Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Family Violence Prevention & Legal Service (Vic)
Level 1, 210 Lonsdale Street, MelbournePhone: 1800 105 303 (Vic only)
Website: www.fvpls.org
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: IVO's, family law, victims of crime
Legal information, counselling, referrals and support and Community Education.
AED Legal Centre
Suite 4, Level 52-26 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne 8009
Phone: 03 9639 4333
Website: www.aed.org
Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Areas of Advice: Disability and employment Law, anti-discrimination and human rights
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
12 Batman Street
West Melbourne 3003
Phone: 03 9326 6066
Website: www.asrc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 10 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Refugee and immigration law
The ASRC is a multi-disciplinary legal / community resource centre specialising in refugee and immigration law. It assists asylum seekers at all stages of the asylum process including with representation at the Department of Immigration, Refugee Review Tribunal, Federal Magistrates Court and with requests for Ministerial Humanitarian Intervention.
Barwon Community Legal Service Inc
73 Pakington Street
Geelong West
3218
Phone: 03 5221 4744
Website: www.barwoncls.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
Areas of advice: General legal service offers free information, advice and assistance with family law, intervention orders, criminal law, motor vehicle accidents, traffic offences, neighbourhood disputes, Wills and Powers of Attorney, and other general legal matters.
GCLS aims to increase community awareness of the law and legal system by providing information, workshops, talks and seminars and is active in contributing to legal and social change activities. Refer to the GCLS website for further details.
Brimbank/Melton Community Legal Centre
822 Ballarat Rd, Deer Park
Also located at: Suite 6, 3 Alexandra St, Melton
St Albans 3021
Phone: 03 9026 9600
Website: www.communitywest.org.au
Hours of operation: Deer Park: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 4.30 pm, Friday 9.30 am - 12.30 pm. Melton: Monday to Wednesday 9.30 am - 4.30 pm
Areas of advice: Generalist
The community legal centre is a program of the Community West with its principal catchment the City of Brimbank. Programs include adult and further education, Children’s Contact Service, community development and family violence. The CLC provides legal information, advice and referral, community legal education and law reform (focus on prison issues).
Broadmeadows Community Legal Service
180 Widford StreetBroadmeadows 3047
Phone: 03 9302 3911
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Family, motor vehicle accidents, wills, power of attorney, neighbourhood disputes, consumer, VOCAT, debt.
Casey Cardinia Community Legal Service
42 Claredale Street, DandenongPhone: 03 9793 1993- appointment only
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm
Open for clients: Monday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm. Closed 1 pm - 2 pm.
Areas of advice: Family law, criminal law, MVA, traffic offences, general matters, financial
Do not provide advice for: probate, wills, workers compensation, conveyancing, personal injury, child support, neighbourhood matters. By appointment only.
Central Highlands Community Legal Centre
15 Dawson StreetNorth Ballarat 3350
Phone: 03 5331 5999
Website: www.chclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9.30 am - 4 pm. Wed, 9.30am - 7.30 pm.
Areas of advice: Family, consumer, civil, family violence, neighbour disputes, power of attorney etc. A generalist service providing free legal advice and referral by appointment only.
Consumer Action Law Centre
Level 7, 4459 Little Collins Street
Melbourne 3000
Phone: 03 9629 6300 (consumers)
Free call: 1300 881 020 (rural)
Website: www.consumeraction.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5.30 pm
Areas of advice: Consumer law (including consumer credit)
An independent, no-for-profit, campaign focussed, casework and policy organisation, formed by the merger of the Consumer Law Centre Victoria and the Consumer Credit Legal Service. Builds on the significant strengths of these two centres.
Darebin Community Legal Centre
265 High Street
Preston 3072
Phone: 03 9484 7753
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/darebin
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9.30 am - 4.30 pm, closed between 1 - 2 pm. Evening service: Tues, Wed, 7 - 9 pm
Areas of advice: Generalist legal centre providing case work and community legal education within Darebin
Area covered: City of Darebin. Generalist centre providing casework and community legal education.
