Latest News and Updates

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ABC News – Warning about financial abuse of First Nations elders as lack of digital literacy risks security

KCLS Caseworker Richard Wilmott spoke to ABC about the prevelance of ‘humbugging’ and Elder Abuse in the Kimberley Region.

Kimberley Campaign ‘Us Without Abuse’ wins Regional award at annual AdNews awards

Our ‘Us Without Abuse’ campaign has been celebrated at annual AdNews awards in Sydney

WAtoday – Five women assaulted in five days as the Kimberley’s cycle of violence continues

We are deeply concerned about the growing number of family and domestic violence matters in Derby and across the Kimberley that are not resulting in successful prosecutions.

Recent business email compromise

Information about a recent business email compromise

ABC News – Climate Risk Assessment

KCLS CEO Matt Panayi speaks to ABC on the risks of the Climate Risk Assessment for the Kimberley community

Media Release – NCRA Report confirms need for climate-resilient public housing in the Remote Kimberley

Kimberley Community Legal Services (KCLS) says the National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) report reinforces what residents in remote Aboriginal communities and towns across the Kimberley have been saying for years: public housing in the region is not fit for a changing climate now, let alone with the projected increase in risk between now and 2050.