The following nationally accredited Community Legal Centres provide quality free legal advice for you.
My Community Legal
My Community Legal Inc. (MCL) is an accredited Community Legal Centre and registered charity, assisting clients who cannot afford a lawyer, but who are not legally-aided.
Located at the Robina Community Centre, MCL volunteer lawyers (assisted by students) provide free legal advice in:
- family and domestic violence;
- consumer and debt;
- employment;
- tenancy;
- crime and traffic offences;
- micro business;
- and immigration law.
Information about how to make an appointment is listed on their website and contact details for the Centre are listed below:
Robina Community Centre (across road from library)
196 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina
Duty phone: 0423 466 286
Gold Coast Community Legal Centre & Advice Bureau
The Gold Coast Community Legal Centre & Advice Bureau Inc. (formerly known as the Citizen's Advice Bureau) is a non-profit, community service organisation established and run by community-minded volunteers.
The Centre provides free legal advice, prototype and collaborative project work, community information and general referrals.
Located in Southport, the main office is open weekdays between 8.30am and 4pm. Legal advice is also provided at outreach clinics across the Gold Coast.
The Centre can be contacted as follows:
34 Railway Street, Southport*
Phone: 07 5532 9611
Fax: 07 5532 9125
Email: office@advicebureau.org.au
*Please note that the office does not have street frontage. To access, you need to go behind CSi Club Southport and the Transit Centre.
Gold Coast Community Directory
The free Gold Coast Community Directory lists community-based groups, organisations and individuals that offer services and activities across the city, making it easy to connect with community based groups and services in your local area.
Community-based service providers and organisations offering free or low cost services or activities to Gold Coast residents can register on the directory and promote their services free of charge. For more information visit our Community Directory page.