Community Legal Education (CLE) refers to a wide-range of activities designed to empower the community by educating them on their rights and responsibilities; where to seek advice and assistance; and how they can navigate the legal terrain. CLE seeks  to prevent legal problems and disputes from spiralling out of control by seeking to address the problem at the earliest opportunity.Read more...

Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (BMCLC) assists clients with summary crime matters in circumstances where the client is ineligble for either a grant of legal aid or the duty lawyer service. Read more...

There has been a steady demand for Divorce advice and assistance which we continue to deliver via our Divorce workshops, held quarterly and conducted in English and Vietnamese. Read more...

We are now in the final stages of 2018, BMCLC would like to take this opportunity to commend the team (staff and volunteers alike) for their tireless efforts throughout the year. Read more...

The commUnity Plus Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 29 November 2018 and was well attended. Read more...

BMCLC would like to introduce you to Talia Tringali, Graduate lawyer.Read more...

The White Ribbon event hosted  by CommunityPlus was well attended. The afternoon was organised by Hilary Bucumi, Neighbourhood House Officer at CommUnityPlus and Greta Haywood, Solicitor with Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre who also took on the role of Master of Ceremony.  The key note speaker was Sergeant Ken Anderson, Police Liaison Officer with Melton Police. Rachna Muddagouni, Chief Executive Officer of CommUnityPlus made everyone welcome and took the White Ribbon oath, setting the tone of the event. Read more...

We would like to warmly welcome Mark Moussalli to the Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre. Read more...

Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (BMCLC) is a generalist community legal centre. One of our largest practice area is Infringements and recently Lachlan Tom (solicitor) assisted a single mother who had numerous traffic fines. An outline of her case follows. Read more...

Well done to Greta Haywood (Family Violence Coordinator with the Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre) who gave a engaging presentation on Family Violence to our English-language students. The presentation was well-attended and highly informative. Greta ought to be commended for her efforts to push ahead with the presentation despite suffering a broken foot. Read more...