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Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Legal Services
Preston, Victoria 5,317 followers
Providing legal assistance for community
About us
The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Co-operative Limited (VALS) was established as a community controlled Co-operative Society in 1973. VALS plays an important role in providing referrals, advice/information, duty work or case work assistance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the State of Victoria. Solicitors at VALS specialise in one of three areas of law, being Criminal Law, Family Law and Civil Law.
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http://www.vals.org.au
External link for Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
- Industry
- Legal Services
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Preston, Victoria
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1973
Locations
Employees at Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service
Updates
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to be the most incarcerated peoples on Earth, but every day we fight for justice. Join VALS as we bring together an all-First Nations panel of justice advocates with lived experience of the prison system and hear them share their stories – from challenges and injustice to the strength that carried them through. Register now at tinyurl.com/ID25webinar
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Did you know that public intoxication is no longer a criminal offence in Victoria? Learn more about sobering centres and the change to the law at tinyurl.com/PI-fact-sheet
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VALS' services are available across Victoria. Head to vals.org.au/locations to find out more. [Image description: Pink square with artwork by Dixon Patten, a proud Gunnai, Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara, Dhudhuroa man. At eight locations across Victoria, culturally safe legal help is never far away. Head to VALS.org.au/locations to find your nearest VALS office or regional hub. 1800 064 865]
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Support VALS' work providing culturally safe legal support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders in Victoria. Head to https://buff.ly/3HJZv8N
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High quality, culturally safe legal assistance all year round. Can you make a Christmas donation to VALS this year? 🖤💛❤️ Head to the vals.org.au/donate
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to be the most incarcerated peoples on Earth, but every day we fight for justice. Join VALS as we bring together an all-First Nations panel of justice advocates with lived experience of the prison system and hear them share their stories – from challenges and injustice to the strength that carried them through. Register now at tinyurl.com/ID25webinar
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High quality, culturally safe legal assistance all year round. Can you make a Christmas donation to VALS this year? 🖤💛❤️ vals.org.au/donate
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Michael Suckling was a proud Aboriginal man and loving father, brother and son. Michael tragically died at Ravenhall Prison on 7 March 2021 leaving his family, friends and community devastated. After more than one year and nine months after the inquest began, Coroner Peterson handed down her findings on 13 December 2024 bringing the family’s long wait for answers to a close. Read the full media release at https://lnkd.in/gGCVyvE8
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