Save the date for Community Legal Centres NSW's upcoming Quarterlies, which include network meetings, training, panels, and opportunities for professional development.
Upcoming training
Upcoming training and events are listed below.
Please note: We also share all training via our fortnightly newsletter Off the Record, which community legal centre workers can sign up for here!
National Reconciliation Week Documentary viewing: 'This Is Mabo Land'
Date: Tuesday, 3 June 2025
Time: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Location: Online
Summary:
Please join us to celebrate and reflect on reconciliation with a screening of the 2024 film 'This is Mabo Land' from First Nations Broadcasting Australia. This 2024 documentary covers the life and the man Eddie Koiki Mabo who led the fight to change land rights laws to recognise the Indigenous connection and traditional ownership of land in Australia.
Register here: Register for This Is Mabo Land viewing via Humanitix
CLCNSW First Nations Networking Lunch
Date: Wednesday, 4 June 2025
Time: 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Location: Colin Biggers & Paisley, Sydney
Summary:
Community Legal Centres NSW warmly invites all First Nations community legal centre staff, interns, and students in NSW to a lunch at law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley. There’s no agenda—just an open space for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers in our sector to connect and yarn.
Register here: Register for First Nations Network Lunch via Humanitix
Portable Long Service Leave briefing for Admin and Finance workers
Date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Online
Summary:
Admin and finance workers in community legal centres are invited to join us for a briefing on the new portable long service leave scheme for people working in community services in NSW. Michela Beal, Stakeholder Engagement, Community Services at the Long Service Corporation – NSW Department of Customer Service, will provide a briefing on the new Portable Long Service Scheme in anticipation of its commencement.
Register here: Register for Portable Long Service Leave Briefing via Humanitix
Practice Knowledge for Working with LGBTQA+ Clients
Date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Online
Summary:
This training is being run in partnership with LGBTIQ+ Health Australia’s MindOut program, as part of the National Suicide Prevention Leadership and Support Program Grants from the National Department of Health and Aged Care. Training will be delivered by Karen Beashel (she/her), Principal Solicitor from Inner City Legal Centre alongside Araz Ahmed (he/they), a social worker and project and change manager recently working in Legal Aid.
Register here: Register for Practice Knowledge for Working with LGBTQA+ Clients via Humanitix
RRR Summit
Date: 22 - 24 July 2025
Location: Port Macquarie; some sessions will also be available online
Summary:
The RRR Summit is a rare and exciting opportunity to unite Community Legal Centres (CLCs) operating in rural, regional, and remote (RRR) areas for a three-day, in-person event focused on professional development, knowledge exchange, and sector-wide collaboration.
- Tuesday 22 July: The Big Yarn Up - This day is closed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified workers from any member CLC to come together.
- Wednesday 23 July: CLCs day - This day is open to any worker from a member CLC to attend.
- Thursday 24 July: Community Partners Day - This day is open to CLC workers and people from other community and government services who work with CLCs.
Register here: Register for RRR Summit via Humanitix
Network meeting dates 2025
February: 10–25 Feb 2025
May: 12–28 May 2025
August: 11–28 Aug 2025
November: 10–25 Nov 2025
Upcoming network meetings
Register for open networks here to attend meetings. Please note: If you have already registered for a particular network, you do not need to register again. All existing network members will be sent invitations to their relevant meetings each quarter.
Find descriptions of all networks that meet at each Quarterly here.
| Network | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Yarn Up | Mon, 11 Aug 2025 | 9.30am – 3pm |
| Communications Network | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Prisoners' Rights Network | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Family Law, Care, and Protection Network | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| AI and Technology Community of Practice | Tue, 12 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Admin and Finance Network | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Law Reform and Policy Network | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Health Justice Partnerships Network | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Youth Advocacy Network | Wed, 13 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Guardianship and Succession Network | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Domestic Violence and Victims Compensation Network | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Employment and Discrimination Network | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm - 3.00pm |
| Actionstep Community of Practice | Mon, 18 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Community Legal Education Workers’ Network | Tue, 19 Aug 2025 | 11.00am - 12.30pm |
| Community of Practice: Vicarious Trauma | Tue, 19 Aug 2025 | 11.00am - 12.30pm |
| Disaster Planning and Response Network | Tue, 19 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| First Nations Justice Network | Tue, 19 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Principal Solicitors (PII) Committee (invite only) | Wed, 20 Aug 2025 | 11.00am – 12.30pm |
| Rural, Regional, Remote Network | Wed, 20 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Network | Wed, 20 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Community Legal Sector Induction Session | Thu, 21 Aug 2025 | 1.30pm – 3.00pm |
| Coordinators and Directors (invite only) | Tue, 26 Aug 2025 | 9.00am – 3:00pm |
Register for open networks here to attend meetings.
Contact
For further information about our Quarterly program or event logistics (including registration), please contact CLCNSW office administration at clcnsw@clcnsw.org.au. Thank you!