Neighbourhood Houses & Community Centres

Association of Neighbourhood Houses & Learning Centres (ANHLC)

http://www.anhlc.asn.au

Education

Migrant Resource Centres

The Migrant Resource Centre assists with the settlement of migrants into the community as well as informing the general community of the background of the new arrivals.

Victorian Sites Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES)

AMES provides language, literacy and vocational education for people from non-English speaking backgrounds to enable them to enjoy and participate in Australian society.

http://www.ames.vic.edu.au/

Legal

Federation of Community Legal Centres

www.communitylaw.org.au

Victoria Legal Aid

Victoria Legal Aid aims to legal aid available at a reasonable cost to the community and on an equitable basis throughout the State and to provide to the community improved access to justice and legal remedies.

http://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/

People's Justice Alliance

People's Justice Alliance(PJA) evolved out of the Save Fairlea Women's Prison Coalition. The Save Fairlea Women's Prisons Coalition was formed in April 1993 to oppose the Coalition State Government plan to transfer all women and their children from Fairlea to Jika Jika, the sensory deprivation unit located within Melbourne's Pentridge Men's Prison.

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~pjan

Department of Justice (Victoria)

http://www.justice.vic.gov.au

Victorian Civil and Admninstrative Tribunal

VCAT was created on 1 July 1998 and amalgamated 15 boards and tribunals to offer a one stop shop dealing with a range of disputes, providing Victorians with access to a civil justice system which is modern, accessible, efficient and cost effective. VCAT deals with disputes about: consumer matters, credit discrimination, domestic building works, guardianship and administration, residential tenancies, and retail tenancies.

http://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/

Victorian Law Foundation

The Victoria Law Foundation is an independent, public benefit organisation communicating information about law, our legal system, the legal profession and legal education, in plain language.

http://www.victorialaw.org.au/

Fair Trading

Consumer Affairs Victoria

The CAV can help you advise on consumer and trader rights and responsibilities, register or licence a business, monitor product safety, and prosecute a trader where there is evidence fo a breach of the law.

http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/

Financial and Consumer Rights Council (FCRC)

FCRC is the peak body for Financial Counselling and Consumer Support services in Victoria and is a non-profit, membership-based organisation which works to ensure that: all people, particularly low income and vulnerable consumers, have access to fair treatment as consumers in the market place.

http://home.vicnet.net.au/%7Efcrc/

Renting/Tenancy

Tenants Union of Victoria

A site for residential tenants living in Victoria, Australia who require information on their legal rights and community resources.

http://www.tuv.org.au/

Residential Tenancies Act 1997

http://www.dms.dpc.vic.gov.au/sb/1997_Act/A00493.html

Children's Contact Service

Australian Children's Contact Services Association

The Association is voluntary, non-profit and independent. The members of the Association include service providers, social workers, psychologists, counsellors, lawyers, academics, and researchers. Individuals and organisations may join the Association or register to be kept informed.

http://www.accsa.org.au/

Transport

Timetables

For train, tram, and bus times, call Vic Trip's Information Centre on 131 638 for timetable information or visit their website:www.victrip.com.au

To view Melbourne's public transport map, see: http://www.victrip.com.au/timetables/public_transport_map/public_transport_map.html

Maps

To find a location, you can view maps online at www.whereis.com.au

Software

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Adobe Acrobat Reader is used to open PDF files. You can download a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.