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    The Community Legal Education (CLE) Collaboration Fund was launched in 2011 as part of our CLE strategy.

    Eligible community legal centres, Regional Legal Assistance Forums and specialist Legal Assistance Forums can apply for a grant to deliver CLE projects that help vulnerable people identify legal problems early, understand their legal rights and responsibilities and how to access legal help. Applications are assessed against strict criteria and should be collaborative, client focused and responsive to community need.

    Grant recipients have delivered a range of workshops, education programs, community expos, podcasts, websites, publications, accessible educational videos and other innovative resources that help people to understand their legal rights.  

    CLE Collaboration Fund grant recipients announced

    Congratulations to the 2024 CLE Collaboration Fund grant recipients:

    • LawRight: will produce a self-help kit and an interactive website for Blue Card matters. These resources are for self-represented people who are engaged in or about the start a QCAT proceeding about their Blue Card eligibility.
    • Hub Community Legal: will produce an illustrated, culturally appropriate and accessible Child Protection Kit for Parents: A Self-Help Guide. The kit will help parents to understand their legal rights and how the child protection system works so they can better understand and participate in their legal processes.
    • YFS Legal: will deliver tailored, culturally appropriate community legal education sessions and resources to First Nations people in Logan, Beaudesert, and the Scenic Rim in collaboration with local Elders and other First Nations community groups.
    • Basic Rights Queensland: will produce Demystifying Discrimination – A resource pack which will include a series of videos and simple factsheets to help people understand discrimination rights and laws and how to navigate discrimination processes.

    Past projects

    View some of the CLE resources which have been produced by CLE Collaboration Fund projects.

    Past projects have covered areas such as:

    • child protection
    • relationships and separation
    • Australia's legal system
    • domestic and family violence
    • elder abuse and Queensland's guardianship framework
    • money and debt
    • cyber bullying and sexting
    • human rights and anti-discrimination
    • neighbourhood issues and disputes
    • personal injuries
    • youth justice and dealing with the police
    • other common legal issues.

    Examples of Community Legal Education projects   

    Last updated 26 November 2024

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