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LEGAL SERVICES

 

 

Altona Free Legal Service

Provides free legal services and referral.

37 Sargood St, Altona, VIC, 3018

 

 

Brimbank/Melton Community Legal Centre

Provides legal information, advice and referral, community legal education and

law reform (focus on prison issues). Also on roster for Western Region Intervention Order Support Project.

 

Deer Park office:

822 Ballarat Road, Deer Park, VIC, 3023

Ph: 9363 1811 

 

Melton office:

Suite 6, 3 Alexandra Street, Melton, VIC, 3337

Ph: 9971 1800

Email: info@communitywest.org.au
Website: www.communitywest.org.au

 

 

Broadmeadows Community Legal Service

Focus on family law, domestic violence, credit and youth issues. Do-your-own divorce classes.

Monday - Thursday: 9.30am - 5pm, Wednesday: 9.30pm - 8pm,

Friday: 2.30pm – 5pm

180 Widford Street, Broadmeadows, VIC, 3047

Ph: 9302 3911

Email: Broadmeadows_VIC@fcl.fl.asn.au

 

 

Coburg-Brunswick Community Legal and Financial Counselling Centre

Provides free legal advice and financial counselling by appointment to people

who live in Brunswick, Coburg, Pascoe Vale and Fawkner. Ongoing casework and assistance is provided, as well as referrals to local agencies.

78 Bell Street, Coburg, VIC, 3058
Ph: 9350 4555

 

 

Communications Law Centre

Specialised in media, communications, and online law and policy. The centre is a research unit at Victoria University. Other areas of law in which the centre specialises include: broadcasting, defamation; free speech; media ownership; privacy; and telecommunications.

Level 1, 283 Queen Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Ph: 9600 3841

 

 

Community West

Provides referral, Community legal education and law reform, Sunshine Court intervention order support program and other different  services. Appointment is necessary.

Monday - Thursday: 9am - 5pm, Friday: 9am - 4pm

822 Ballarat Road, Deer Park, VIC, 3023
Ph: 9363 1811

Email: info@communitywest.org.au

 

 

Consumer Law Centre (Vic)

This is a national service. Research, policy development and advocacy. Casework practice for low-income and vulnerable consumers (Victoria only).

Level 9 91 William Street Melbourne VIC 3000.

Ph: 9629 6300

Email: info@clcv.net.au

 

 

 Darebin Community Legal Centre

Provides casework and community legal education. Intervention order court support service at Heidelberg Magistrates' Court. Evening advice service Tues and Wed 7 to 9pm. Committed to providing access to indigenous people.

Provides outreach service to Victorian Prisons. Auspices the Advocacy Program

for Women in Prison and other different services.

265 High Street, Preston, VIC, 3072

Ph: 9484 7753

Email: Darebin_VIC@fcl.fl.asn.au

 

  

Dispute Settlement Centre     

Offers practical strategies, mediation services, education programs and lots more.

All these services are free.

Level 4, 456 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Ph: 9603 8370

1800 658 528

 

 

Essendon Community Legal Centre Inc

Provides legal advice, casework, information and referral. Areas covered include neighborhood disputes, family law, PERIN fines, minor criminal and motor vehicle accidents. Community legal education is ongoing.

 

Main Office
13A Wingate Ave, Ascot Vale

Ph: 9376 5244

Niddrie Office
3 - 15 Matthews Ave, Niddrie

Ph: 9376 7929
Fax: 9376 9748
Email: essclc@essclc.org.au
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/essendon

 

 

Family Mediation Centre

It provides mediation, concilliation, relationship and financial counselling and relationship education services to families and schools.

Level 4, 1001 Nepean Highway, Melbourne, VIC, 3189

Ph: 9555 9300

Email: family@mediation.com.au
Website: www.mediation.com.au

 

 

Fitzroy Legal Service

Provides free legal advice 5 nights per week. Outreach at North Richmond Community Health Centre (Wednesday evenings). Focus on criminal and youth

law and related police issues.

