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About CLCs

About CLCs

Community legal centres, or CLCs, are independent community organisations that provide free legal services to those who need it. CLCs enable a strong collective voice for justice and equality. Find out more.

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Community legal centres across Victoria provide free legal advice to people experiencing disadvantage. Find a community legal centre.

Policy Submissions and Reports

Policy Submissions and Reports

On this page, you can find recent and past submissions, reports and statements from the Federation of Community Legal Centres. Learn more.

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About Us

The Federation leads and supports excellence in the community legal sector, promotes the purpose and value of community legal centres, and advances social justice and a fair legal system.

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Cost of living relief welcome – but Victorian budget misses opportunities to expand successful community legal centre programs

Victorians will welcome the cost of living relief contained in the Victorian Budget 2026/7, which purports to make life easier, safer and more affordable for Victorians. Yet this budget does little to enhance the crucial services community legal centres provide to help Victorians understand their rights and responsibilities – and access justice – which speak to this year’s budget aims whilst also making our State fairer and stronger. 

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Reunification of families is always the preferred outcome for children. New legislation could strengthen pathways for bringing families back together.

Victorian community legal centres support the Children, Youth & Families (Stability) Bill 2025 (Vic), which has passed the Assembly and is expected to be debated in the Council this week.

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Reform that will hold institutions accountable for historic abuse is a win for victim survivors

Community legal centres welcome the passing of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Vicarious Liability for Child Abuse) Bill 2025 in Parliament on 17 February 2026. These reforms reflect a commitment to accountability, fairness, and the dignity of victim survivors of institutional child abuse. We commend the Victorian Government for taking action to address this critical issue. 

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Where to find us

There are community legal centres across Victoria. Click to find your nearest Victorian community legal centre.

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Federation of Community
Legal Centres (Vic) Inc.
Level 3, 225 Bourke Street,
Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia.

Federation of Community Legal Centres (Vic) Inc.
Level 3, 225 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we operate, the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We extend this acknowledgement to all First Nations’ Peoples and pay our respects to their Elders past and present and acknowledge sovereignty was never ceded. 

Phone: (03) 9652 1501

Email: [email protected]

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