Do you need legal help after the 2020 bushfires?

You can get FREE information about your legal issues and options for ongoing assistance.

Victoria – go to the Disaster Legal Help Victoria website or call 1800 113 432 to talk to someone about how to access free legal assistance. The Get Help section contains legal information about the most common issues people face when affected by a disaster. Topics include fencing, property, destroyed Wills and documents, and dealing with insurance and mortgage problems. Disaster Legal Help Victoria partners include the Law Institute of Victoria, the Federation of Community Legal Centres, the Victorian Bar and Justice Connect, and Victoria Legal Aid who are coordinating the legal response in Victoria to the bushfire crisis.

NSW – go to the Legal Aid NSW website for information and factsheets. Please call the LawAccess NSW Disaster Response Hotline 1800 801 529 for information, or contact the Insurance Law Service.

HOW WE CAN HELP YOU

Who We Can Help

We provide free legal advice to people living in North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina of NSW over the phone or in person at various locations, including:

Wodonga
Wangaratta
Albury
Deniliquin
Corowa
Lavington
Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service
Bright
Corryong

What We Can Help You With

Our lawyers can assist with a range of legal issues, including:

family law,
family violence,
separation and divorce,
youth law,
motor vehicle accidents,
credit, debts and fines
consumer complaints,
traffic offences,
other everyday legal problems.

We are unable to help with some legal problems, like bankruptcy, conveyancing, personal injury, and commercial matters, but if you call us, we can refer you to someone who can help.

Community Legal Education

We provide talks on a range of legal topics. These are aimed at community services and organisations. The presentations are free and delivered by our lawyers in everyday, easy-to-understand, language.

We can speak to about a range of legal topics, including: