History - ARC Justice

Our organisation

ARC Justice (Advocacy and Rights Centre Ltd.) was established in 2000. We have a long history of community engagement, partnerships, advocacy and campaigning, beginning as a tenancy rights and advocacy service in Bendigo and going on to establish two community legal centres in Bendigo and Shepparton.

Our programs now provide legal and tenancy support services across ten local government areas in central and northern Victoria, with a team of 37 staff working to advocate for and uphold the rights of rural and regional Victorians.

See the timeline below showing how our organisation has grown and evolved over the last 20 years in partnership with the community.

September 1, 2008

Targeting Justice in the Loddon Campaspe region report

In 2008, the evaluation report Targeting Justice in the Loddon Campaspe Region was released, highlighting the achievements of and challenges faced by LCCLC in its …

September 1, 2008

October 29, 2008

Access to Justice in the Goulburn Valley Region report

In 2008, the Advocacy and Rights Centre Ltd. and Uniting Care: Cutting Edge produced their report on Access to Justice in the Goulburn Valley Region. …

October 29, 2008

September 1, 2009

Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre established as a pilot project

In late 2009, the Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre (GVCLC) was established as a pilot project with a single solicitor delivering legal assistance services and …

September 1, 2009

August 1, 2012

Advocacy Health Alliances: Better Health Through Medical-Legal Partnership report released

In 2012, LCCLC’s Principal Lawyer Peter Nobel undertook a Clayton Utz Foundation Fellowship conducting research into Advocacy Health Alliances (also known as Health Justice Partnerships …

August 1, 2012

Opening of Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre

In 2012, following significant campaigning, the Goulburn Valley Community Legal Centre (GVCLC) was established as a permanent program of the Advocacy and Rights Centre Ltd., …

August 1, 2012

October 1, 2014

Advocacy and Rights Centre Ltd. rebrands as ARC Justice

In 2014, the Advocacy and Rights Centre Ltd. underwent a rebranding process and became ARC Justice, incorporating Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre, Goulburn Valley Community …

October 1, 2014