Professionals In Social Justice.
We deliver free legal and social support services through 7 specialist teams
Our Programs
About Us
Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Limited (WSCLC) is a public company limited by guarantee, governed by a Board of volunteer skills-based Directors who are professionals with an interest in social justice. WSCLC is accredited by the National Association of Community Legal Centres (CLC NSW).
About Us
Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Limited (WSCLC) is a public company limited by guarantee, governed by a Board of volunteer skills-based Directors who are professionals with an interest in social justice. WSCLC is accredited by the National Association of Community Legal Centres.
Our Programs
Resources
CLCP
24th September
Introducing WSCLC’s Domestic Violence Response Pilot Program (DVRPP) “He beats me…I need to leave. But he keeps threatening to tell people I am crazy, that I cannot look after my children…He’s not going to let us leave.” It’s 2021, a global pandemic continues to wreak havoc, and these are the types of stories clients will […]
CLCP
3rd September
In response to the current situation in Afghanistan, Western Sydney Community Legal Centre Limited – Community Legal Centre Program wishes to make the following Statement of Support: Western Sydney Community Legal Centre (WSCLC) provides free legal services with the aim of making navigation of, and access to, the legal system easier for people in need. […]
CLCP
16th August
CLCP Seeking Volunteer Solicitors
In June 2021, CLCP re-launched our volunteer solicitor program. Our returning solicitors have been delivering advice in a new remote format from the comfort of their home or office. We would like to thank those who have already joined the newly formatted program and assisted in ironing out teething issues – with their help, we […]
WSCLC
10th August
In July 2021, WSCLC registered as a LifeBlood team with Red Cross Australia. This means our organisation is registered as a team to tally our blood donations and how many lives we save over the year! We are aiming to donate enough blood to save 100 lives before July 2022. Australia needs more than 31,000 blood donations every week to help people […]
CLCP
5th August
This year the first week of August was Homelessness Week, an opportunity to bring the issue of homelessness to the attention of local, state and national governments. There are over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in Australia, and our catchment of Western Sydney is one of the most impacted in NSW. […]
WSCLC
5th August
As the COVID-19 lockdown continues to be extended, our Centre is taking time out to focus on learning about managing stress, mental wellbeing, and personal resilience. On Monday 26 July, Dr David Chapman, Consultant Psychiatrist with the NT Department of Health and Families, kindly volunteered his time to speak to our team about the causes of stress and how to […]
CLCP
22nd July
Getting Legal Help in Lockdown
With the COVID-19 lockdown continuing to be extended, we want to assure the community of Western Sydney that we are still here to help with all kinds of legal issues. We understand that lockdown can make many legal issues worse, and cause stress around fines, employment, police, guardianship and mental health. If you have a legal issue […]
WSCLC
21st July
NAIDOC week is celebrated during the first week in July and this year the NAIDOC theme is Heal Country! NAIDOC celebrates the history, cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. WSCLC was excited to attend and participate at NAIDOC events in our community of Western Sydney, however, due to the unforeseen COVID-19 […]
CLCP
2nd July
On Friday 2 July the WSCLC Community Legal Centre Program took the opportunity to step back and reflect on the 2020-21 financial year, evaluating what we did well as a service and planning out how we will improve our service delivery this coming financial year. Despite the lockdown restrictions, we were able to come together […]
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