Is Access to Justice a Right or a Service?

13 Jul 2015 | Blog

With great respect, this is an excellent article by Justice Steven Rares in response to the 2014 Productivity Commission’s Report on Access to Justice Arrangements.  His Honour’s paper concludes:   Legal Aid 87. In December 2014, the JCA welcomed the...

Karen Andrews MP afternoon tea with Prime Minister

12 Jul 2015 | Blog

We are delighted to have the support of our local federal Member of Parliament, Mrs Karen Andrews. On 10 July 2015 our president Ross Lee and committee member Dr Kieran Tranter had the wonderful opportunity to meet the Prime Minister of Australia and share with him,...

Free Legal Advice – GC Sun Article

10 Jul 2015 | Blog

Thanks to Committee member Dr Kieran Tranter and Griffith University Students Heather Nieuwenhoven and Christy Englezakis for arranging a fantastic Gold Coast Sun article about RCLC. Here following is the article, published Wednesday 8 July 2015:

GCCC Community Grant Success

6 Jul 2015 | Benefactors, Blog

We are delighted to confirm that RCLC has been successful in procuring funding of $3,000 from the City of Gold Coast, Community Grants Program. This local government grant will pay for approximately 40% of our rent and utilities bill for 2015/16, given we are on...

Donations for Back Office: Update

22 Jun 2015 | Benefactors, Blog

Thank you again for your donations:   Gold Coast District Law Association members Bond University Griffith University Cr Jan Grew and Gold Coast City Council Bank of Queensland, Cooper Maloy Lawyers, Integrity Funerals and business associates Canon BBC Grace...

Bond University – Laptop Donation

17 Jun 2015 | Benefactors, Blog

RCLC has been operational since February 2014.  That was made possible by among other things, the generous partnership of Bond University; an early and strong supporter.  This included a donation of a laptop and laser printer. Well here we are in June 2015 and we have...