In this issue:
Our community legal education (CLE) program educates the community about legal issues. It also helps community workers, community lawyers and financial counsellors to access legal services for their clients.
Acknowledgement of Country
Legal Aid Queensland acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we are based on, the Jagera and Turrbal people, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
Blurred Borders Queensland: upcoming training, new resources and more!
Free Blurred Borders training sessions
Are you a lawyer or frontline support worker helping people with legal issues?
Come to a free Blurred Borders training session and learn how these resources can help you break down communication barriers with clients so they can understand their legal rights, responsibilities and options.
Brisbane
Register for one of our upcoming sessions:
Mount Isa
Visit our website for upcoming session locations and dates.
Other locations
We run regular Blurred Borders training sessions in Cairns and Townsville. We are currently planning sessions in Bundaberg, Hervey Bay, Cherbourg, Bowen and in the Cape region in the next few months. Rockhampton training sessions are coming soon.
Please email us if you are interested in attending training in any of these locations.
Do you want Blurred Borders training in another location? Please tell us! We can also come to you and train you and your colleagues.
Note: Training is subject to staff availability and minimum numbers apply.
Individual Blurred Borders story card sets now available!
You can now buy the Bail and criminal process, Family violence and Healthy and feelings story card sets separately.
If you need a few more sets of story cards for your staff please visit our website to purchase them. You can also buy more Blurred Borders stickers, wallet cards and kits. All resource prices are cost recovery only to cover printing.
All the Blurred Borders resources can be downloaded or printed for free.
Upcoming webinars
Register for our free CLE webinars to learn about legal issues we can help you with and how to refer clients to us.
- 19 March – Asserting your client’s legal rights to tackle cost of living challenges. Register here.
- 24 April – Unlocking justice alternatives: Restorative Justice Conferencing with adults in the criminal justice system. Register here.
- 30 April – Paternity testing and child support: what are my client's options? Register here.
Watch our webinar recordings on the Legal Aid YouTube channel. Recent recordings include:
Legal help line for Queenslanders struck by disaster
People impacted by disasters and wild weather in Queensland can get free disaster-related legal help.
If you support clients who have legal issues stemming from a disaster, call Legal Aid Queensland’s Disaster Help Line on 1300 527 700 and get advice for problems such as insurance claim issues or refusals, temporary housing issues, financial hardship, family law issues and more.
Watch our recent webinar recording: What are my client’s legal rights after a disaster? to see Legal Aid lawyers Paul Holmes and Julie Maron talk through case studies about common disaster legal issues and the help we can provide.
CLE Collaboration Fund 2025 open for applications
Do you have an idea for a community legal education (CLE) project to help people better understand their legal rights? Apply for a CLE Collaboration Fund grant!
This fund supports CLE initiatives in the legal assistance sector that foster collaboration between legal assistance providers and community support services.
Past projects include videos, podcasts, websites, workshops, publications, and community events—all aimed at helping people recognise legal issues early, learn about their rights and understand how to access legal help.
Grants of up to $30,000 (excluding GST) are available for each project. This year the funding pool is $100,000. Read the fund guidelines and application form to see if your organisation is eligible.
Don’t wait! The deadline for applications is Wednesday 23 April.
Visit our website for more details or get in touch with the CLE team.
Interesting reads within the community legal education sector
Developing Indigenous Cultural Safety in Law: Clinical Legal Education as a Method for Getting it Done | Published in Legal Education Review
We’re kicking off the year with a bang! Come and chat with us at these upcoming community events:
- Safe Seniors: Preventing Elder Abuse Conference, Hervey Bay – 26 March (free but bookings essential: ph (07) 4194 3000)
- Energy and Water Ombudsman Queensland Community Assist Days:
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- Toowoomba – 1 April
- Ipswich – 2 April
- Beenleigh – 3 April
- Lockyer Community Centre Community Lunch – 24 April
Want Legal Aid to run an information stall at your event? Email us at cle@legalaid.qld.gov.au.
Order free publications and resources
Visit our website to browse, download, print or order copies of our free legal information publications and resources (including free delivery).
Request an information session about the law
Would you like us to speak to your colleagues or clients about Legal Aid Queensland’s services and how to access them?
Request an information session about the law.