124 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065

Ph:  03 9419 3744 or 9411 1307

Email: enquiries@fitzroy-legal.org.au
Website: www.fitzroy-legal.org.au/

 

 

 

Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre

Casework focusing on police, immigration, wills and power of attorney and social security. Other services provided: community legal education, community development project work, law reform and campaigns. Speciality areas: criminal

and migration.

22 Bellair Street, Kensington, VIC, 3031

Ph: 9376 4355

Email: fklegal@fkclc.org.au
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/flemingtonkensington

 

 

Footscray Community Legal Centre

Provides  Casework, advice, referral and community legal education (CLE). Intervention Order Project at Sunshine Court. Divorce classes.

9.30am - 5pm Mon - Fri by appointment.

7pm - 8pm Tues & Thurs evening  for advice and referral, no appointment necessary. Financial Counselling service.

9.30am - 5pm Mon - Fri.

220 Nicholson Street, Footscray, VIC, 3011

Ph: 9689 8444

Email: footlegal@iinet.net.au
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/footscray

           

 

HIV/AIDS Legal Centre
Provides Legal assistance for people with HIV/AIDS.

Thursday: 7pm - 9pm fortnightly

51 Commercial Road, Prahran, VIC, 3181
Ph: 9863 0444

 

 

Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ltd

Aims to promote human rights in Victoria and Australia, particularly the human rights of people that are disadvantaged or living in poverty, through the practice of law. They also aim to support and enhance the capacity of the legal profession, judiciary, government and community sector to develop Australian law and policy consistently with international human rights standards.

Level 1, 550 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne , VIC, 3000

Ph: 9225 6695

Email: hrlrc@vicbar.com.au
Website: www.pilch.org.au

 

 

Job Watch

Focus on employment law. Provides telephone advice service between 9am

to 5pm Monday to Friday except Tuesdays from 12 -2pm - closed for staff

training. Wednesday 6pm - 8pm. Other services provided: casework practice, community legal education and publications.

Ph: 9662 1933

Website: www.job-watch.org.au

 

 

Legal Services Commissioner

The office of the Legal Ombudsman investigates complaints about lawyers.  It is

a free service, independent of the legal profession and government.

Level 9, 330 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Ph: 1300 796 344

 

 

Mental Health Legal Centre

Provides mental health related referral service, legal education policy and law reform. Telephone advice, policy, advice and representation for people who have

a legal matter related to their mental illness

Advice line on 9629-4422, Monday Wednesday or Friday; between 3.00 p.m. and 5.00 p.m.

Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm, 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm.  can not give advice by email

Level 4, 520 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/mentalhealth/

 

 

North Melbourne Legal Service

Provides general family, criminal, civil and immigration casework.

 

Outreach services: Tuesday evening service: 6.30-8.30pm.

 

Women's outreach: Tuesday 12-2pm, North Melbourne Community Centre

49 Buncle St, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051

 

Ozanam Community Centre outreach: Tuesday 11am-1pm

268 Abbotsford St, North Melbourne, VIC, 3051

 

 Appointments not necessary for outreach services.

Ph: 9328 1885
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/northmelbourne

 

 

Public Interest Law Clearing House (Vic) Inc

PILCH coordinates the provision of pro bono (for free) legal assistance. PILCH receives request for legal assistance and refer successful applicants to pro bono lawyers.

Ph: 9225 6680

Email: pilch@vicbar.com.au
Website: www.pilch.org.au

 

 

RMIT Union Legal Service

The RMIT Union Legal Service provides free, comprehensive legal advice and some ongoing casework to all current students of RMIT University. The service also runs

a community legal education program which aims to educate and empower

students about their legal rights through community development projects,

seminars and workshops, publications and web-based information.

Ph: 9925 2551

Website: www.rmit.edu.au/rmitunion/legal

 

 

St. Kilda Legal Service

Night services operate Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 7pm to 9pm. Casework undertaken in the areas of family law, guardianship and administration,

PERIN fines, debt, crime, body corporate and neighbour disputes. Legal education provided to community workers and local residents also undertake law reform activities. Drug outreach programs also operated by the service.

