Free Legal Services
Serving the community since 1977
Services PCLC Provide
Peninsula Community Legal Centre offers free legal advice to people who live, work or study in the municipalities of Frankston, Casey, Cardinia, Glen Eira, Kingston and Mornington Peninsula. Our Tenancy Assistance and Advocacy Program assist clients across a larger catchment area.
The Centre helps people use the law to protect and advance their rights, offering free advice on most legal issues, including family law, family violence, fines, tenancy and rooming house advocacy. Ongoing assistance is targeted to assist clients who are experiencing disadvantage. The Centre undertakes a range of community legal education, community engagement and law reform activities and is active in a number of community and Sector networks.

Legal Advice
Peninsula Community Legal Centre offers legal advice on a broad range of matters including family law, criminal law and civil law.

Duty Lawyer
Duty lawyers are available to assist people who have matters listed at Court on the day. Assistance may also be offered to people making urgent applications.

Family Violence
PCLC assists people experiencing disadvantage who are facing legal issues arising out of family violence. Division of property after separation, separation and divorce & victims of crime applications.

Fines & Traffic
PCLC offers assistance and advice regarding outstanding fines including driving on toll roads without an e-tag, parking fines and public transport fines.

Tenancy Assistance and
Advocacy Program
We assist private tenants, rooming house and caravan park residents who live in the Southern Metropolitan and Bayside Peninsula regions.

Specialist Programs
Specialist programs; StreetLaw Coffee Van, Work and Development Permit (WDP) Scheme, Strengthening Legal Pathways for CALD Women, Family Law Service Delivery

Latest Insight

News
Strengthening legal pathways through experimentation and collaboration
The Strengthening Legal Pathways project was featured by the Victoria Law Foundation here: Strengthening legal pathways through experimentation and collaboration… Continue reading Strengthening legal pathways through experimentation and collaboration

Event
16 Days of Activism – ‘Love Shouldn’t Hurt Presentation & Morning Tea (women only event)
16 Days of Activism – Love Shouldn’t Hurt 2022.pdf
Event
Seniors Festival 2022
Date: Wednesday 12 October 2022 Time: 10.30am – 11.30am Venue: Longbeach Place
News
Rental struggle
Sky has been to more than 50 house inspections in Melbourne’s outer south in the past three months, looking for a… Continue reading Rental struggle
Event
Victorian Ombudsman – Cranbourne Complaints Clinic
Victorian Ombudsman invites you to Cranbourne Complaints Clinic – Friday 20 May 2022 Details: Cranbourne complaints clinic




News
16 days of Activism
Kirsten Young, our Community Engagement, Education and Legal Policy Officer, spoke to Radio RPP FM about violence against women and… Continue reading 16 days of Activism
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Struggling to pay your fines?
Listen to Ash Galvin, our Fines and Traffic Practice Manager, talk to Radio RPP FM about where you can get… Continue reading Struggling to pay your fines?
Newsletter
Law Wise E-news Spring 2021
Read our current Law Wise E-news Spring 2021 edition
Media Releases
Street Law coffee van to be off the road if no new funding can be found
In the closing stages of 2019 in the shadows of a new year, a new idea was emerging within… Continue reading Street Law coffee van to be off the road if no new funding can be found
Media Releases
New Family Court Reforms – Will They Make Any Difference?
An increase in family violence and partners separating during the pandemic has been placing high demand on an already overstretched… Continue reading New Family Court Reforms – Will They Make Any Difference?

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A Fine Mess
A report into the most significant entrance point into the Victorian justice system and recommendations on reform. View Report:… Continue reading A Fine Mess