2011/12 Fellow

Michael McKiterick, PILCH - The volunteer cycle at CLCs

Michel McKiterick, a Senior Lawyer at PILCH, will evaluate how volunteer programs currently run within community legal centres and propose best practice models for the sector. Download the media release (PDF - 100 KB)

2010/11 Fellow

Gary Sullivan, West Heidelberg Community Legal Service - Poor, powerless and in trouble with the law

The 2010/11 Fellowship report by Gary Sullivan, Principal Solicitor at West Heidelberg Community Legal Service, examines the relationship between poverty and crime. His report proposes a number of reforms to the operation of courts, the payment of fines, the conduct of police and lawyers, and the role of welfare and support agencies in Victoria. Download the CLC Fellowship Report 2010/11 (PDF - 1.4 MB) 

2009/10 Fellow

Katie Fraser, Footscray Community Legal Centre - Prevention is better than cure: can education prevent refugees’ legal problems?

This is the question that Katie, formerly a solicitor with Footscray Community Legal Centre, sought to answer when undertaking a Victoria Law Foundation Community Legal Centre (CLC) Fellowship.The project investigated whether legal and financial problems experienced by refugees could be prevented if refugees were given more information about common legal issues before they arrived in Australia or early in the settlement process. Download the CLC Fellowship Report 2009/10 (PDF - 975 KB).

2008/09 Fellow

Tamar Hopkins, Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre - Enhancing Human Rights through Police Accountability

At the time of her Fellowship Tamar Hopkins worked at the Flemington and Kensington Community Legal Centre. Tamar travelled to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom to research issues surrounding police grievance mechanisms and police accountability. Tamar was particularly interested in how these countries' experiences could be applied in Victoria. Download CLC Fellowship Report 2008/09 (PDF - 1.11 MB)

2007/08 Fellow

Nicole Rich, Consumer Action Law Centre - Maximising our Potential So We Can Help Our Clients Realise Theirs

At the time of her Fellowship Nicole worked at the Consumer Action Law Centre. Nicole travelled to the United States to research American advocacy strategies, the use of strategic litigation and campaigning, and how they might be applied in Australian community legal centres.

2006/07 Fellow

Rachna Muddagouni, Fitzroy Legal Service - Planning Framework Training Manual

At the time of her Fellowship Rachna Muddagouni was Executive Officer of the Fitzroy Legal Service. For her Fellowship, Rachna wrote and published a planning framework training manual for community legal centres. The aim of the project was to strengthen the organisational capacity of community legal centres. Download Planning Framework Training Manual chapters below:
Chapter 1 - Introduction to planning
Chapter 2 - Organisational development planning
Chapter 3 - Casework principles for Community Legal Centres
Chapter 4 - Community development

2005/06 Fellow

Helen McGowan, Albury Wodonga Community Legal Service - Lawyers Go Bush

At the time of her Fellowship Helen McGowan worked at the Albury Wodonga Community Legal Service. For her Fellowship, Helen developed and piloted a rural and regional clerkship program to encourage law students to gain experience in regional and rural Victoria. Download the 2005/6 CLC Report.