Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre

Federation Working Groups

Access to Interpreters Working Group
The Access to Interpreters Working Group is concerned with the access of non-English speaking clients to legal information and education within their communities, and access to translation and interpretation services.

Convenor: Suzy Fox (St Kilda Legal Service)
Contact Number: 9534 0777
Meets: 3rd Wednesday of the month
Time: 9.30am
Venue: Federation Meeting Room

Anti-Terrorism Laws Working Group
The Anti-Terrorism Laws Working Group coordinates the Federation’s response to the Federal and State anti-terrorism laws.

Convenor: Marika Dias (Western Suburbs Legal Service)
Contact Number: 9391 2244
Meets: 3rd Thursday of the month
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: Federation Meeting Room

Child Support Working Group
The Child Support Working Group supports child support workers in CLCs and works closely with the National Child Support Network to achieve positive law reform.

Convenor: Elsie Stokie (Geelong Community Legal Service)
Contact Number: 5221 4744
Meets: Bimonthly on Thursdays
Time: 2.00pm
Venue: Victoria Legal Aid

Children& Youth Issues Working Group
The Children and Youth Issues Working Group works on legal issues relevant to children and young people including public space, education, bullying and mobile phones.

Convenor: Tiffany Overall (Youthlaw)
Contact Number: 9611 2412
Meets:3rd Tuesday of the month
Time: 9.30am
Venue: Federation Meeting Room

Community Legal Education Workers Working Group (CLEWs)
CLEWs extends and enhances access to quality legal information for members of the community through innovative projects and the exchange of ideas and information.

Convenor: Tim Bloxsome (Essendon Community Legal Centre)
Contact Number: 9376 7929
Meets:4th Tuesday of the month
Time: 2.30pm
Venue: Federation Meeting Room

Corrections Working Group
The Corrections Working Group seeks to advance the human rights of imprisoned people.

Convenor: Arati Vidyasagar (Darebin Community Legal Centre)
Contact Number: 9484 7753
Meets: 3rd Thursday of the month
Time: 12.30pm
Venue: Federation Meeting Room

Disability Working Group
The Disability Working Group is seeking to improve access to CLCs for people with a disability.

Convenor: Jill Richardson (Mental Health Legal Centre)
Contact Number: 9629 4422

Done by Law
Volunteers run this 3CR show every Tuesday at 6pm. Tune into 855AM.

Infringements Working Group
The Infringements Working Group coordinates the Federation’s involvement in the State Government’s review of the infringement system.

Convenor: Kristen Hilton (PILCH)
Contact Number: 9225 6680

Police Issues Working Group
The Police Issues Working Group works on systemic issues related to policing in Victoria including protecting civil liberties and increasing police accountability.

Convenor: Tamar Hopkins (Flemington & Kensington Community Legal Centre
Contact Number: 9376 4355
Meets: 3rd Wednesday of the Month
Time: 12.30pm
Venue: Federation Meeting Room

Professional Standards Working Group
The Professional Standards Working Group helps Victorian CLCs and CLC lawyers to meet their obligations under the national scheme for professional indemnity insurance.

Convenor:Gary Sullivan(West Heidelberg Legal Service)
Contact Number: 9450 2002

Refugee and Immigration Working Group
The Refugee and Immigration Working Group provides support to the Refugee and Immigration Legal Centre’s policy, law reform and legal work.

Convenor: Marika Dias (Western Suburbs Legal Service)
Meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month
Time: 3.30pm
Venue: Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, 12 Batman Street, West Melbourne

Violence Against Women and Children Working Group
The Violence Against Women and Children Working Group is at the forefront of law reform and legal policy work in the area of family violence.

Co-convenors: Belinda Lo (Fitzroy Legal Service) and Claire Weigall (AFVPLS)
Contact Numbers: 9419 3744 (Belinda) and 9654 3111 (Claire)
Meets: 1st Wednesday of the month
Time: 10am
Venue: Federation Meeting Room