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The Federation of Community Legal Centres is the peak body for 50 community legal centres in Victoria providing free legal help to clients facing economic and social disadvantage.

Find a community legal centre

Enter your postcode to locate your nearest generalist community legal centre, or read more about the different types of legal centres in Victoria.

Call our referral service on (03) 9652 1500
Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm.

Outside Victoria? Visit the National Association of Community Legal Centres website.

Family Violence Intervention Orders

If you need to obtain or change a Family Violence Intervention Order, community legal entres can help. Download the PDF for more information.

Smart Justice

Smart action for a safer community.

Everyday-Law

Helping Victorians understand the law.

The Change Toolkit

A guide for community legal centres to undertake law reform, policy and advocacy.

Legal information & resources

For a free and comprehensive plain English guide to the law in Victoria, visit The Law Handbook Online.

You can also purchase The Law Handbook from the Fitzroy Legal Service.

Latest News

Children Don't Belong In Adult Prison System: Peak body concerned by Government decision (06-02-2017)
Law societies issue open letter to PM, joining chorus of voices calling for legal assistance funding (04-11-2016)
Legal funding leaves services out of reach for many women facing family violence (28-10-2016)
What's the future of free legal help in Victoria? (14-10-2016)
Access to Justice Review confirms the value of legal help, need for increased funding (04-10-2016)
Diary ruling a step towards greater scrutiny of damaging legal help cuts, community lawyers say (06-09-2016)

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