Image copyright Salty Dingo 2023 VWCCS is very pleased to announce that our Operations Manager Leanne Hillman was selected as the 2023 NSW Volunteer of the Year. Leanne has been a volunteer Court Support Officer with the VWCCS since 2009 and her volunteering also...
VWCCS was extended an invitation from Nicole Lawless, Executive Director of Legal Services at the Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) to provide support for victims and witnesses in giving evidence at the HCCC’s proceedings. The HCCC conducts all disciplinary...
VWCCS is very pleased to announce that Her Excellency, the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales has agreed to become the new patron for VWCCS. The Governor is a long-time supporter of the work of VWCCS. Prior to her appointment as Governor,...
Judge Henson served on the Local Court for 33 years. Within that period of service, he also held a dual commission as a Judge of the District Court for 11 years and presided in both jurisdictions. The last 15 years of his career were in the dual capacity as Chief...
Twenty-nine new VWCCS Court Support Officers (CSOs) have commenced in the Sydney, Parramatta and Newcastle Courts, taking the total number of VWCCS volunteers to just over 100. The new recruits commenced their training in May 2021. The training was discontinued during...