16 August 2022 Today a coalition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, legal, human rights and youth justice organizations will reiterate calls for the Victorian government to raise the age…

5 August 2022 This week, the Andrews Government introduced the Monitoring of Places of Detention by the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (OPCAT) Bill 2022 into the Victorian…

2 August 2022 VALS is extremely concerned that the Victorian Government continues to push through legislation expanding the powers of police. The Government’s Justice Legislation Amendment (Police and Other Matters)…

2 August 2022 The Mental Health and Wellbeing Bill was supposed to enable a revolution in mental health care, but will still allow abusive practices. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander…

Statement by Baby L’s mother “It’s been almost 4 years since my beautiful daughter passed. I miss her so much and still feel the pain of losing her. I miss…

24 June 2022 VALS opposes the creation of the new indictable offence of “grossly offensive public conduct” as the need for the proposed offence has not been sufficiently demonstrated. The…

23 June 2022 VALS has made the difficult decision to implement a new client freeze in our Criminal Law practice. This will mean that we will not be taking on…

VALS have filed submissions on behalf of Uncle Percy Lovett. Oral submissions will take place on Thursday 14 July 2022. “Percy is hopeful that any findings and recommendations the Coroner…

This NAIDOC Week, help us celebrate our new office. Date: Thursday 7 July, 2022Time: 11am to middayLocation: 173 Lava Street, Warrnambool, VIC 3280 Morning tea will be provided.  Click here to…

VALS were one of a dozen organisations to write a letter to the Victorian Government asking them to withdraw the Sustainable Forests Timber Amendment (Timber Harvesting Safety Zones) Bill 2022.…