Family Legal Health Support

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.

Refer a Client

Allied Justice is now inviting warm referrals from community, health and council services across the Wimmera and Central Highlands regions.

Request an Appointment

​After receiving a request we will make contact within 2 business days to determine how we can best assist. 

How can we help you?

Are you worried about ...

Family issues: Separation, care of children, child support

Safety: Someone controlling, hurting or threatening you or your family

Money: Debts, bills of fines, Centrelink issues

Housing: Repairs, ending your lease, insurance claims, disaster-related issues

Work: Problems with your pay, being treated unfairly

Documents: Birth certificates or identification documents

Are you eligible for Maternal Child Health Services?

Do you also live within the Ballarat, Moorabool, Hepburn, Pyrenees, Ararat, Northern Grampians or Horsham council areas?

If so, Allied Justice may be able to provide FREE legal services and/or referrals to other support services.

Even if you’re not sure whether you have a legal problem, it can be a good idea to talk with us to see what can be done.

How it works:

  1. Talk to your MCH nurse about them doing a referral.
  2. Once Allied Justice receives the referral, our Engagement & Referral Practitioner will call you to chat about what’s going on. We call this a “legal health check”.
  3. If our legal team can help, the Engagement & Referral Practitioner will arrange an appointment for you with a lawyer. This can be either in person or over the phone. The Practitioner will also attend your appointment (unless you’d prefer them not to).
  4. We may also offer other supports and/or referrals to other services if you need them. 

OR

  1. Drop in to one of the clinics listed below.
  2. Have a chat with our Engagement & Referral Practitioner or Lawyer about what’s going on (we call this a “legal health check”).
  3. They may be able to provide you with legal assistance, other supports, and/or referrals on the spot, or they may need to book you a further appointment.

If we are unable to help you with your problem, we will provide you with referrals to other legal and/or non-legal services that can help.

Family Drop-In Clinics

Horsham

Where:  Kalkee Road Children's & Community Hub

Address:  28 Kalkee Road

When:  Every second Thursday

Time: 9.30 am - 11.30 am

Stawell

Where:  Stawell Neighbourhood House

Address: 42 Sloan Street

When:  Every second Tuesday

Time: 11.30 am - 1.30 pm

Moorabool - Maddingly

Where:  West Maddingly Early Years and Community Hub

Address: 26 McCormacks Road

When: Wednesday every 4 weeks, alternating with Darley

Time:1.00 pm - 3.00 pm


Ararat

Where:  East Grampians Community Health Centre

Address:  5 Girdlestone Street,

When:  Every second Tuesday

Time: 2.30 pm - 4.00 pm

Ballarat

Where:  Parent Place

Address:  39 Sturt Street,

When:  Every second Thursday

Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

Moorabool - Darley

Where:  Darley Maternal and Child Health Centre

Address:  182 Halletts Way,

When: Wednesday every 4 weeks, alternating with Maddingly

Time: 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm

If you're worried about money, family issues, housing, safety, work or documentation issues, you may find the answers you need below.

We work in partnership with those we serve to pursue justice together—fairly, equitably, and with deep respect for the strength and dignity in every person’s story. We believe in the power of supporting people to access justice and achieve self-determination.

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Through compassionate and courageous advocacy, we deliver trauma-informed, client-led, and collaborative legal assistance, community education, law reform, and integrated support services. Our work empowers people to make informed choices, strengthens community resilience, and contributes to a legal system that is inclusive, responsive, and just for all.

Allied Justice acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the region we service.
Allied Justice acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the region we service.

Allied Justice acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the region we service, their diversity, histories and knowledge and their continuing connections to land, water and community.  We pay our respects to all Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Allied Justice is an ally of the LGBTQI+ community.

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