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We don’t really know what works – what makes a difference to people in their hour of legal need. We have an ecosystem and a culture which preferences some law over others, some people over others, so maybe we don’t want to know?

Measure for Measure: A People‑Centred Approach to Tailoring Justice, provides an important snapshot and analysis of what works to move the needle in accessing and providing justice.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Rebekah Farrell has been appointed as the next VLF Executive Director.

Why does engaging with the law so often feel so hard? We’ve so much time thinking about law reform yet spent far too little energy reforming the systems that shape our everyday experience of justice.

We hosted a meet-and-greet for our newest Major Grant recipients to share what led them to their projects, build relationships and celebrate the beginning of the next round of projects.

The 2026 Legal Laneway Breakfast series has once again opened Victoria’s legal year with energy and insight, bringing together the justice community from across the state.

Chief Justice Richard Niall shares unique insights into judicial leadership, institutional trust, diversity on the bench and why human judgment remains central to the law.

Getting better at justice requires all of us to think more broadly about how we can connect those dots in our work.

Our latest research uncovers critical insights into how disadvantage shapes the experience and resolution of legal problems in Victoria.

Two creative programs show how games can make the law accessible and engaging for all Victorians.

9 new Major Grant projects to empower the legal assistance sector through data and research.

Our 2024–25 Annual Report highlights 12 months of renewal, growth and engagement across the justice and community sectors.

Two new PULS In Brief publications that help to understand how Victorians experience, navigate, and resolve family problems.

The Research Network explores the legal challenges faced by renters amid rising housing insecurity, highlighting the need for urgent reforms to better support vulnerable tenants

Funded projects will investigate a civil legal problem or issue, develop data and research capability, and develop new approaches and services to better understand and respond to community legal need.

Hear from leading access to justice scholar Professor Emily Taylor Poppe, in discussion with VLF’s Hugh McDonald and Lynne Haultain, on where access to justice is headed and needs to be.