Disability Discrimination Legal Service Inc (Victoria)
Level 2, 247 Flinders LanceMelbourne 3000
Phone: 03 9654 8644 Free call: 1300 882 872 TTY: 03 9654 6817
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/ddls
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm
Areas of advice: Disability Discrimination
The Disability Discrimination Legal Service is a state-wide service providing information, referrals, and casework advice and assistance to people with disabilities and their carers, associates, relatives and friends under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (VIC). The DDLS also provides community legal education and undertakes policy and law reform work.
Eastern Community Legal Centre - Inner East Branch
Suite 3, Town Hall Hub27 Bank Street
Box Hill 3128
Phone: 03 9285 4822
Website: www.eclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Evening service of volunteer lawyers: Tues - Thurs 7.30 - 10 pm, by appointment only.
Areas of advice: Generalist, family, criminal, traffic, some consumer and debt, neighbourhood dispute and simple wills. By appointment only.
Areas covered: Boroondara, Whitehorse, Manningham. CLE talks and law reforms.
Eastern Community Legal Centre - Outer East Branch
Suite B, 6 Floriston Rd
Boronia 3155
Phone: 03 9762 6235
Website: www.eclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9 am - 5 pm
Evening service of volunteer lawyers: Tues 7-9pm, by appointment only.
Areas of advice: Generalist, family, criminal traffic, some consumer and debt, neighbourhood disputes and IVO. By appointment only.
Areas covered: Maroondah, Knox, Yarra Ranges. CLE talks and law reforms.
Environment Defenders Office (Victoria) Ltd
Level 3, The Green Building60 Leicester Street, Carlton
A'Beckett Street PO 8006
Phone: 03 8341 3100
Free call: 1300 336 842 (country)
Website: www.edo.org.au/edovic
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5.30 pm
Areas of advice: Public interest environmental law
Other services: Community legal education including annual conference, law reform, volunteer and student program.
Family Mediation Centre
4/1001 Nepean Highway
Moorabbin 3189
Phone: 03 9556 5333
Website: www.mediation.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Tuesday and Thursday 9 am - 8 pm
Areas of advice: Family dispute resolution, mediation, conciliation, counselling
Federation of CLCs (Vic) Inc
Suite 11, 1st floor, 54 Victoria StreetCarlton South 3053
Phone: 03 9652 1500
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Does not give legal advice.
Peak body for Victorian community legal centres. Provides the public with referral to appropriate CLCs and information and resources. Provides services and support to Victorian CLCs in areas such as funding and service development. Undertakes law reform, policy development and media work.
First Step Legal Service
42 Carlisle Street
St Kilda 3182
Phone: 03 9537 3177
Hours of operation: Monday to Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Areas of advice: Criminal Law
Fitzroy Legal Service
124 Johnston StreetFitzroy 3065
Phone: 03 9419 3744
Website: www.fitzroy-legal.org.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Legal advice: Monday to Friday, 6.30 - 9 pm
Areas of advice: Day Service - Criminal, family, public interest issues, victims of crime
Night Service - General legal advice and referrals.
Areas covered: Fitzroy, Abbotsford, Brunswick, Richmond, Collingwood, Clifton Hill, Carlton, East Melbourne. Publishes the "Law Handbook" annually (with online version) and the "Services Directory for drug & alcohol users."
Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre
22 Bellair StreetKensington 3031
Phone: 03 9376 4355
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/clc_flemmingtonkensington
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9 am-5 pm, closed 1pm - 2pm. Night Service monday 5.30-6.30pm
Areas of advice: Consumer rights, debts, fines, government administrative matters, criminal practice, police issues, social security, tenancy, wills, immigration (offshore refugees). The Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre offers legal advice, casework, community legal education and law reform work to and for people who live and work in Flemington and Kensington. We work responsively and flexibly to address the legal needs of our community.
Footscray Community Legal Centre
72 Buckley Street
Footscray 3011
Phone: 03 9689 8444
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/footscray
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 5 pm. Closed 1 pm - 2 pm. Night service from 7pm Tuesday and Thursday.
