Community Legal Education

Allied Justice is a for purpose organisation providing free legal advice, information and community legal education to people who live, work or study in the Central Highlands and Wimmera regions of Victoria.

Community Legal Education for Community

Topics offered

• Understanding your Legal Rights and dealing with common Issues
• Families
• Young People (Sexting Young People and the Law SYPL)
• People impacted by Natural Disaster.
• Family Law and Separation
• Critical legal issues for Family Violence victims’ survivors
• Future Life Planning

Please note that to book a session, we require:

• Four weeks’ notice
• A minimum of 10 people. Please confirm that you have the required number of participants one week prior to your session.
• If we are unable to deliver a CLE session as requested, we will attempt to provide you with alternative options or referrals.
  

For Professionals

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Our Projects

Health Justice Partnership

Health Justice Partnerships (HJPs) are an established collaborative model that facilitates integrated health and legal responses to complex challenges. The early years of parenting can be a challenging time for families, with many experiencing a combination of physical, psychosocial and material pressures that can often result in health, financial, employment, housing, and relationship issues. Helping families address destabilising issues is an opportunity to support the capacity of parents to provide safe and healthy environments for themselves and their children.

Lawyers in School

BGCLS has partnered with St Arnaud Secondary College for a Lawyer in Schools pilot project. St Arnaud has consistently reported higher than state average rates of family violence. The project aims to create a trusting relationship between students and lawyer leading to positive community engagement with the justice system. It is envisaged that this will lead to increased family stability and increased attendance at school. 

Collaborate for Change: Advancing Housing Justice in Regional Victoria 

Collaborate for Change: Advancing Housing Justice in Regional Victoria is a two-year project bringing together six regional community legal services to address housing challenges. It will map local issues, strengthen advocacy and host a regional housing summit in 2026. The project is dedicated to driving community-led solutions and pushing for better housing policies.

Allied Justice acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we are based, the Wadawurrung, Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk peoples, and their connections to land, waterways, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge that sovereignty has never been ceded.

Allied Justice is committed to providing safe and inclusive services and is an ally of the LGBTIQ+ community.