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Aboriginal Legal Access Program Radio ShowThe Northern Rivers CLC's Aboriginal Legal Access Program (ALAP) has a weekly radio show on 88.9fm Richmond Valley Radio. The show features Indigenous music, and legal and other relevant information. 88.9fm is a community radio station situated at Bora Ridge with a large listening base derived from the local Aboriginal communities. The Centre started the program in mid November 2011 and has so far featured NRCLC services, domestic violence, human rights, youth legal issues and family law and children. The ALAP radio show is an access to justice initiative that aims to convey legal information to the local Aboriginal communities and to increase participation in the Centre’s outreach advice locations. For... |
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Act for the House, Not the Tenant The purpose of the ‘Act for the House, not the Tenant’ Project is to target rental properties which are in a state of disrepair in order to encourage tenants to take enforcement action against the landlord. The Project plans to approach tenants in around 20 properties, previously identified as substandard, over an 18 month period. Footscray CLC would offer to assist the tenant in enforcing the repairs procedures in the Residential Tenancies Act 1997 (Vic), and applying for compensation as appropriate. The Project ultimately aims to document the outcome of repeated enforcement action against ‘repeat offender’ landlords. |
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Activist Rights website ActivistRights.org.au has been an important resource for activists in Victoria since 2006. Thanks to funding from the Victoria Law Foundation, the contribution of legal workers, activists, and writers, and the support of the RMIT Human Right Education Unit, the Fitzroy Legal Service will be relaunching an updated site in May 2012. As part of the relaunch, Fitzroy Legal Service will host an event including a panel, debate and entertainment. The panel will include Rob Stary, Tasneem Chopra and Gary Foley, who will discuss “Activism in Australia: Reflections, Experiences and Challenges”. The topic “Activism Doesn’t Pay” will be debated by a range of local activists including Cam Walker (Friends of... |
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Anti-Poverty Week Lunch Barwon Community Legal Service wanted to promote discussion and action about poverty in Australia and around the world. We marked Anti-Poverty Week 2010 by organising a free community BBQ at our local Salvation Army. People were given the opportunity to record concerns/issues that keep people in poverty and/or sign template letters relating to local issues. These letters were sent to local MPs and the event attracted local media. |
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Anti-Poverty Week Public Scribes An Anti-Poverty Week event that encouraged people to “have a say” by providing scribes to record their public concerns. Letters were sent on to relevant politicians, media and other decision makers. |
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Australia and my Family: What are the Laws? Designed for use by service providers and educators, this is a kit with activities, plain English handouts, resources, background information and facilitators notes including structured sample session outlines. The kit was developed as part of the CALD communities project after consultation and collaboration with community members, leaders and service providers. |
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Boys, you wanna give me some action? ‘Boys, you wanna give me some action?’: Interventions into Policing of Racialised Communities in Melbourne examined African young peoples’ experience of policing in three regions of Melbourne, including the Western suburbs. It found that ‘community policing’ initiatives do not ameliorate the commonly identified negative impacts of traditional over-policing practices. In fact, the relationships fostered between police and African young people through community policing initiatives were often used for intelligence gathering purposes and were ultimately damaging for the young people involved, leading in some cases to criminal proceedings. |
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Bring Your Bills Days The Bring Your Bills Program is an advocacy process that brings appropriate community, government and dispute resolution agencies together at a central location for one day for the purpose of assisting low income disadvantaged customers deal with problems arising out of the provision of energy, water and telecommunications services. Other services and problems, such as housing could be added depending on community need. The program seeks to encourage low income and disadvantaged consumers to bring their contracts, statements and bills to the event without the need to identify a legal problem or dispute. The agencies in attendance will listen to clients, review their documents and assess their need for assistance. Follow ... |
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Bulk Debt Negotiation Scheme Instead of negotiating hardship cases or repayment plans on a case-by-case basis, matters with a common creditor (eg a finance company, insurer or utility provider) are bundled and negotiated together. |
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Carbon Farming Initiative The EDO (Vic.) worked with government, NGOs and community members to improve the design of the Carbon Farming Initiative, and the legislation that implemented it. |
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CLE for Gippsland Health Workers Provision of a CLE session for Koori Health Workers in the East Gippsland area. The event was held in Lakes Entrance as part of the Health worker' professional development program. |
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Community Car Connections In partnership with 10 organisations, Peninsula CLC has helped develop this project for new arrivals in Frankston. Based on principles of community development, the project comprises an 11 week education program (with interpreters) to help new arrivals understand road laws and form links with local agencies. |
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Community Guides Training: Introduction to Australian Law Footscray CLC has provided training for AMES Community Guides, covering a basic introduction to Australian Law including family violence, divorce, child protection, driving, consumer contracts and police powers. The training is aimed at equipping non-legal workers to recognise and deal with legal issues, including what information to give clients and where to refer them for legal advice. AMES is Victoria's principal provider of Humanitarian Settlement Services. AMES Community Guides are bi-lingual workers who assist newly arrived refugees to settle in Australia. |
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Disability service provision in the Victorian Taxi Industry People with disabilities are often dependent on taxi services for point-to-point travel for access to education, employment, purchase of goods and services and social activities. The taxi industry should be seen as a disability service provider, be funded as a disability service provider and accountable as a disability service provider. The development of the Victorian Taxi Commission should play an active role in regulating the taxi industry as a disability service provider. DDLS will bring the taxi industry, disability service providers and the agencies that fund disability services together to develop recommendations for how the industry can be funded as a disability service provider and provide point-to-point transpor... |
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Do Not Knock Campaign A “Do Not Knock” sticker, which warns sales representatives that they are in breach of the law if they knock on a door to which the sticker is affixed. |
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Driving in Western Australia booklet 44 page booklet about driving in WA. Getting your licence and common driving problems designed for CALD and indigenous clients. |
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Driving in Western Australia video A video produced about getting your licence in WA and numerous common problems associated with driving laws. Target clientele is CALD and Indigenous. |
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Driving in Western Australia workshops Community Legal Education workshops delivered to the CALD community: Community groups, TAFEs and other organisations. Also produced a booklet and a video is due to be launched later in 2011 for Indigenous and CALD audiences. |
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Family Law services Brochure outlining the family law services available in the region (RRR) |
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Grandparents, grandchildren and family Law The Grandparents, Grandchildren and Family Law project encourages grandparents to be confident and informed and to contribute positively to the care, welfare and development of their grandchildren, whether or not the parents of the children are separated or divorced. Focus groups and community information sessions were conducted with Melbourne's Greek Community. A Reference Group was established with industry experts (eg Victoria Legal Aid, CO-ASIT - Italian Agency, private practitioners, Aged Care Services - Moreland Council). The Reference Group informed the development of fact sheets (in English and Greek) in relation to grandparents, grandchildren and Family Law. A final report will be produced with recomm... |