Have You Been Involved In A Motor Vehicle Accident?
BY MARIJANA HAWKINS Have you been involved in a motor vehicle accident? Are you unsure of what to do afterwards? Confused about motor vehicle...
BCLS Welcomes Back Students
BY MANDI HYLAND We are very excited to re-commence our student program after many months of it being stalled due to COVID-19 lockdowns. It...
Buying a car privately? Read this first!
BY SHANE FOYSTER The top 5 things you need to know when buying a car privately or online. We often speak to people who...
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) the Barwon Elder Abuse Primary Prevention (BEAPP) Network and Barwon Community Legal Service is standing alongside the...
National Volunteer Week 2021 – Melisa Veljan shares her story.
Melisa Veljan started as one of our valued law student volunteers leading to experience across many areas of law. Eventually she was employed by...
Barwon Warm Safe Home Project
As part of the Geelong Seniors festival we are hosting the Barwon Warm Safe Home project. This community art project is about taking a...
Employment Law Explained
Our community lawyer, Shane Foyster, spoke to Tom and Loggy on K-Rock about employment rights and COVID-19. Listen here
We Talk Centrelink on K-Rock
Our community Lawyer, Emma Cvitak, talked to Stampsy and Josh on K-Rock about Centrelink, and answered these common questions arising out of the COVID-19...
Demystifying the law through community legal education – Portraits of Justice Project
Portraits of Justice was an innovative community legal education and art project to help young people in Geelong understand legal issues and the free...
SAFEStreets: A youth-led crime prevention education and awareness campaign
Young people at risk offending will soon have the chance to co-design an education campaign aimed at increasing young people’s understanding of the Victorian...
Without Prejudice – a Q & A with Barwon Community Legal Service
Damien Pitts from the Barwon Community Legal Service appeared on Mitchell’s Front Page to talk about the laws around voting and elections. [button href=”https://mitchellsfrontpage.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/20190506-CommunityLegal.mp3″...
Our School Lawyer Program arrives at Western Heights College
We have partnered with Western Heights College to establish a school lawyer program. Damien Pitts of BCLS is the school lawyer and is part...
Barwon Community Legal Service acknowledges the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn and work, and all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.