This World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) the Barwon Elder Abuse Primary Prevention (BEAPP) Network and Barwon Community Legal Service is standing alongside the...
COVID Service Update
We are continuing to provide legal help and support services to our community members remotely via phone. Our office doors are currently closed until...
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...
Join Our Board
We are currently seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified candidates to fill a number of vacancies on our board. Working with your fellow...
We Are Hiring
Join our Community Development Team We have a fantastic opportunity for a community development professional to join our team to support the delivery of...
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...
Please call us if you need legal help
We are now delivering all our services by phone, including duty lawyer services at Geelong and Colac Magistrate’s courts. Please call 1300 430 599...
Services Update – COVID-19 Response
The outbreak of COVID-19 continues to pose a significant health threat to people across the globe. As the nature of the outbreak changes, the...
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...
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.