Areas of advice: Referrals made to specialist centres. Do not do Probate, personal injury, Conveyancing or immigration Law.
Gippsland Community Legal Service
162 Commercial RdMorwell 3840
Phone: 03 5133 0411 Free call: 1800 004 402
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/gippsland
Hours of operation: Phone advice: Monday and Tuesday by appointment.
Areas covered: Shires of Bass Coast, Baw Baw, Wellington, South Gippsland, LaTrobe Valley, East Gippsland. Services provided: legal information, advice and referrals; ongoing casework and representation in limited circumstances; CLE; law reform. Family violence duty service at Morwell magistrates court.
Human Rights Law Resource Centre Ltd
Level 17. 461 Bourke StMelbourne 3000
Phone: 03 8636 4450
Website: www.hrlrc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 .30 pm
Areas of advice: Human rights
The centre conducts and supports litigation, advocacy, law reform work and legal education to promote and protect human rights in Australian law.
Hume Riverina Community Legal Service
12 Stanley Street
Woodonga 3689
Phone: 1800 918 377
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/humeriverina
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm
Areas of Advice: All except conveyancing, bankruptcy, criminal and immigration
Job Watch Inc
Level 5, 21 Victoria Street,Melbourne 3000
Phone: 03 9662 1933 Free call: 1800 331 617
Website: www.job-watch.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Closed Tuesdays, 12 - 2 pm.
Areas of advice: Employment Law
Provides a free and confidential telephone information and referral service to Victorian workers. Other services provided: casework practice, community legal education and publications.
Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre
29 Queen St, BendigoPhone: 03 5444 4364
Free call: 1800 639 121
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/loddoncampaspe
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Wednesday night advice service by appointment, 6 pm- 8 pm.
Areas of advice: Family, consumer, debt, discrimination, family/domestic violence, crime, motor vehicle accidents, welfare rights, employment, guardianship, complaints, victims of crime.
Catchment area: Greater Bendigo, Loddon Campaspe, Central Goldfields, Mount Alexandra, Macedon Ranges. Family Violence legal assistance service every Wednesday, Bendigo Court. Older Persons Legal Program outreaching to Castlemaine, Eaglehawk and Bendigo health.
Mental Health Legal Centre
Level 9, 10-16 Queen StreetMelbourne 3000
Phone: 03 9629 4422 Free call: 1800 555 887
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/mentalhealth/
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Hours of advice Mon/Wed/Fri: 3pm - 5pm, Tues/Thurs: 6.30pm - 8.30 pm
Areas of advice: Mental health law, problems with criminal law, child protection, family law, discrimination, admin and guardianship as it relates to mental illness Area covered: Victoria. Other services provided: specifically mental health related referral service, legal education policy and law reform. Telephone advice, policy. Provides advice and representation for people who have a legal matter related to their mental illness.
Monash Oakleigh Legal Service
60 Beddoe AvenueClayton North 3168
Phone: 03 9905 4336 appointments
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/monashoakleigh
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 4.45 pm
Areas of advice: General including crime, simple family matters including divorce and consent orders, powers of attorney, neighbourhood disputes, motor vehicle accidents. MOLS operates using final year law students from Monash University who work under supervision of a qualified legal practitioner. Advice, referrals and ongoing files are managed for clients in a wide range of legal areas. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling on 039905 4336.
Moonee Valley Legal Service
13a Wingate Avenue, Ascot Vale
Victoria 3032
Phone: 03 9376 7929
Website: www.mvls.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm, drop in legal advice sessions 6.30 pm - 8.30pmAreas of Advice:Generalist
Moreland Community Legal Centre
17 Sydney Rd, CoburgPhone: 03 9383 2588
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/morelandhome
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm, Monday evenings, 6.30 - 8 pm
Areas of advice: Family, general, criminal
Provides free legal advice and financial counselling by appointment to people who live in the Moreland Municipality.
