Advice Sessions Update

RCLC has been trading a couple of weeks now and much progress has been made.  Thank you to all our volunteer supporters. We have been reviewing intake and advice form paperwork and in the main, it is very good.  There has only been a couple of occasions where forms...

Management Committee – Call for EOI’s

Members, if you would like to be involved, Robina Community Legal Centre is now seeking expressions of interest for managment committee positions. We anticipate that members will first observe committee work and if you like what you see, hopefully you will stay on!...

Jones Mitchell donation

Volunteer lawyer Orlena Moloney has approached the partners of Jones Mitchell regarding a donation to the Robina Community Legal Centre. The partners have agreed to make a $500 donation.  We suspect Orlena did not have to lobby too hard either.  The team at Jones...

Opening Night at the RCLC

Robina Community Legal Centre’s opening night went very well indeed. Our volunteer lawyers and students managed to set up, serve 12 clients and pack up  over the space of two and a half hours.  Great effort team.  Speaking of which, the opening night’s...

4CRB, John Fradgley

Thanks to John Fradgley and 4CRB for mentioning our service to your radio audience. Getting the message out to those in need can be challenging at times so we appreciate the support of the media and senior lawyers such as John to ‘spread the word’. Thank...

PII Cover Confirmed

NACLC has recently been advised by its broker that Robina Community Legal Centre has been successfully added to its professional indemnity insurance (PII) master policy. Our membership of NACLC is automatic on successful membership application to QAILS. Volunteers...

Volunteer Lawyer Orientation 13 Feburary

We are delighted to say that our very first orientation training session for volunteer lawyers went well.  Around 33 were in attendance. Cameron Browne, president of the Gold Coast District Law Association gave may we say, quite an inspiring opening to proceedings....

Caxton LC Trains the Trainers

A special vote of thanks to Ros Williams and the folks at Caxton Legal Centre for training our orientation trainers on 13 February. Ros’ training was both insightful and comprehensive in respect of both both training volunteer lawyers and tips for CLC management...

World Wide Printing (Southport) Donation

Another expression of great thanks is due to Allan Fletcher of Worldwide Printing Solutions, Southport. Allan and his team are supplying RCLC the following at no cost: 1 x Pull up banner; and 2 x  Prints for an A frame sign All associated design and artwork Please...

Channel 9, Sea FM, Gold FM

Some say you can’t sell a secret. We are very grateful for news pieces on RCLC, recently broadcast by Channel 9 television and Sea FM / Gold FM radio.  Thank you sincerely for your support of our endeavour. Thanks also to committee secretary Adeline Yap and Gold...