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Community Legal Centres NSW submitted a Pre-Budget Submission to the NSW Government in December 2025. Our submission proposes a sustainable investment in community legal centres, in seven parts.
Community Legal Centres NSW made a submission to the Review of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) in September 2025.
Community Legal Centres NSW contributed to the NSW Legal Assistance Forum's submission on medicare for people in prison in April 2026.
Community Legal Centres NSW made a submission on gender undervaluation to the Fair Work Commission on 28 May 2025.
The NSW Government has failed to distribute $3-3.5 million it promised to community legal centres one year ago under the National Access to Justice Partnership.
CLCNSW Regional, Rural and Remote Intern Zaiden Theophanous reflects on his time with Mid North Coast Legal Centre.
CLCNSW Regional, Rural and Remote Intern Tiarna Williams reflects on her time at Hume Riverina Community Legal Service.
CLCNSW Regional, Rural and Remote Intern Sally O'Bryan reflects on her time at the Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains Community Legal Centre.
CLCNSW Regional, Rural and Remote Intern Bethany Sherry reflects on her time at Western NSW Community Legal Centre, including outreach trips in the region.
Central Coast Community Legal Centre is giving emerging lawyers valuable courtroom experience before admission. Volunteer Ivan O’Neil recently appeared in Wyong Local Court under supervision.
Starting out at the Bar comes with major financial hurdles. The Joanna Knight Scholarship not only eased this pressure for two new barristers in 2024–25, but also connected them with the community legal sector through pro bono advocacy, research and training.
The NSW Government has once again failed to properly fund Community Legal Centres, ignoring our modest pre-Budget funding request.
The Coroners Court is not a perfect system, but it is evolving through continued advocacy and the ongoing efforts of those who care deeply about cultural safety.
The Family Law Indigenous list aims to provide greater access to justice for Indigenous parties involved in family law proceedings.
Community Legal Centres NSW made a submission to the NSW wellbeing inquiry at the end of August. We support the development of a wellbeing framework to guide government budgeting and prioritise wellbeing in policymaking.
This experience has profoundly impacted my view of what a career in the law sector can entail from a social work perspective. The work being done by community services on Indigenous list days at NCAT is inspiring.
The NSW Government has failed to increase funding for Community Legal Centres in the NSW Budget, handed down on 18 June. With a small increase in May’s Federal Budget, Community Legal Centres NSW hoped this would be matched in the NSW Budget.
The Children’s Court in Parramatta stands as a symbol of commitment to juvenile justice, striving to balance rehabilitation and accountability. It plays a critical role in the justice system...
Community Legal Centres NSW put in a submission to the independent review of the National Legal Assistance Partnership in October 2023.
By diverging from the formalities observed in other court settings, the offender feels seen and heard. They are not perceived solely through the lens of criminality.
We are delighted to announce that Sarah Marland has been appointed as Executive Director of CLCNSW.