Divorce workshops
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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...
commUnity Plus Annual General Meeting 2018
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The commUnity Plus Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 29 November 2018 and was well attended. Read more...
BMCLC congratulates Talia on her new Graduate lawyer role
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BMCLC would like to introduce you to Talia Tringali, a Graduate lawyer.Read more...
$30,000 of fines wiped after successful review
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Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (BMCLC) is a generalist community legal centre. One of our largest practice areas is Infringements and recently Lachlan Tom (solicitor) assisted a single mother who had numerous traffic fines. An outline of her case follows. Read more...
Family Violence Presentation during Adult Learner's Week
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Well done to Greta Haywood (Family Violence Coordinator with the Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre) who gave an 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...
Victorian Law Reform Commission visits the Centre to discuss its important work
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Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (BMCLC), a program of Comm Unity Plus Services Ltd, received a visit from Anna Beesley of the Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC) in August this year. Read more...
Renters to get help from pop-up advice centres
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Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre, in partnership with Tenants Victoria, is conducting pop-up tenancy clinics to local renters in Brimbank and Melton throughout April and May to provide advice to local renters. The clinics will be open in St Albans, Melton and Sunshine.Read more...
commUnity+ Welcomes Funding for Legal Projects in the West
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Rachna Muddagouni, the CEO of commUnity+, welcomed the Department of Justice Community Legal Centre funding announcement. “This funding will allow BMCLC to continue working on three major projects for the next 2 years”, she said.Read more...
Maribyrnong Council refuses to withdraw unfair fines
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Maribyrnong City Council’s system for managing infringement notices is unfair and unaccountable, according to Shifrah Blustein, Manager of Strategic Projects and Law Reform at Brimbank Melton Community Legal Centre (BMCLC).Read more...
Three Hands Make Light Work of Mortgage Stress
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A Melton-based service designed to keep people suffering mortgage stress in their homes is a great success according to an independent reportRead more...