Townsville Community Law in Townsville, Queensland | Non-profit organisation

Townsville Community Law

Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4721 5511

Address: 2/181 Sturt Street 4810 Townsville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.townsvillecommunity.law

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25.01.2022 To mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June 2020, we decided to tell the story of our home city of Townsville building an Age-Friendly Community. #WEAAD #ElderAbuse #Townsville #AgeFriendly

24.01.2022 Come and see us at the Bring Your Bills day this Wednesday 2 June at Riverside Gardens Community Centre between 10am and 2pm. We can chat about many things, but make sure to seek us out if you are thinking about decisions about how to protect your finances in later life. We can discuss issues including: accommodation planning, aged care and home care, budgeting and managing expenses and debt, retirement planning, superannuation, equity release products, credit and loans in ...retirement, wills, future planning for your financial affairs and health care decisions, co-living and family agreements about care and assets, and loans, guarantees and other agreements about money. We'll be there with Energy and Water Ombudsman Qld - EWOQ, Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network Ltd, Ergon Energy Retail and Fair Trading Queensland.

22.01.2022 Townsville Community Law is pleased to announce that the Queensland Coronial Legal Service (QCLS) has received a five-year funding boost to increase its capacity to assist families throughout Queensland who are involved in any aspect of the coronial process. This vital service is delivered via a partnership between Townsville Community Law and Caxton Legal Centre and provides advice & representation for family members throughout the coronial process including to obtain information from the Coroner’s Court, provide information and details of the family’s concerns to the Coroner and also appearing in some inquests. A full media release regarding the QCLS is available here: https://caxton.org.au/queensland-coronial-legal-service-re/.

20.01.2022 Several Townsville Community Law solicitors are at the North Queensland Law Association Inc. Conference in Mackay at present, and you know what that means? Road trip! And what road trip is complete if you don’t stop at some ‘Big Things’ along the way?

18.01.2022 Townsville Community Law’s Principal Solicitor Bill Mitchell has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to the law in Queensland. Throughout his career, Bill has worked to advance human rights in Queensland and Australia, protect the rights and interests of vulnerable and disadvantaged members of society, and develop the community legal centre sector. Photo credit: Chrissy Maguire.

18.01.2022 It's official - Townsville Community Legal Service Inc is now known as Townsville Community Law Inc. Over coming days and weeks, you'll see changes to our Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts and our website.

17.01.2022 Congratulations Seniors Creating Change.

12.01.2022 Townsville Community Law closed for Christmas at 12:00PM on Friday 18 December 2020. We will re-open at 9:00AM on Monday 4 January 2021. Email accounts and telephone messages will not be monitored during this time. ... Should you require urgent legal assistance, you may wish to contact: Legal Aid Queensland 1300 65 11 88. For urgent family law matters, such as the removal or recovery of children, contact the Family Law National Enquiry Centre on 1300 352 000. If you are experiencing domestic or family violence: In an emergency, call 000. For non-urgent police assistance, call Policelink 131 444. North Queensland Domestic Violence Resource Service (07) 4721 2888. DV Connect 1800 811 811 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). DV Connect Mensline 1800 600 636 (9:00AM to 12:00AM, 7 days a week).

10.01.2022 16 Days of Activism starts 25 November and runs until 10 December 2020. The Community Information Centre along with Townsville City Council are hosting a range of events during this time. Please have a look and get involved: https://www.facebook.com/CICTownsville/

09.01.2022 We’ll be there on Wednesday 2 June!

08.01.2022 You’re never too young to know your legal rights! Townsville Community Law are at Anderson Gardens for the Our Townsville expo today until 3pm.

08.01.2022 We have been keeping up with developments in the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic and public health advice in recent days. Townsville Community Law has made the decision to temporarily stop offering face-to-face appointments from Monday 16 March 2020. We will continue to offer appointments by telephone. We will review this decision at the end of this week. If you already have a face-to-face appointment booked, we will contact you very soon to confirm a telephone appointme...nt. In addition to recent public health advice, we have decided to take this early action to protect a particularly vulnerable client group. Our Seniors Legal and Support Service assists older clients, many of whom have a range of health conditions and who would be most affected by COVID-19. We cannot place that group of clients at risk. We trust that all of our clients will understand. Our door will remain open to the public but we ask that you do not attend our office for non-essential reasons, or when a telephone call will suffice. If you are an existing client or have an urgent need to attend our office, please do not do so if you feel unwell or are experiencing flu-like symptoms. If you have recently visited our office and have left, or transited through mainland China, Iran, South Korea or Italy in the last 14 days, please let us know as soon as possible. Please call us on 4721 5511 if you have any questions.

07.01.2022 Townsville Community Law’s Principal Solicitor Bill Mitchell was announced as a Member of the Order of Australia on Australia Day, and was presented with the honour at an Investiture Ceremony in Townsville today. Bill’s OAM recognises his service to the law in Queensland.

06.01.2022 Join Seniors Creating Change on Australia’s Biggest Singalong, 8.30 on SBS!

06.01.2022 Due to coronavirus COVID-19 public health warnings, Townsville Community Law closed to the public today on Monday 23 March 2020 and will remain closed until further notice. Our evening advice service has been suspended. The good news is that we can still provide legal advice and assistance by telephone. All of our staff members are set up to work from home. We've implemented security and IT protocols and procedures to ensure that we maintain client confidentiality. Call us on 07 4721 5511 to make an appointment - we are still available and ready to provide legal assistance services to the community. #flattenthecurve #covid19

04.01.2022 Townsville Community Law proudly celebrates NAIDOC Week 2020. Townsville Community Law acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and sea in our area, including the Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Bwgcolman, and Manbarra peoples, and we pay our deep respects to Elders past, present, and emerging. We recognise the ongoing connection to the land, waters and community of the Traditional Custodians. Always Was, Always Will Be.... We acknowledge the impact of past Government practices on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and the continuing impact on peoples and communities. #NAIDOC #NAIDOC2020

02.01.2022 We're hiring! Townsville Community Law is currently advertising a solicitor position, focusing on our Seniors Legal and Support Service, on a contract basis until 30 June 2022. The full details are available here: https://townsvillecommunity.law/employment-opportunity-sol/