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21 December 2011

WE ARE MOVING!!! WE ARE MOVING!!!

The new address as of January for head office and contact numbers are as follows:

273 HIGH STREET PRESTON, 3072 [P.O. ...

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22 November 2011

VALS is on the move!!

Just letting everyone know that VALS will be moving from Fitzroy to Preston in early January 2012. The new location i...

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10 October 2011

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services unite to take children's human rights concerns to the UN.

Representatives from a coalition of key NGOs are set to meet with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on...

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15 September 2011

Constitutional Recognition: Community report released

VALS has been involved in getting the Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community talking about...

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30 August 2011

VALS article on cultural awareness training of police coming soon!

VALS has submitted an article on cultural awareness training of police to the Australian Indigenous Law Review...

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22 August 2011

Criminal Law Solicitor positions available. Join the team at VALS!

The Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service is an organisation committed to protecting and enhancing the rights of the...

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15 August 2011

COMMUNITY MEETING: ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CONSTITUTIONAL RECOGNITION.

We invite you, your staff and community members to participate in a workshop to develop a coordinated community...

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19 July 2011

Aboriginal Credit and Debt Clinic Project - Report and Evaluation Released

In 2010, the Public Interest Law Clearing House (PILCH) and VALS piloted a new project: the Aboriginal Credit and...

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13 July 2011

Have your say how you want to see human rights become reality in your community - Police use of force and National Human Rights Action Plan community workshops

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YOU’RE INVITED TO WORKSHOPS WITH THE VICTORIAN ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICE (VALS)& HUMAN RIGHTS LAW CENTRE (HRLC) TO...

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5 July 2011

2011 NAIDOC Week

Doing anything for NAIDOC Week in 2011?

There are so many ways to celebrate NAIDOC week this year in Victoria.

See...

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