HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
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
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.
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:
- Legal Health Check – how to identify a legal problem
- family violence
- legal issues for young people
- consumer issues
- credit, debts and fines
- tenancy and housing
- family law
- separation and relationship breakdown
Contact us for more information or to request a Community Legal Education session for your organisation.
ABOUT US
We are a not-for-profit community legal centre, established in 1999 as a service of UMFC.
We help people who are experiencing disadvantage who would not otherwise be able to access legal assistance.
Our team of highly qualified lawyers provide free legal advice to people living in North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina of NSW.
We are based in Albury-Wodonga and deliver legal services in various locations across 17 local government areas.
We are passionate about linking the community with the law and advocating for the interests of regional and remote communities.
Hume Riverina Community Legal Service is accredited by the National Association of Community Legal Centres and is a member of the Federation of Community Legal Centres Victoria and Community Legal Centres NSW.
We are grateful for the funding provided by the Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department, the Victorian Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria Legal Aid, the New South Wales Government, and Legal Aid NSW, to help us deliver quality services to our community.
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Please support Hume Riverina Community Legal Service in providing free legal assistance to people who need it most in our communities across North East Victoria and the Southern Riverina of New South Wales.
Sarah Rodgers
Manager and Principal Lawyer
Ashlie Barclay
Manager Operations
Alison Maher
Managing Lawyer Family Law Services
Deborah Fisher
Managing Lawyer Generalist Services
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the traditional custodians and Elders past and present, who have raised children, taught them about the world around them and gave them the gift of culture and language. We recognise our part in bringing fairness to our Indigenous brothers and sisters and creating a community where all children, Indigenous and non-Indigenous, can ‘grow up strong’.
We support diversity and inclusivity and welcome all people to our service, regardless of race, religion, gender or sexuality.
Our Commitment to Child Safety
HRCLS is committed to providing services and working environments that not only protect children from harm, but that promote the wellbeing of children.
As a service of Upper Murray Family Care (UMFC), a community service organisation that supports children and families, our statement of commitment is supported in policy.
We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and children living with disability.
HRCLS is responsible for ensuring that all staff who provide direct or indirect services to children understand how to interact safely with child clients and all children in the community.
Children and young people is a focus area in the HRCLS strategic plan, Our Strategy 2020-2025.
HRCLS ensures child safety by requiring all staff to have a valid Working with Children Check in Victoria and NSW.
Please see the full child safe policy at, About UMFC – Strengthening and caring for families and children since 1979.
