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16 Aug 2021

Skills development, training and collaboration are important. That's why we organise Quarterlies - a chance for everyone who works at community legal centres in New South Wales to catch-up, learn, share experiences, and coordinate advocacy.

04 Aug 2021

To stop the spread of COVID-19 across Greater Sydney and New South Wales we need clear, culturally appropriate communication, economic, health and social supports, and community relationships based on trust.

05 Jul 2021

After an incredible 22 years of service, Dianne Day - a much-loved member of the Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre - is retiring.

05 Jul 2021

Our new $200,000 scholarship will enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students to gain valuable work experience in community legal centres across New South Wales. 

30 Jun 2021

A recent report by the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research concluded that there was no significant spike in domestic violence during COVID lockdowns. However, community legal centres say that crime data fails to capture the whole picture.

22 Jun 2021

Today’s budget delivers a disappointing outlook for the future of access to justice in New South Wales and is a missed opportunity to address rising inequality and disadvantage.

09 Jun 2021

The argument that acting on climate change is not core to community legal centres business no longer holds (if it ever did).

24 May 2021

The Northern Rivers region is beset by soaring rental prices, social housing issues, and a crisis of housing instability and homelessness. It's time to end no-grounds evictions and transform the housing system.

12 May 2021

For over ten years, three community legal centres have provided free legal advice to women in prison. While the program helps women to stay connected to their communities and families, it has never received government funding.

12 May 2021

LevelUP, an innovative project at Mid North Coast Community Legal Centre, provided vital support to young people exiting out-of-home-care.

05 May 2021

This May, Community Legal Centres NSW will be holding a State Conference in Sydney. Everyone who works at a community legal centre across the state is invited to attend – tickets are free.

04 May 2021

A new Underpayments Advice Clinic at Marrickville Legal Centre is combatting wage theft and helping workers seek justice. We spoke to Lucy Carroll and Jack Ding about what wage theft is, how to identify if you’re being underpaid, and their experience of the first few months of running the clinic.

04 May 2021

In 2019-20, community legal centres supported over 50,000 people in New South Wales.

04 May 2021

Funding for a key justice advocacy service in NSW is set to expire in June.

15 Apr 2021

On the 30th Anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC), Community Legal Centres NSW stands in solidarity with the families of Aboriginal people who have died in custody. We support First Nations peoples’ repeated demands for systemic change.

12 Apr 2021

Members of Parliament took the opportunity to sing the praises of community legal centres, with a number of MPs calling upon the government to increase funding to community legal centres.

07 Apr 2021

A key part of Kingsford Legal Centre’s work is responding to the endemic issue of sexual harassment through a specialist state-wide clinic.

06 Apr 2021

It is vital that everyone in New South Wales can access the community legal help that they need. That's why our 2021 Pre-Budget Submission focuses on ensuring equal access to justice for everyone in NSW.

31 Mar 2021

If passed, the Bill would deny children in our community the right to be seen, to be protected from discrimination and harm, and to be treated with integrity by teachers and schools.

29 Mar 2021

Our thoughts go out to the individuals, families and communities impacted by the devastating floods that have destroyed and damaged a staggering number of homes, infrastructure, animals and properties across the state in 2021. Community legal centres on the group are here for you, to help with issues such as insurance, tenancy, debt, lost documents, and more.

04 Mar 2021

Despite strong and widespread opposition from victim-survivors and their advocates at the time, the Commissioner Victims Rights implemented substantial changes which have negatively impacted on victim-survivors’ ability to access the support they need through the scheme.