our Close the Gap Policy approach and discussed the complex justice issues facing the local community. The passion and vision shared by the Elders concerning their intervention and prevention approach were inspiring. The grass-roots justice reinvestment approach they deliver to the community is critical to addressing the drivers of offending and unacceptable incarceration rates.

ATSILS has long advocated for community-led justice reinvestment initiatives and it is great to see the Federal Government invest in this approach in Townsville. Elders for Change are helping to prevent deaths in custody by providing cultural support and, with the Elders’ guidance, offenders and prison staff are building better relationships which makes our prisons safer. They’re also building strong relationships with service providers in the justice sector to enhance service delivery to their community and divert people from contact with the justice system. These important connections with grass-roots-led programs certainly assist organisations like ours to fine-tune our service delivery in line with the needs of the local community.

We thank ‘Elders for Change’ for taking the time to share their wisdom and look forward to strengthening our relationship in the future.

Mossman High School Careers Day – Inspiring the Next Generation!
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Mossman High School Careers Day – Inspiring the Next Generation!

Mossman Legal CareersOur Cairns team held a stall at the Mossman High School Careers Day yesterday. It was a fantastic opportunity to engage with the community and give young people an insight into a legal career where they can focus on advancing and protecting the rights of people most in need of access to justice. One student said it was important to see ATSILS presence at this event, allowing Indigenous students to consider the possibility of working in the legal profession. There was also a great turnout of local stakeholders wanting to explore how to collaborate with our new Respect@Work Program which offers Community Legal Education to school leavers and students in alternative learning programs.

All in all, it was a great day out and we hope we played a small part in encouraging the next generation of bright young minds to consider a rewarding career in the legal assistance sector. Thank you to Mossman High School for the opportunity to engage with this fine region of future leaders and community organisations.

Helping Deadly Young Mob in Cairns “Get Work Ready”.
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Helping Deadly Young Mob in Cairns “Get Work Ready”.

Once again our team in Cairns delivered the “Get Work Ready” community legal education workshop to IYMP (Cairns) students. The students are completing their final month of study, and this workshop helps prepare them for a successful entry into the workforce by providing timely information on their work rights, how to deal with employment disputes and the array of support organisations available to assist them on their career path.

The students were highly engaged in the session and left feeling equipped to approach the working world confidently. Congratulations to the students who have completed their certificates and all the best for a bright future in the workforce.