161 Chapel Street, St Kilda, VIC, 3182

Ph: 9534 0777

Email: St_Kilda_VIC@fcl.fl.asn.au

 

 

Tenants Union of Victoria

Provides law reform, research and community education. Telephone advice

9am-4pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 1pm-8pm Wednesday.

Drop-in advice 9am-4.30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

and 1pm-8pm Wednesday.

55 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065

Ph: 9416 2577

Email: admin@tuv.org.au
Website: www.tuv.org.au

 

 

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Cooperative Ltd

Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. 24 hour service. Such as: advice, casework, representation in criminal, civil and family law, policy, research and community legal education.

6 Alexandra Pde, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065

24 hour services contact   9419 3888

Toll Free: 1800 064 865

Email: vals@vals.org.au
Website: www.vals.org.au

 

 

Victoria Legal Aid

Provides legal aid in the most effective, economic and efficient manner, provide

to the community improved access to justice and legal remedies

350 Queen St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Ph: 9269 0234

 

 

Welfare Rights Unit (Vic)

Specialist legal centre for social security law, policy and practice. Statewide telephone advice service, information distributed through newsletter. Participates in lobbying and research. Other services provided: community education, training, talks, law reform.

Phone advice Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 12.30pm.

155 Easey St, Collingwood, VIC, 3066

Ph:  9416 1111

Email: wru@welfarerights.org.au
Website: www.welfarerights.org.au

 

 

Werribee Legal Service

Cnr Duncans Road & Watton Street, Werribee, VIC, 3030

Ph: 9741 0198

                                   

 

Western Suburbs Legal Service

Is committed to providing free legal advice and assistance to people who live,

work or study in the Western Suburbs, particularly in the city of Hobsons Bay.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 9.30am-1pm and 2-5pm (closed Friday)
Night Service: Monday, Tuesday 7-9pm (appointments are necessary)

 

30 Hall Street, Newport, VIC, 3015
Ph: 9391 2244
Email: wsls@vicnet.net.au

 

 

Whittlesea Community Legal Service

Offers advice in general areas of the law. The service is a program of with

Whittlesea Community Connections, who offer settlement help, volunteer resource service and community information. The WCLS operates a drop-in Night Service every Monday from 6.30-8.30pm and has a comprehensive volunteer program.

Ph:  9401 6655

Email: wcls@vicnet.net.au

 

 

Women's Legal Service Victoria

Direct legal services: advice, referral, representation, casework relating to   relationship breakdown and violence against women', including family law,

victims assistance, intervention orders.

Telephone advice and referral, 5 days a week.

Weekly services: face-to-face services every Thursday at Hardware Lane.

Service at Melbourne Magistrates Court every Monday, Thursday and Friday.

Legal education and training, law reform.

 

3rd Floor, 43 Hardware St Melbourne, VIC, 3000  
Ph: 9642 0877

Email: justice@vicnet.net.au

 

 

Wyndham Legal Service

Free legal advice and assistance, community legal education and law reform activities. Crime (family violence) and intervention order. Open 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday. Monday night service operates from 6 to 9pm. Ring centre to make an appointment.

Wednesday 4pm-6pm youth drop-in and appointments. Outreach every second Tuesday morning at Laverton Community Centre by appointment only.

Duty lawyer service Thursday mornings 9.30 am at Werribee Magistrates Court

Suite 10, 2-14 Station Place, Werribee, VIC, 3030

Ph: 9741 0198

Email: Wyndham_VIC@fcl.fl.asn.au
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/wyndham

 

 

Youthlaw

Free legal service for young people under 25 years. Legal education and

training, law reform, policy and publications.

19 King St, Melbourne, VIC, 3000

Ph: 9611 2412

Email: info@youthlaw.asn.au
Website: www.youthlaw.asn.au

 

Victoria, Australia

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