Earlier this year, the Federal Attorney-General, Geroge Brandis, asked the Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs to examine how to better support and protect people affected by family violence when dealing with Australia’s family law system. The intersection between family violence and family law is often fraught, a problem recognised by the Victorian […]
We recently received $40,000 from the WCF Thomas Charitable Trust that will allow us to continue delivering our Health-Justice Partnership with Bendigo Community Health Services in Kangaroo Flat for another year. The partnership recognises that many legal conflicts manifest as health issues and that by working together, health and legal service providers stand a better chance of […]
Videos from Talking Justice 2017 are now available on our YouTube channel, including the Opening Night address by the Hon. Chief Justice Diana Bryant AO. This year’s topics ranged from the current challenges facing the Family Court, to kids in detention, the rights of transgender children, the impact of digital disruption on individual rights and social […]
We recently spoke to 30 of the 105 people assisted by our Child Protection Legal Service pilot between 1 October 2016 and 31 March 2017. We were keen to learn if the service had helped our clients and to ensure it was consistent with our principles. The service is a Victoria Legal Aid initiative that funded two […]
Today the federal Attorney-General, Senator George Brandis, announced the government’s intention to restore $55.7 million to the community legal sector over three years. This is welcome news. Across our two centres (Loddon Campaspe and Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centres) the planned cuts would have forced us to turn away more than 250 clients per year. […]
Talking Justice 2017 tickets are now on sale via the Ulumbarra Theatre. This year, Talking Justice marks Law Week on 19-20 May. You can buy tickets to individual sessions (Adult: $12, Concession: $5) or a Weekend Pass to all session (Adult: $40, Concession: $15). This year’s Program in brief Friday 19 May 2017 6.30pm – Family […]
Are you a mature and dynamic lawyer, passionate about social justice and public health and want to work in one of Victoria’s most culturally vibrant and beautiful regional areas? The Bendigo based Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre (LCCLC) (a division of Advocacy & Rights Centre Ltd, T/A – ARC Justice) delivers a range of legal […]
Talking Justice returns to the Ulumbarra Theatre for Law Week on 19-20 May 2017. For the fourth year, Loddon Campaspe CLC invites Bendigo to come together to hear some of the country’s finest writers, lawyers, activists and commentators tackle some of our more vexing social and legal dilemmas. This year our Moderator is Damien Carrick, […]
On 4 April 2017 Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus will see first-hand the work undertaken by Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre lawyers with family violence victims at Bendigo Courts. Mr Dreyfus’ visit comes as Loddon Campaspe CLC and its Shepparton counterpart Goulburn Valley CLC stare down federal funding cuts worth $121,000, due to come into effect […]
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 […]
