TASC’s offices will be closed on Tuesday 21 February for our Staff Development Day. The day is an opportunity for our team, who are usually spread out across the region to come together and explore how we work together further enhancing our connection with each other. This time we’re diving into our values and mission as […]
Today, the 13th of February 2024 marks the 16th anniversary of the symbolic National Apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and more specifically the Apology to the Stolen Generations by the then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in 2008. The Stolen Generations people’s lives, their families’ lives and communities were destroyed by past government […]
Merry Christmas from the TASC team and Board, we wish you all a safe and happy holidays. Our office will be closed from 23 December and will reopen on 1 January 2024. If you or your clients need support during the holiday season here is a list of helpful contacts: Useful https://www.tascnational.org.au/resources/links/
FestABLE is an annual event designed, managed and rolled out by people living with disability for people living with disability. TASC’s dedicated disability advocates were on hand at our stand to connect with the community and let people know about how our disability and mental health advocacy services can help them navigate the systems they […]
MEDIA RELEASE 6 July, 2023 TASC awarded $149,967 to help combat domestic violence on Western Downs The Western Downs will be the focus for a new pilot project aimed at breaking the cycle of domestic violence. TASC National, a legal and social justice centre which offers legal and advocacy services across southwest Queensland has […]
🌈💜 Today is Wear It Purple Day, and at TASC we stand in solidarity with our LGBTQIA+ youth and community, highlighting the intrinsic human rights everyone deserves. At TASC we believe in a world where everyone can proudly express who they are, free from discrimination. Celebrating diversity goes hand in hand with promoting well-being, and […]
Collaboration, communication and supportive peers are the key for TASC’s talented and dedicated solicitors and social workers from our Seniors Legal and Support Service (affectionately known as SLASS internally because we all love an acronym)… Cake helps too 😊 . Earlier this year the service was expanded to include access for seniors living in the […]
TASC are excited to introduce our Roma Solicitor Natalie Alexander. Natalie is available for appointments via telephone or in person, operating from the Roma Neighbourhood Centre situated on the corner of Bowen Street and Hawthorne Street, Roma. Natalie will be available for in-person appointments one week per fortnight, with phone appointments available the following week. […]
Yesterday TASC CEO, Frances Klaassen OAM was at the QLD Council of Social Services town hall meeting in Toowomba where she caught up with QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh. The town hall was a chance for community and social service organisations to discuss existing and emerging issues facing the Toowoomba and South West QLD communities. The […]
