Western Australia
Find your local community legal centre
The legal services listed in this section are a sample of collaborations between legal and non-legal services, where community lawyers meet vulnerable clients in a community organisation or space to provide advice and assistance. Contact your local community legal centre or Legal Aid Commission for more information about current services.
Bunbury Community Legal Centre
www.bunburyclc.com.au
Freecall: 1800 999 727
Phone: 08 9791 3206
Fax: 08 9791 8162
Outreach services in all areas of law to various locations in various South West towns and cities
Geraldton Community Legal Centre
www.grc.asn.au
Phone: 08 9938 0600
Fax: 08 9964 3439
Outreach legal services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women in regional areas in Geraldton and surrounding area
Gosnells Community Legal Centre
www.gosclc.com.au
Phone: 08 9398 1455
Fax: 08 9490 1265
Email: admin@gosclc.com.au
Outreach services at several locations for various legal issues, comprising child support, tenancy, family law and prison matters
Mental Health Law Centre (WA) Inc
www.mhlcwa.org.au
Freecall: 1800 620 285
Phone: 08 9328 8266
Fax: 08 9328 8577
Outreach to authorised psychiatric hospitals and mental health clinics and services in the Perth area
Street Law (WA) Inc
www.streetlawcentre.org.au
Freecall: 1800 752 992
Phone: 08 9221 7661
Fax: 08 9221 9393
Outreach services for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness in the Perth area
Sussex Street Community Law Services Inc
www.sscls.asn.au
Phone: 08 6253 9500
Fax: 08 9470 1805
TTY: 08 9470 2831
Country callers & IDAS: 1300 648 655
Outreach services in several locations providing assistance with specific areas of law (see website)
Women’s Law Centre
www.wlcwa.org.au
Freecall: 1800 625 122
Phone: 08 9272 8800
Various outreach projects and services in a number of locations for women who have experienced family violence or are in prison
Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia (Inc.) (ALSWA)
www.als.org.au
Offices: Perth, Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Carnarvon, Fitzroy Crossing, Geraldton, Halls Creek, Kalgoorlie, Kununurra, Meekatharra, Newman, Northam, South Hedland
For more information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, consider the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services website at: www.natsils.org.au.
Marninwarntikura Family Violence Prevention legal Service
www.mwrc.com.au
Office: Fitzroy Crossing
Albany Family Violence Prevention Legal Services – Southern Aboriginal Corporation
www.sacorp.com.au
Office: Albany
Aboriginal Family Law Services
Phone: (08) 9355 1502
Fax: (08) 9355 0890
Offices: Perth, Albany, Broome, Bunbury, Carnarvon, Fitzroy Crossing, Geraldton, Halls Creek, Kalgoorlie, Kununurra, Meekatharra, Newman, Northam, South Hedland
For more information about Family Violence Prevention Legal Services, consider the National Family Violence Prevention Legal Services website at: www.nationalfvpls.org
Get in touch with Legal Aid Western Australia
For more information about Legal Aid Commissions, see National Legal Aid’s website at: www.nationallegalaid.org