Are you a mature and dynamic lawyer, passionate about social justice? Do you want to work in one of Victoria’s most culturally vibrant and beautiful regional areas? Our Shepparton colleagues Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre deliver a range of legal assistance services (casework, education and policy) across the Goulburn Valley. Goulburn Valley CLC is a […]
On the 4th of April the Shadow Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, and the Member for Bendigo, Lisa Chesters, threw their support behind our EO, Hayley Mansfield, and Legal Practice Manager, Clare Sauro, who are calling on the federal government to reverse planned funding cuts to community legal centres. Their call comes as the federal government prepares […]
Full time (1.0 EFT) until 30th September 2018. Flexibility in the EFT requirements may be available to selected applicants We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Are you a mature and dynamic lawyer, passionate about social justice and want to work in one of Victoria’s most culturally vibrant and beautiful regional areas? ARC Justice is a leading […]
How do you measure the success of medical-legal interventions in the lives of people with a complex interplay of health and legal issues? Our Health-Justice Partnership (HJP) with Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) commenced in January 2014. Since then, this initiative has seen our HJP Lawyer Nickie King provide 86 legal advices and take on […]
Loddon Campaspe CLC has three job opportunities for suitable candidates with a passion for social justice and working in a rural and regional setting. Paralegal Administrator – Bendigo The Paralegal Administrator position provides support to the Loddon Campaspe CLC and ARC Justice teams including managing correspondence, assisting with client intake assessments and appointments, taking phone enquiries, […]
On the 3rd of December the Productivity Commission released its long-awaited report into access to justice arrangements in Australia. The Commission recognised the role of Australian legal assistance providers (including Community Legal Centres) and deplored the high levels of unmet legal need faced by disadvantaged and vulnerable Australians. The Commission recommended an immediate injection of […]
Although the Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre has been up and running for some time now, it was only officially opened at its new Shepparton premises on the 25th of November 2013. The Hon. Dr. Sharman Stone kindly found time in her busy schedule to officiate. We were particularly pleased that Dr Stone could join […]
The Commonwealth Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus, visited our office on the 13th of June to announce a funding double-header, including a one-off $150,000 funding boost for the Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre (a division of Loddon Campaspe CLC) and $205,000 to extend our justice initiatives via the National Broadband Network. The funding represents a real commitment by […]
Goulburn Valley CLC’s office in Maude Street Shepparton was flooded out in February 2013. The damage to the premises was so extensive that our Shepparton colleagues were forced to relocate to temporary premises across the road in the church hall belonging to Uniting Care: Cutting Edge. We are pleased to announce that they have since […]
In March and April Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre hosted three community consultations across the region. The consultations were held in Shepparton, Seymour and Cobram. The aim of the consultations was to invite feedback from key local agencies about the centre’s performance and future challenges. More than 30 people, representing the major community service providers […]
