Consumer Credit Legal Service WA Inc. in Perth, Western Australia | Community organisation

Consumer Credit Legal Service WA Inc.

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Address: Noongar Country

Website: http://cclswa.org.au

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25.01.2022 It has been fantastic to be able to go out and speak in person at schools again! Last week we were at Girrawheen Senior High School. Our UWA volunteer, Jessica, assisted us to present. Turns out her mum actually went to school there! We are taking bookings for 2021 and have several schools booked in all the way to October! Contact us and book your school in now! #communityeducation #empowerment #volunteering

24.01.2022 The team enjoying Christmas lunch last Friday at Gioia On The River down by the water in East Perth, we saw a pod of dolphins in the river! . We feel so lucky to be able to celebrate together after such a crazy year. #funfriday

23.01.2022 How was your week? It’s #FunFriday

22.01.2022 This is Georgina one of our Solicitors at CCLSWA. I asked her why she wanted to become a lawyer and she said I wanted to become a lawyer for the typical young and idealistic reason of helping people. It was a long and curvy road to get to that point, as I worked as a corporate lawyer for a number of years after law school. During that time, however, I was always involved in probono work with various community legal centres. This experience eventually led me to CCLSWA. She also told us she "enjoys supervising and working with our law student volunteers and PLT students, who are so committed and passionate about their tasks, and being part of a team of lawyers and staff so dedicated to consumer advocacy.

20.01.2022 What's she said #FairFinance #BankingRC #savesafelending #debtdisaster

17.01.2022 We agree with Gerard Repealing responsible lending laws will undo all the good work of the Royal Commission. #savesafelending #DebtDisaster #BankingRC

17.01.2022 Credit Repair companies will charge you to do things that are FREE! Our handy infographic has helpful information on credit repair companies and why you do not need them! #infographics #education #empowerment #creditrepair

16.01.2022 Have you seen the open letter from CHOICE to Australian Parliamentarians calling on them to save safe lending? Plans to axe responsible lending laws will take away people’s rights and give more power to the banks. Help us stand up for our community and sign the open letter! ... #savesafelending #bankingrc #responsiblelending

15.01.2022 Thanks for your support Josh Wilson MP & for taking the time to meet with us to talk about this important issue. Add your voice to the campaign #StopTheDebtTrap #debtdisaster #bankingrc #callforaction

13.01.2022 The phone lines are back open and we are ready to take your calls! #freelegaladvice #communitylegalcentre #empowerment #passion #excellence #legalhelpmatters

13.01.2022 We had a special visitor to the office last week, Angelique Lee from Brand Aid Media Australia. She took new pics for our website which is undergoing a facelift! Our staff all now look completely different to their existing profile photos on our website. But we can fix that with a little help from our friend! #perthphotographer #media #perthisok https://www.brandaid.media/

11.01.2022 Do you know how to apply for a hardship variation? Check out our new video on how to do it! #communityeducation #hardshipvariation #empowerment #innovation

11.01.2022 You can still sign up to help us & our peers Consumer Action Law Centre save safe lending laws, link in the comments!

08.01.2022 She did it! Massive congrats to our newest lawyer! Lydia was admitted to practice at the Supreme Court of WA this morning Gemma, Colm & David joined Lydia to celebrate the milestone achievement. All those years of hard work and dedication paid off. We are so proud to have you as part of the team. #lawyer #team #winning #congratulations

08.01.2022 This amazing clip went viral this week if you have not seen it yet, treat yourself! #funfriday https://www.youtube.com/watch

07.01.2022 Yesterday ASIC Connect released their much-anticipated report into the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) sector. The report told us that: In the 201819 financial year, over 1.1 million transactions incurred multiple missed payment fees, which is nearly half of all transactions that incurred missed payment fees. ... Over the three-year period to June 2019, missed payment fees represented up to 15% of total revenue. In the same period, missed payment fees represented up to 44% of consumer revenue. More shocking still, in the last 12 months, in order to make their buy now pay later payments on time: 20% of consumers surveyed said they cut back on or went without essentials (e.g. meals ); and 15% of consumers surveyed said they had taken out an additional loan. We say BNPL should be regulated like other credit products. You can read the full report, link in the comments

07.01.2022 Have you seen the open letter to Australian Parliamentarians calling on them to save safe lending? Plans to axe responsible lending laws will take away people’s rights and give more power to the banks. Help us stand up for our community and sign the open letter! ... Patrick Gorman MP Senator Rachel Siewert #savesafelending #bankingrc #responsiblelending #debtdisaster

07.01.2022 Do you know what to do if you are contacted by a debt collector? It can be scary, but we can help! #communitylegaleducation #freelegaladvice #empowerment

05.01.2022 Good friend of CCLSWA, and CEO of Consumer Action Law Centre Gerard Brody calls out the hypocrisy of the banks in this opinion piece published today in the The Sydney Morning Herald read the full article (link in comments) and join the campaign to stop the #debtdisaster

04.01.2022 How are we going to help people like Martin if responsible lending laws are axed? Join the campaign to stop this happening! Link is in the comments

02.01.2022 Who wants free money?? There is a new online tool for WA residents to check for unclaimed money. Click the link to see if you are missing money!! http://ow.ly/TbNr50CClVb

01.01.2022 On Friday we took part in the Consumers Federation of Australia event that was originally scheduled to happen in February, in Sydney! We were nominated for an award for our Consumer Protection WA Project. Like many things these days, it moved online . Quite appropriate for this event as the theme was the sustainable consumer. Think of all that carbon saved! We got an honorary mention at the event which was amazing with so many fantastic campaigns showcased. Amazing cam...paigns from CHOICE, Consumer Action Law Centre, UNSW, Energy Consumers Australia, Public Interest Advocacy Centre & The Consumer Policy Research Centre were showcased Congratulation to the Quad Bike Performance Project run by Raphael Grzebieta from the UNSW Transport and Road Safety - TARS Research Centre, UNSW on their winning campaign to get roll bars mandatorily fitted on quad bikes. A program already saving lives!

01.01.2022 On Thursday we held a fantastic session at Kent Street Senior High School educating their young people on credit and debt and consumer law. We are on the final run before the end of the term and have a few spots left! Do you know a school that would like to book us? #communityeducation #learning #empowerment #passion

01.01.2022 We often receive complements for our infographics, and we are very fond of them! As we re-vamp our website, we are looking to develop new ones. This is one of our more popular graphics: romance scams. Look out for new infographics coming in the new year on Buy Now Pay Later and Debt Vultures! What issues would you like to see covered? #infograpics #communitylegaleducation #scams #romancescams.