16 days of Activism
Kirsten Young, our Community Engagement, Education and Legal Policy Officer, spoke to Radio RPP FM about violence against women and the 16 Days of Activism campaign, and access to justice and PCLC’s Street Law coffee van.
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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 help.
Law Wise E-news Spring 2021
Read our current Law Wise E-news Spring 2021 edition
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 the offices of the Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC). The Centre’s CEO Jackie Galloway and her team were about to embark upon an ambitious new Street law project that envisaged taking legal services from the office […]
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 family law system. On 1 September the new Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia opened, the latest in a long line of initiatives to reform a system which has been plagued for decades by […]
A Fine Mess
A report into the most significant entrance point into the Victorian justice system and recommendations on reform. View Report: A Fine Mess – The Insight Centre – Report View The Age article: Elizabeth’s quick trip to the shops that ended in a criminal charge
Renters at risk of homelessness now emergency measures removed
A decision in the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) earlier this month has tenant advocates in our region concerned that a large number of renters will face homelessness now that the moratorium on evictions has ended. At the height of the COVID-19 crisis last year, the Andrews Government introduced a raft of emergency measures […]
New Law Gives Greater Protection to Renters
We know that many in our community have been struggling with the economic fallout of COVID and have been finding it hard to make their rent. Listen here to Cath Currie, the coordinator of our Tenancy Assistance and Advocacy Program, talk to Radio RPP FM about the changes in Victoria’s tenancy laws that give greater protections […]
Media Release: News laws make life fairer for renters
Peninsula Community Legal Centre (PCLC) has welcomed recent changes to Victoria’s rental laws – which include the introduction of “basic standards” and limit rent rises to once a year – as making renting fairer for everyone. PCLC has a large program to assist tenants living in private rental properties and for more than a decade […]
Media Release: Financial Elder Abuse an Increasing Problem in Australia
Today is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. To mark the day, the Peninsula Community Legal Centre and the Frankston Mornington Peninsula Respecting Seniors Network are launching an elder abuse awareness campaign to highlight the issue of financial elder abuse, which is an increasing problem in Australia. Close to two thirds (62%) of all elder abuse […]