Latest News
TASC staff just go a whole lot "smarter"
TASC staff members Sue Gordon and Andrew Caple have recently visited and observed first hand a number of Community Courts in New York City, on a scholarship provided by The Advocacy and Support Centre's Smarter State initiative. The Center for Court Innovation, works in conjunction with problem solving Courts that exist throughout New York City, notably in the once notorious suburbs of Red Hook, Bronx and Midtown. When asked about her impression of the operation of these Courts Sue Gordon... read more
TASC developing new insight!
Have you ever heard of the Toowoomba Community Hub. Well, you're just about to! A brilliant idea from TASC's Rosemary Weier will soon be realised. "We take innovation seriously here at TASC. We want to be ahead of the curve with client service delivery and this forthcoming initiative is certainly that," TASC CEO Dan Toombs said. Watch this space! We think you'll agree with its brilliance! ... read more
TASC and QUT join to deliver post-graduate course.
TASC and its Queensland Criminal Justice Centre are continuing to demonstrate leadership in the area of mental health law with the delivery of two tertiary level courses. The first commences at QUT in September 2009, the second at Griffith University in February 2010. ... read more
TASC's Andrew Caple and Sue Gordon return from Edinburgh and New York
TASC's Andrew Caple and Sue Gordon have returned from Edinburgh and New York City following their address at international crime and mental health law conferences, as well as spending time with the international think-tank, the Centre of Court Innovation in New York. Both Andrew and Sue travelled under the guise of the TASC Smarterstate Scholarship. The Smarterstate Scholarship is an annual scholarship awarded by the TASC Management Committee to successful candidates wishing to conduct relevant... read more
TASC again at the Coalface
On the 1st of July 2009 the Tenancy laws in Queensland changed the Advocacy team (Peter Murphy and Samantha Poole - Tenant Advocates and Rodney Vagg and Rosemary Weir - Disability Advocates) from TASC were outside Centrelink with free soup to promote these changes. Some of the great improvements to tenancy law are: 2 months notice to leave at the end of a fixed term tenancy, Open houses and auctions can only be done with the tenants written permission, provisions for a tenant to break their... read more
