Elder abuse is any act which harms an older person and is carried out by someone they trust such as an adult child, family member, partner, carer or friend. To help commemorate and bring awareness to World Elder Abuse Awareness day, the Peninsula Community Legal Centre will be holding a morning tea on June 15, […]
Peninsula Community Legal Centre stands with Fitzroy Legal Service and sixteen partner agencies urging all Victorian members of Parliament to reconsider the proposed amendments mandating imprisonment where injuries are sustained by emergency workers. We need solutions that connect vulnerable people with the treatment they need and work to protect to our frontline emergency workers. Please […]
Acknowledgements were underway on Wednesday night at Functions on the Bay as Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) celebrated the work of their vital volunteers as part of National Volunteer Week 2018. Various awards were given out with Moreheads Lawyers taking out the Law Firm Award. Founder and Principal, Michael Morehead is a long term volunteer […]
Review of the Family Law System – 7 May 2018 PCLC welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Family Law Review. This Review is especially important to PCLC because approximately 50% of its case work is family law and family violence related. Whilst this is the most comprehensive review of […]
PCLC recently contributed to a series of workshops hosted by the Centre for Innovative Justice on reform of the Victoria’s toll infringements system. The workshops focused on Human Centred Design – challenging systems to design for the needs of the user rather than the needs of the system. Please view full report … A Fair, Efficient […]
Motorists driving on the toll roads in the eastern board states may save time on their travel, but can accrue huge penalities and fees if they are fined for neglecting to pay the toll or top up their E-tag credit. Some motorists in Victoria have toll fine debts as large as $200,000 and road toll […]
Peninsula Community Legal Centre along with 26 organisations has signed an open letter to the Victoria Police Commissioner regarding the trial of body worn cameras by Victoria Police. This letter outlines a series of crucial accountability and oversight measures that must be implemented if the program is to achieve the objectives of enhancing safety for […]
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) has responded to a recent report on the legal needs of the South East Metro Region, identifying Pakenham and Narre Warren as high need areas with a high proportion of rental properties. To address these needs, PCLC operates the Tenancy Assistance and Advocacy Program (The Program). The Program, supported by the […]
Peninsula Community Legal Centre received a visit from State Attorney-General Martin Pakula, State Member for Frankston, Paul Edbrooke and Member for Carrum, Sonia Kilkenny, last week to announce a funding boost for their Fines Clinic. The Centre’s Fines Clinic will receive $100,000 over 2 years as part of the Andrews Labor Government announcement of an […]
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