Disaster Legal Help

Disaster Legal Help is a collaboration of legal service organisations providing free legal info & support to Victorians affected by disasters. Call 1800 113 432

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Our Disaster Legal Help phoneline hours have changed to Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.

To speak to someone about your legal issues and ongoing support call Disaster Legal Help on 1800 113 432.

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To prepare for future disasters, we need proper funding and resources for existing services to meet increased legal need, manage hundreds of legal volunteers and ensure the legal sector is co-ordinated in its response.

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We recently made submissions to two inquiries relating to the 2019-20 Vic #bushfires. We recommend recognition of the importance of co-ordinated and effective legal assistance following bushfires and other disasters. Read more: https://t.co/hqVDzwqz2N

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This week lawyers will be at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, 24 Service Street Bairnsdale providing free legal help.
Details:
✔ Tue 24 – 10am to 3pm
✔ Wed 25 – 10am to 3pm.

Unfortunately we will not have lawyers at at the Corryong centre.

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This week lawyers will be at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, 24 Service Street Bairnsdale providing free legal help.
✔ Tue 17 – 10am to 3pm
✔ Wed 18 – 10am to 3pm
✔ Thur 19 – 10am to 3pm
Unfortunately we will not have lawyers at at the Corryong centre this week.

[Disaster Legal Help @DisLegalHelp]

This week lawyers will be at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, 24 Service Street Bairnsdale providing free legal help for those affected by the bushfires.
Details:
✔ Mon 2 – 10am to 2pm
✔ Tue 3 – 10am to 2pm
✔ Wed 4 – 10am to 2pm
✔ Thur 5 – 10am to 2pm
✔ Fri 6 – 10am to 2pm

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Lawyers will be at the Upper Murray Community Recovery Hub, Cnr Donaldson St & Towong Rd, Corryong this week providing free legal help for people affected by the bushfires in north-east Vic.
Details:
✔️Tues 3 Mar - 10am to 3pm
✔️Wed 4 Mar- 10am to 3pm
✔️Thurs 5 Mar - 10am to 3pm

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@JillHennessyMP @VicLegalAid A big thank you to all the local lawyers and legal assistance providers that are leading the response and working together to help their communities during this difficult time.

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We were pleased to meet with @JillHennessyMP at @VicLegalAid in Bairnsdale today to share our experiences assisting people with legal issues since the bushfires and supporting them to get back on their feet.

[Justice Connect @Justice_Connect]

If you have been affected by the recent bushfires in NSW, Disaster Response Legal Service can help you with insurance claims and disputes, tenancy problems, replacing important documents and other legal problems.

For information call 1800 801 509 or visit the website

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Lawyers will be at the Upper Murray Community Recovery Hub, Cnr Donaldson St & Towong Rd, Corryong this week providing free legal help for people affected by the bushfires in north-east Vic.
Details:
✔️Tues 25 Feb - 10am to 3pm
✔️Fri 28 Feb - 10am to 3pm
#vicfires

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This week lawyers will be at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, 24 Service Street Bairnsdale providing free legal help for those affected by the bushfires. Details:
✔ Mon 24 – 10am to 2pm
✔ Tue 25 – 10am to 2pm
✔ Wed 26 – 10.30am to 2pm
✔ Thur 27 – N/A
✔ Fri 28 – N/A

[Peter Noble @PTMNoble]

Fantastic to hear from @VicLegalAid staff in #Gippsland about the many challenges of providing better #accesstojustice in regional #Victoria, especially in response to the recent bushfires through @DisLegalHelp. @JillHennessyMP @DanielAndrewsMP

[Disaster Legal Help @DisLegalHelp]

This week lawyers will be at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, 24 Service Street Bairnsdale providing free legal help for those affected by the bushfires. Details:
✔️ Mon 17 – 10am to 2pm
✔️ Tue 18 – 10am to 2pm
✔️ Wed 19 – 10.30am to 2pm
✔️ Thur 20 – N/A
✔️ Fri 21 – 10am to 2pm

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Having trouble getting your insurance claim paid out after being affected by the #vicfires? We're here to help. Visit https://t.co/XVeTvCgDfW for info or give us a call on 1800 113 432, Mon - Fri, 8am to 6pm.

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We have lawyers attending the mobile recovery service providing free legal help for those affected by the bushfires:
✔️ Thurs 13 Feb – Wulgulmerang recreation reserve 11am to 2pm
✔️ You can also visit our lawyers at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, Bairnsdale Wed & Fri.

[Serina McDuff @SerinaMcDuff]

Powerful update from Amanda Toner, President of North East Law Association on issues on the ground due to the bushfires and how important working together is. There's been an amazing response from the profession, CLCs @HumRivLegal @DisLegalHelp @yourLIV @VicLegalAid

[Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) @EasternCLC]

@LSB_Victoria CEO Fiona McLeay and @VicLawFoundn CEO Lynne Haultain highlight collaborative legal response to #bushfires through @DisLegalHelp and with AG @JillHennessyMP encourages more. #LegalLanewayBreakfast

[Disaster Legal Help @DisLegalHelp]

This week lawyers will be at the Bushfire Recovery Centre, 24 Service Street Bairnsdale providing free legal help for those affected by the bushfires. Details:
✔️ Mon 10 – 10am to 2pm
✔️ Tue 11 – 10am to 2pm
✔️ Wed 12 – 10am to 2pm
✔️ Thur 13 – N/A
✔️ Fri 14 – 10am to 5pm

[Slater and Gordon Lawyers @SlaterGordon]

We're proud to announce that we'll be helping provide free legal assistance for people impacted by the recent bushfires. So if you need legal assistance, you can call @LegalAidNSW Disaster Response Legal Service NSW on 1800 801 529. Or @DisLegalHelp Victoria on 1800 113 432.