About Us

Location: 21 Alamein Rd, West Heidelberg VIC 3081
Phone: (03) 9450 2002
Fax: (03) 9458 1067

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm

Telephone Interpreter is available upon request

Solicitors to be seen by appointment only (please check service availability page as solicitors experience  high demand at certain times during the year and we may not be able to accept all requests for an appointment)

Voicemail answering service operates after hours and during peak times. Please leave a message

"Our mission is to work with the community for social justice"

West Heidelberg Community Legal Service is a not-for-profit organisation providing a free range of legal services to the Banyule community.                                                              

We were established in 1975 in the Olympic Village precint. We have always been co-located with Banyule Community Health, this long standing partnership between the agencies continues today.

We also operate in partnership with La Trobe University School of Law, a legal education clinic program for La Trobe Law students in their penultimate year of study.

Services we provide:

• Legal Advice 
• Case Work               
• Court Representation        
• Community Legal Education
• Information       
• Referral                  
• Law Reform             
• Research
• Community Activities

Areas of law we cover:

• Criminal Law            
• Victims of Crime Tribunal Assistance (VOCAT)    
• Infringement Court Fines (previously known as PERIN fines)
• Youth Law Issues      
• Social Securuty Disputes               
• Motor Vehicle Accidents   
• Insurance and Debt Related Matters