MU Student Union Legal Service
Union House, 3rd Floor, University of MelbournePhone: 03 8344 8687
Website: www.union.unimelb.edu.au
Hours of operation: Thursday and Friday 9 am-5 pm
Free legal assistance for post graduate and undergraduate students who are student union members at the University of Melbourne.
Murray Mallee Community Legal Service
122 Ninth Street, MilduraPhone: 03 5023 5966
Free call: 1800 243 002
Website: www.malleefamilycare.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 8.30 am - 5 pm, except Wednesdays, 8.30 am - 7 pm
Areas of advice: Most areas of law. No wills or deceased estates
Areas covered: northern and southern Mallee and southwest NSW. Generalist service providing free, confidential advice, casework and education at regional centres and outlying areas. Telephone and drop-in advice sessions. A Women's Legal Outreach Service responds to women's legal needs in rural communities in Victoria: Red Cliffs, Mildura, Robinvale, Swan Hill, Ouyen and Murrayville and in NSW: Wentworth, Dareton, Buronga, Gol Gol and Balranald.
Muslim Legal Service
220 morland Road, Brunswick
Victoria 3056
Phone: 03 9386 6804
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm
Areas of advice:
Family law, immigration, debt, social security, discrimination law, employment law, domestic violence, anti-terrorism, intervention orders, car accidents and wills.
North Melbourne Legal Service
504 Victoria StNorth Melbourne 3051
Phone: 03 9328 1885
Website: www.nmls.org.au
Hours of operation: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9am - 5pm. Client service: Tues, Wed, Fri 9 am-5 pm Tues Drop In service at 6.30 pm
Areas of advice: General, criminal, civil and some family law. Areas covered: North Melbourne, West Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne CBD. Appointments not necessary for outreach services. Ring for addresses.
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (Vic)
Chatsworth House, Suite 1-4431 Nepean Highway
Frankston3199
Phone: 03 9783 3600 Free call: 1800 064 784
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/peninsula
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Drop in: Monday 5.45 pm and Tuesdays 1.30 pm.
Areas of advice: General legal, family law, child support, consumer and tenancy
Catchment area: Cities of Frankston, Casey, Cardinia, Kingston, Glen Eira and Mornington Peninsula Shire.
Sessions: Advice by appointment Thursday afternoons. Domestic Violence Lawline Mondays 10 am-12 pm. Child Support Telephone Advice Tuesdays at 1.30 - 4.30pm and drop-in sessions Thursday at 9.30am. Family law appointments.
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (Vic) - Bentleigh branch office
82 Brady Rd
Bentleigh East 3165
Phone: 03 9570 8455
Free call: 1800 064 784
Website: www.pclc.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9 am - 3 pm, After hours drop in Monday and Thursday from 6.30 pm
Areas of advice: General legal, family law, child support, consumer and tenancy
Sessions: Telephone advice Monday at 9.30 am, Drop in sessions Monday and Thursday commencing 6.30pm.
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (Vic) - Cranbourne Branch Office
Suite 12, Bella Centre
33-39 High Street
Cranbourne
3977
Phone: 03 5995 3722
Free call: 1800 064 784
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm. After hours appointments Tuesdays from 6.30pm.
Areas of advice: General legal, family law, child support, consumer and tenancy
Appointments Mondays and Wednesdays. Evening appointments Tuesdays. Monthly Wills appointments. Telephone advice Friday mornings at 9.30am. Family law appointments.
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (Vic) - Pines branch office
2a Candlebark Crescent, Frankston NorthPhone: 03 9783 3600
Free call: 1800 064 784
Hours of operation: Drop-in Session Wednesdays from 7pm
Areas of advice: General legal, family law, child support, consumer and tenancy
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (Vic) - Rosebud Branch
1375 Point Nepean Road, Rosbud
Victoria 3939
Phone: 03 5981 2422
Hours of Operation: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 9am - 5pm
Areas of Advice: General legal, family law, child support, consumer and tenancy
Public Interest Law Clearing House (Vic) Inc
Level 17. 461 Bourke Street, Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Phone: 03 8636 4444
Website: www.pilch.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5.30 pm
Areas of advice: All
PILCH is a pro bono legal referral service, which assesses requests for assistance and refers cases to barristers and law firms who act for the client free of charge. PILCH operates the Public Interest Scheme and also administers the Victorian Bar Legal Assistance Scheme (03 8636 4419), the Law Institute of Victoria Legal Assistance Scheme (03 8636 4425) and coordinates the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic (03 8636 4408 or 1800 606 313).
Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre
95 Brunswick Street, FitzroyVictoria 3065
Phone: 03 94130 100 Phone for courses: 03 9483 1143 Website: www.rilc.org.au
Hours of operation: Evening advice: Monday at Fitzroy office and phone advice on Wednesday 10 am - 4 pm and Friday 2 pm - 4 pm.
Areas of advice: Service provides immigration legal service, assistance to asylum seekers, citizenship law, casework, education, telephone advice, tribunal representation. Also runs a comprehensive training and community education program.
Seniors Rights Victoria
Level 4, Block Arcade
98 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne
victoria 3000
Phone: 1300 368 821 (Seniors Information Vic)
Website: www.seniorsrights.org.au
Hours of operation: Phone Advice: Monday to Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: All aspects of Elder Abuse.
South West Community Legal Centre
50 Fairy Street, WarrnamboolPhone: 1300 361 680
Website: www.comconnect.com.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Phone advice: Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 10.30 am
Areas of advice: General, including family law, domestic violence, debt, motor vehicle accidents, wills, powers of attorney.
The centre aims to make the law accessible to all people through CLE, law reform, legal information, advice, referral and some case work.
SouthPort Community Legal Service
341 Coventry Street, South MelbournePhone: 03 9690 9144
Hours of operation: Tuesday and Wednesday evening, 7 - 9 pm. Wednesday 9.30 am - 5 pm.
Areas of advice: Wills, powers of attorney, general law.
Areas covered: South and Port Melbourne, Albert Park, Garden City, Middle Park, West St Kilda. General advice, referrals and limited casework. The SPCLS has developed an expertise in the area of elder law which is as a result of offering an outreach service and home visits. We also co-locate with the local community health service which results in the offering of a very effective service to the most marginalised members of the community.
Springvale Monash Legal Service Inc
5 Osborne AvenueSpringvale 3171
Phone: 03 9562 3144
Website: www.smls.com.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm and Tuesday 6pm - 7.30pm, Thursday 7 - 8.30pm. Drop in service Friday 2pm - 4pm
Areas of advice: All areas except property law
St Kilda Legal Service
161 Chapel StreetSt Kilda 3182
Phone: 03 9534 0777
Hours of operation: Night advice: Mon, Wed, Thurs, 7 pm - 9 pm Day advice: Mon - Wed & Fri, 9.30 am-1 pm, 2 pm - 5 pm. Thursday 1 - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Casework undertaken in the area such as 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.
Student Legal Service
Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora
Phone: 03 9479 1469
Hours of operation: By appointment
Areas of advice: General, but excluding areas not of welfare benefit to La Trobe students.
Tenants Union of Victoria
55 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
Phone: 03 9416 2577
Website: www.tuv.org.au
Hours of operation: Phone advice: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9 am - 4 pm. Wednesday 1 - 8 pm. Drop in: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9 am - 4.30 pm, Wednesday, 1 - 8 pm.
Areas of advice: Tenancy
Other services provided: law reform, research and community education.
Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Cooperative Ltd
6 Alexandra Parade, FitzroyPhone: 03 9419 3888
Free call: 1800 064 865
Website: www.vals.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm, plus on-call service
Areas of advice: Criminal, family and civil law
VALS, established in 1972, is a state wide Indigenous Australian controlled organisation. VALS provides culturally appropriate services to the Victorian Indigenous Australian community. VALS provodes criminal, family and civil legal assistance, such as information, advice and representation. VALS has 7 Client Service Officers, who act as a bridge between the Aboriginal community and the legal system, based in regional areas.
Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service Inc
44 Bellerine Street, GeelongPhone: 03 5229 2925
Free call: 1800 014 111
Website: www.villamanta.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Closed 12.30 - 1 pm and closed Wed mornings till 1 pm. Advice line: Monday to Friday 1 - 3 pm.
Areas of advice: Disability related legal issues only.
Provides freecall telephone advice, information and referral; casework; community education on the rights of people who have a disability, primarily for people with an intellectual disability. Also lobbies government and other bodies about laws and policies that affect people who have a disability as well as selling books on disability related issues Website includes free information sheets on disability related issues.
Welfare Rights Unit (Vic)
155 Easey Street, CollingwoodPhone: 03 9416 1111
Free call: 1800 094 164
Website: www.welfarerights.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Areas of advice: Social security law
West Heidelberg Community Legal Service
21 Alamein Rd, Heidelberg WestPhone: 03 9450 2002
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Criminal, PERIN fines, motor vehicle accidents, neighbourhood disputes, family violence, youth law, Centrelink disputes, debt related matters, victims of crime.
The service is based within the Banyule Community Health Service. We are a generalist legal service operating 5 days per week. Appointments only. No telephone advice.
Western Suburbs Legal Service Inc
30 Hall Street, NewportPhone: 03 9391 2244
Website: www.communitylaw.org.au/westernsuburbs
Hours of operation: Monday to Thursday, 9.30 am - 5 pm. Closed 1 - 2 pm. Closed Fridays.
Areas covered: western suburbs, particularly Williamstown, Newport, Spotswood, Altona and Werribee. Community legal education also offered.
Whittlesea Community Legal Service (Whittlesea Community Connections)
Shop 111, Epping PlazaCnr High and Cooper Streets, Epping
Phone: 03 9401 6655
Website: www.whittleseacommunityconnections.org.au
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.
Night service, Monday, 6.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Areas of advice: Family law, family violence, some criminal law, some civil law, other general areas, NO wills.
The legal service is an integrated program of Whittlesea Community Connections (WCC). WCC has community information and client programs, settlement services, municipal wide volunteer resource service and community transport service. The legal service provides free and confidential legal advice on many areas of the law, ongoing assistance on a case-by-case basis, community legal education and law reform.
Women's Legal Service Victoria
Level 3, 43 Hardware Lane, MelbournePhone: 03 9642 0877
Free call: 1800 133 302
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Advice line: Mon, 10 am - 1 pm, Tues & Thurs, 6.30 - 8.30 pm and Wed, 2 - 5 pm.
Areas of advice: Family Law including who the children spend time and live with, property settlements, divorce and de facto matters, Intervention Orders, VOCAT.
Face to face advice at WLSV Office on Thurs mornings 9.30 am to 12 pm. No appointment necessary. A state-wide specialist legal service that provides advice, court support, representation, casework, duty lawyer service, law reform and legal education under the banner of "Relationship breakdown and violence against women".
Wyndham Legal Service
Suite 10, 2-14 Station Place, WerribeePhone: 03 9741 0198
Hours of operation: Monday to Friday, 10 am - 4 pm, Monday night service, 6 - 8 pm by appointment.
Areas of advice: Family violence, criminal law, debt/fines, wills, powers of attorney, youth law, motor vehicle accidents, divorces.
Ring centre to make an appointment.
Youthlaw (Vic)
At Frontyard19 King Street, Melbourne
Phone: 03 9611 2412
Website: www.youthlaw.asn.au
Hours of operation: Office hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am - 5 pm.
Drop in service: Monday to Friday, 2 - 5 pm, Telephone information: Mon - Fri, 9 am - 5 pm
Areas of advice: Youthlaw, Victoria's state-wide community legal centre for young people, works to achieve systemic responses to the legal issues facing young people, through casework, policy development, advocacy and preventative education programs within a human rights and social justice framework. Youthlaw is based at Frontyard Youth Services which provides a range of free services for young people aged 12-25 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
