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Latest news
Launch of the Bendigo Legal Assistance Forum
Date: 16 November 2009
A new legal assistance forum makes its mark in Bendigo
VLA amongst LIV award winners
Date: 16 November 2009
Several VLA staff and Board member Mary Anne Noone were honoured at the Law Institute of Victoria's annual awards.
New edition of Briefcase calls for more family funding
Date: 16 November 2009
The December edition of Briefcase includes a call from Attorney-General Rob Hulls for more Commonwealth funding for family law matters.
New summary criminal justice procedures
Date: 22 October 2009
Feedback is invited from anyone affected by pilots currently underway of the new processes in summary procedure.
2008-09 annual report released
Date: 15 October 2009
Victoria Legal Aid's fourteenth statutory annual report was tabled in State Parliament this morning.
New Victoria Legal Aid booklet 'A workers’ guide to fines' is now available
Date: 21 September 2009
The 2009 edition of On the spot, now rewritten and updated to become A workers’ guide to fines has just been printed.
Human rights are Aussie Rules
Date: 07 September 2009
The Eastern Community Legal centre launches a children's project about human rights.
African report addresses legal barriers
Date: 07 September 2009
The 'Out of Africa and Into Court' report calls for more help for African migrants.
Helping youth with the law
Date: 03 September 2009
A new edition of What's the deal?, our youth legal education resource kit for teachers and community workers, is now available.
New family violence intervention order publications
Date: 19 August 2009
Our new plain language intervention order booklets and updated factsheets are now available.
Free tenant and civil claims workshops
Date: 06 August 2009
The Peninsula Community Legal Centre is running a series of free workshops for tenants and consumers.
VLA supports national Human Rights Act
Date: 07 July 2009
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) has made a submission to the National Human Rights Consultation Committee supporting the implementation of a national Human Rights Act.
Family law workshops
'How to fill in a divorce application' and 'How to run your own family law case' workshops are run monthly in Melbourne and some regional locations.
See the Workshops page for dates and booking details.
Latest newsletters
The August edition of Briefcase looks at VLA's latest law reform papers, Bushfire Legal Help online resources, and a seminar on legal issues for an ageing population