Community Legal Education

We educate people about the law

We provide community legal education for a range of communities within our catchment. We see community legal education as an important part of early intervention and the prevention of legal problems.

We can tailor presentations to suit the needs of community members on topics such as learning the law in Australia, tenancy, infringements, traffic law, criminal law, police powers, personal safety, family law and family violence.  

Through our International Students Legal information Resource, we also help international students get help for legal problems connected with where they live, work and study. This free resource is available in English, Spanish (Español), Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) and Chinese (中文), and covers 16 topics based on issues commonly experienced by international students.

Read here to learn more about how we protect international student rights

We educate professionals about the law

We understand that for the most vulnerable in our community, support workers are often the people they turn to for help with legal problems. Our community legal education sessions for workers aim to build their capacity to identify legal issues as they arise for their clients and how to link those clients into our services most effectively.

We also provide professional development and training for teachers and other school-based professionals on how to respond to disclosures of family violence as part ouf our Youth Advocates Against Family Violence program. 

For more information about our community legal education program or to request a community legal education session, please contact us on (03) 9328 1885.