If you are homeless or at risk of homelessness, the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic can provide you with free civil and administrative legal assistance, including in relation to:
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Debt
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Housing and tenancy
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Fines and infringement notices
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Social security and problems with Centrelink
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Guardianship, administration and problems with State Trustees
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Victims of crime assistance and compensation
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Personal injury
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Discrimination
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Mental health
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Bankruptcy
If you require criminal or family law assistance, the Clinic will do its best to refer you to another legal service provider.
To obtain services from the Clinic, you can visit one of the following outreach locations:
The Big Issue 148 Lonsdale St Melbourne VIC 3000 Mon: 10:00am - 11:00am
Melbourne Citymission Western 214 Nicholson St Footscray VIC 3011 Mon: 10:30am - 1:00pm Footscray train station Tram 82 (Droop St)
Ozanam House 179 Flemington Rd North Melbourne VIC 3051 Tues: 10:00am - 12:00pm Flemington Bridge train station Trams 55, 59, 68 (Flemington Rd)
Urban Seed (Credo Café) 174 Collins St Melbourne VIC 3000 Tues: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Salvation Army Life Centre 69 Bourke St Melbourne VIC 3000 Tues: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Flagstaff Crisis Accommodation 9 Roden St West Melbourne VIC 3003 Tues: 1:00pm - 2:30pm North Melbourne train station Tram 57 (Victoria St)
St Peter's Eastern Hill 15 Gisborne St East Melbourne VIC 3002 Wed: 7:30am - 9:00am Parliament train station Trams 24, 42, 109 (Victoria Pde)
The Lazarus Centre 205 Flinders Lane Melbourne VIC 3000 By appointment - call 9639 8510
Hanover Southbank 52 Haig St Southbank VIC 3205 Wed: 1:15pm - 3:00pm Spencer Street train station Tram 112 (Clarendon St)
HomeGround Argyle Housing 1A/68 Oxford St Collingwood VIC 3066 Thurs: 12:00pm - 2:00pm Collingwood train station Tram 86 (Smith St)
VACRO 116 Hardware st, Melb 3000 Thurs: 1:00pm - 3:00pm Melbourne Central Station Tram 19, 57 and 59 (Elizabeth st)
Alternatively, you can contact the Coordinator of the Clinic on (03) 9225 6684.
For more information about using the services of the Homeless Persons' Legal Clinic, please click on the Client Information Sheet.
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