Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) provides free legal assistance to people who live, work and study in Melbourne’s east. ECLC actively engages in law reform, and undertakes community development to educate and empower the community.
ECLC’s strategic plans set the priorities and the focus for the years ahead to help employees and other stakeholders work toward common goals that will ensure ECLC continues to deliver essential free legal and other services to communities in Melbourne’s east.
ECLC’s Code of Conduct ensures and encourages the highest qualities of integrity and behaviour across the organisation. It applies to all members, volunteers, board members and staff of ECLC.
ECLC’s legal programs provide advice, advocacy and support to people on specific legal matters, such as elder abuse, family violence and issues experienced by students and graduates.
ECLC works with communities and community members living in Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Whitehorse and Yarra Ranges and provides free legal and other services to people living in this region from three office locations and other outreach locations.
ECLC mostly provides legal services to people living in the local government areas of Boroondara, Knox, Manningham, Maroondah, Whitehorse and the Yarra Ranges.
Become a volunteer and join the ECLC team. The very generous assistance and time given by all of ECLC’s volunteers enable it to provide the range of free essential legal and other services needed by communities in the eastern region of Melbourne.
Become a member of ECLC which is a community-based organisation, with a strong and active membership base. People who live, work or study in ECLC’s catchment area are eligible to apply for membership.
Make a tax-deductible donation using a secure online portal to help ECLC continue to provide essential free legal and other services to communities in the eastern region of Melbourne.
Tell ECLC how satisfied you are with its services by completing its client satisfaction survey. The survey has 15 questions which will take you about 10 minutes to complete. Your response is confidential and will not affect your right to use ECLC services.
Client stories are real stories that show others how ECLC helps its clients. All client stories are anonymous and have no identifying information. Names and details have been changed to protect client confidentiality.
January 24, 2023 Advocates call for boost in anti-scam measures to protect Australians in diverse communities. By Jarni Blakkarly People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) ...
September 9, 2022 Amplifying community voices on anti-racism Anti-racism ambassadors to educate community on advocacy techniques and strategies to help combat racism ByCarl Buhariwala September ...
October 1, 2021 Eastern Community Legal Centre was successful in being awarded a grant from the Boronia Suburban Revitalisation Board to deliver a project that will build connections and ...
August 6, 2021 Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) recognises the importance of having a safe, stable and affordable home for every single member of our community. Many people throughout ...
May 6, 2019 In the lead up to the 2019 Federal Election, ECLC contacted federal candidates for the House of Representatives from the major parties in its catchment. ECLC respectfully ...
May 15, 2018 Inderjit Jassal talks Elder Abuse ECLC Cultural Advisor Inderjeet Jassal from the Matter of Trust program has spoken with SBS Punjabi Radio about the urgent need to ...
May 14, 2018 Mixed reviews and missed opportunities ECLC and partners have responded to the recent Victorian and Federal budgets. While there are some positive developments, there are ...
February 13, 2018 Deakin Student Legal Service is concerned about a rise in unpaid work for students and graduates, particularly where the worker is expected to pay a third-party recruiter for ...
August 4, 2017 Sort It! Deakin Legal Service for Students joined in the International Student Welcome for Term 2 at the Burwood campus on July 4. More than 200 people visited the Community ...
March 17, 2017 Samantha Dunn, Eastern Metropolitan MLC, delivered the following Adjournment Speech in Victorian Parliament on February 22: The Eastern Community Legal Centre (ECLC) provides ...