News and insights
Whittlesea Community House’s Mary-Lynne Griffith shares her experience of bringing multiple services together to respond to the needs of the community.
Our 2024/25 Major Grant recipients came together to share their advice and tips as they begin their funded projects.
Our Legal Laneway Breakfasts saw over 300 legal professionals gathered across Victoria to celebrate the new year in Melbourne, Morwell and Ballarat.
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Recent research publications
The third volume reports on the links between legal need and legal capability. It investigates the impact and implications of legal capability on legal problem experience and resolution.
Targeted and tailored engagement is necessary to increase awareness of young people's everyday justiciable problems and available legal help.
Featured research project
A Victoria-wide survey to understand how people see, understand and engage with the law.
Learn about the law
Featured event
Learn how Fix it Fridays at Whittlesea Community House successfully helps to build legal capability and connect people to services, when they need it most.
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Featured learning topics
Police can direct you to leave and stay away from a public place for up to 24 hours. These are called 'move-on powers.'
Resources to help incoming Year 11 and Year 12 students to get a Headstart on their VCE Legal Studies.
Respond to legal need
Our grants
Help the community to navigate civil legal issues and the Victorian justice system.
Funding for projects that help to better understand and support the legal needs and capabilities of Victorians.
Support to address community legal need or improve understanding of the justice system.
Featured case study
Peninsula Community Legal Centre created an online tool to guide support workers through the complex application process for women whose visa status is dependent on their partner to remain in Australia and leave the abusive relationship.
A New Perspective on Legal Need and Legal Capability is now available
The third report from the Public Understanding of Law Survey explores how attitudes, skills and confidence matter in satisfactorily resolving justiciable issues.