Type of service: Family violence legal support

These services can provide legal advice and support around family violence issues, including family violence intervention orders and safety notices, and matters relating to separation and family law.

Women’s Legal Service

Women’s Legal Service Victoria is a not for profit organisation which has been providing free legal services to women since 1982. They work with and for women experiencing particular disadvantage to address legal issues arising from relationship breakdown or violence.
They are funded by the Indigenous Justice and Legal Assistance Division, Attorney General’s Department, Canberra and Victoria Legal Aid.
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Contact:

03 8622 0600

admin@womenslegal.org.au

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Seniors Rights Victoria

Seniors Rights Victoria has a team of experienced advocates, such as social workers, who provide free information, advice, referral and support to older people who are either at risk of or are experiencing elder abuse or to other people, such as family members and friends, who are concerned that someone else may be experiencing elder abuse. Our advocates can also provide information to other professionals concerned about someone experiencing elder abuse.

Seniors Rights Victoria was established in 2008. It is a program of the Council of the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and is governed by its Board. Victoria Legal Aid and the Department of Health and Human Services provide the main funding. Seniors Rights Victoria works closely with Justice Connect’s Seniors Law team and Eastern Community Legal Centre’s elder abuse services.

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Contact:

1300 368 821

casework@seniorsrights.org.au

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Justice Connect

Justice Connect design and deliver high impact interventions that increase access to legal support and progress social justice.

They deliver services that assist both people and not-for-profit organisations. Those they assist often struggle to navigate the law, are unable to use the law in their daily lives and disproportionately experience the impacts of harsh and unjust laws.

Justice Connect aim to solve legal problems to help prevent the negative impacts on people’s lives and organisations and empower the community to use the law as a force for good.

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Contact:

03 8636 4400

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Federation of Community Legal Centres

Visit the Federation of Community Legal Centres website for a list of local legal services that can help with family violence issues including free information and advice about intervention orders before or on the court date, or what to do about family violence if you do not have a court date.

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Contact:

03 9652 1500
administration@fclc.org.au

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GenWest

Women’s Health West (WHW) is the women’s health service for the western metropolitan region of Melbourne. Their family violence service provides women and children with the range of services they require while in crisis – such as court support, crisis housing and case management – through to services designed to promote healing and recovery, such as children’s counselling.

Contact:

03 9689 9588

general enquiries: info@whwest.org.au

family violence enquiries: fvassist@whwest.org.au

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Hours:

Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm

VincentCare Victoria

VincentCare Victoria’s family violence programs provide advocacy and support to women and children escaping family violence to support them to live safely and independently in the community. Based on the Bayside Peninsula, VincentCare provides refuge accommodation and information on future housing options, as well as referrals to specialised counselling, court support, and material and financial assistance.

Contact:

03 9611 9200

vincentcare@vincentcare.org.au

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Hours:

Mon – Fri 9:00am – 5:00pm

VincentCare Victoria

VincentCare Victoria’s family violence programs provide advocacy and support to women and children escaping family violence to support them to live safely and independently in the community. Based in Goulburn, VincentCare provides refuge accommodation and information on future housing options, as well as referrals to specialised counselling, court support, and material and financial assistance.

Contact:

03 9611 9200

vincentcare@vincentcare.org.au

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Hours:

Mon – Fri 9:00am – 5:00pm